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Mariel Baltazar aims for back-to-back win for PH in Miss Aura International

Miss Aura Philippines 2026 Mariel Baltazar. Baltazar/Instagram

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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/1778653134832Mariel.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Miss Aura Philippines 2026 Mariel Baltazar. Baltazar/Instagram "/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Miss Aura Philippines 2026 Mariel Baltazar<em>. Baltazar/Instagram </em></span></span></span></div><p>Mariel Baltazar has started her journey to the Miss Aura International crown.</p><p>A sendoff was held for the Filipina beauty queen last May 9 as she departed for Antalya, Turkiye for the competition. </p><p>She is aiming for a back-to-back victory with Krishan Alerre, who <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2025/5/26/ph-wins-miss-aura-international-miss-orient-tourism-global-2025-crowns-1623">won the title for the Philippines last year. </a></p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-5" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DYKFD0mDb3Z/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%3A5%2C%22os%22%3A13031723.099999964%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="901" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-5" 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>According to her profile in Miss Aura International, Baltazar has been modeling since the age of 13 and has walked runways in the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam.</p><p>She pursued a degree in Tourism Management but had to pause her studies to focus on being a breadwinner for her family.  </p><p>Baltazer started her pageant journey in 2023, when she placed first runner-up in Miss Business Global International in Vietnam. </p><p>She was then named Miss Pearl of the Orient Philippines 2025, and Miss Aura Philippines the following year.</p>

<p>Filipina beauty queen Mariel Baltazar has started her journey to the Miss Aura International crown.</p>

Filipina beauty queen Mariel Baltazar has started her journey to the Miss Aura International crown.