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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/1774502675906Composite 2 Slanted (2).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Miss Grand Philippines national director Arnold Vegafria crowns Keylyn Trajano as Miss Grand International All Stars Philippines. <em>Hotel 101/Facebook </em></span></span></span></div><p>Miss Grand Philippines has formally thrown its support behind Keylyn Trajano as a candidate of the inaugural MGI All Stars pageant. </p><p>Arnold Vegafria, national director of Miss Grand Philippines and president of ALV Pageant Circle, led the sashing and crowning ceremony for Trajano in Pasay City last Tuesday, March 24.</p><p>&quot;We are Grand, and this is All Stars! Officially sashed and crowned,&quot; Trajano said in an Instagram post. &quot;Thank you, sir (Arnold Vegafria), for the trust and full support for the upcoming MGI All Stars 1st edition.&quot;</p><p>&quot;I carry this with honor and pride,&quot; she added. &quot;I shall continue to uphold the legacy that MGI PH Organization has built, together we will shine bright in the all star stage.&quot;</p><p>&quot;This is Keylyn Trajano, your Miss Grand International All Stars Philippines 2026!&quot;</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DWTk0knEltU/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A12722737.099999994%2C%22ls%22%3A7594820.5%2C%22le%22%3A7595153.699999988%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" 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>Trajano, a 30-year-old actress and entrepreneur, finished in the Top 12 of Universal Woman International last year. Her other pageant titles include Universal Woman Arabia 2025, Universal Woman Photogenic 2025, and Universal Voice 2025. </p><p>When asked about personalities making misogynistic and sexist comments about women, the multi-faceted beauty queen responded, “We as receivers, on the receiving end... should not share any negativity through online and organic encounters.”</p><p>“Keylyn represents the future of global pageantry, where inclusivity and equal rights transcend stereotypes and traditions. The MGI All-Stars pageant is the perfect venue for her to flaunt her fierce, fearless, and authentic self,” Vegafria said.</p><p>Apart from the crowning and sashing, the event also featured two key highlights: it coincided with the beauty queen’s contract signing as the newest endorser of DreamSkin Manila, one of the country’s emerging skincare brands, and served as the launchpad for Village Pipol’s March–April issue, with Trajano as its cover feature.</p><p>Trajano joins fellow trans woman <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2026/3/24/fuschia-ravena-is-new-national-director-of-miss-international-queen-ph-1959">Fuschia Ravena</a> as the Philippines&#x27; delegates in MGI All Stars, along with Miss Universe Philippines 2019 Gazini Ganados and Manila-based Brazilian Alexia Nuñez.</p><p>MGI All Stars is open to any woman or trans woman who has joined an international beauty pageant, regardless if they won or not. This is different from the standard MGI, whose reigning queen is the Philippines&#x27; <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2025/10/18/emma-tiglao-scores-back-to-back-win-for-ph-in-miss-grand-international-2307">Emma Tiglao.</a> </p><p>The much-anticipated global competition, the brainchild of Miss Grand International founder and president Nawat Itsaragrisil, will b held on May 18-30, in Bangkok, Thailand. -- <strong><em>With reports from Jude Cartalaba</em></strong></p>

<p>Miss Grand Philippines has formally thrown its support behind Keylyn Trajano as a candidate of the inaugural MGI All Stars pageant.</p>

Miss Grand Philippines has formally thrown its support behind Keylyn Trajano as a candidate of the inaugural MGI All Stars pageant.

Miss Grand PH backs Keylyn Trajano as MGI All Stars candidate

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Published March 26, 2026 01:26 PM PHT

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Updated March 26, 2026 03:37 PM PHT

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