Cheyenne Suarez

Former Miss International Bea Santiago is now engaged

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ABS-CBN News

<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/1771313996994fiance-Kurt-Cheng.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Miss International 2013 Bea Santiago with her fiance Kurt Cheng. <em>Cheng/Instagram </em></span></span></span></div><p>After <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2026/2/6/kylie-verzosa-now-engaged-to-entrepreneur-emil-eriksen-2046">Kylie Verzosa</a>, another former Miss International is set to tie the knot. </p><p>Miss International 2013 Bea Santiago is now engaged to her partner Kurt Cheng, as shared by the couple on Instagram on Tuesday, February 17. </p><p>The post showed photos of Cheng proposing to Santiago in San Francisco, California. </p><p>&quot;In my favorite city that built me back up, I found the courage to live freely, love boldly, and embrace who I truly am,&quot; he said in the caption. </p><p>&quot;This Valentine&#x27;s felt different — she got the crown, and I got to put a ring on it,&quot; he added. </p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-4" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DU2FuR0EaQu/embed/captioned/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=594&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A4%2C%22os%22%3A24180787.900000095%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="684" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-4" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>After winning the Philippines&#x27; fifth Miss International crown in 2013, Santiago went on to pursue a career as a host and news anchor.</p><p>She also dabbled in acting, appearing in shows such as the ABS-CBN series &quot;A Love to Last.&quot;</p><p>Last year, Santiago shared her battle and road to recovery story as a transplant survivor after she was diagnosed with kidney failure at 28.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/11/15/bea-santiago-opens-up-about-her-journey-as-a-kidney-failure-survivor-and-transplant-warrior-1404" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bea Santiago opens up about her journey as a kidney failure survivor and transplant warrior</a> </div>

<p>After Kylie Verzosa, another former Miss International is set to tie the knot. </p>