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Myrna Esguerra in her "Orienta Rosa" gown for Miss International 2025

Myrna Esguerra in her "Orienta Rosa" gown for Miss International 2025. Mak Tumang/Facebook

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17690570881761769057093870.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner">Myrna Esguerra in her &quot;Orienta Rosa&quot; gown for Miss International 2025. <em>Mak Tumang/Facebook</em></span></span></span></div><p>Better late than never? Miss International just announced the Top 8 of its evening gown competition, which included the Philippines&#x27; Myrna Esguerra. </p><p>Jessia Islam of Bangladesh received the award during the <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2025/11/27/colombia-wins-miss-international-2025-ph-s-myrna-esguerra-finishes-as-4th-runner-up-2038">Miss International 2025 finals in Tokyo, Japan last November</a>.</p><p>Joining Esguerra as finalists in the evening gown competition are Catalina Duque of Colombia who is now the reigning queen, second runner-up Paola Guzmán Sanchez of Bolivia, and representatives from Dominican Republic, Honduras, Tunisia, and Vietnam.</p><div><iframe src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FMiss.International.bp%2Fposts%2Fpfbid037QaZgWcYhuyGH8vc1cMYJwi8Ug7Xn7pkUc2Pw6KcjJoPP54TVXzyC4XXy1saQ6yKl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500" width="500" height="628" style="border:none;overflow:hidden" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div><p>Esguerra, who placed fourth runner-up in Miss International 2025, wore a gown that paid tribute to both Japan and the Philippines by using a common theme: cherry blossoms.</p><p>Designed by Mak Tumang, <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2025/11/28/ph-meets-japan-in-myrna-esguerra-s-orienta-rosa-gown-for-miss-international-2025-1322">&quot;Orienta Rosa&quot;</a> features a mermaid cut gown with pearls (a nod to the Philippines being the &quot;Pearl of the Orient&quot;) and a cape that resembles cherry blossoms in full bloom.</p><p>Cherry blossoms hold a prominent spot in Japanese culture, with the sakura season drawing millions of tourists every year. </p><div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/17690571156981769057121375.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner"><em>Mak Tumang/Facebook</em></span></span></span></div><p>The Philippines has its own version of these light pink flowers, called the balayong, which bloom from February to May. </p><p>Miss International also belatedly posted the results of its preliminary competitions on Thursday, January 22. Esguerra made it as a finalist in the swimsuit and evening gown rounds.</p>

<p>Better late than never? Miss International just announced the Top 8 of its evening gown competition, which included the Philippines' Myrna Esguerra.</p>

Better late than never? Miss International just announced the Top 8 of its evening gown competition, which included the Philippines' Myrna Esguerra.

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Published January 22, 2026 12:46 PM PHT

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