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(UPDATED) A new Miss Universe Philippines (MUPH) queen has been crowned. Bea Millan-Windorski of La Union is set to represent the country in 75th Miss Universe pageant, which is set to be held in Puerto Rico in November.She succeeds <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2025/12/2/ahtisa-manalo-holds-2-stop-homecoming-parade-in-manila-pasay-1740">Ahtisa Manalo</a>, who delivered an impressive third runner-up finish in last year&#x27;s international pageant.The show started with Manalo walking the stage elegantly in her Miss Universe finals look from last year. “In this stage, a new Filipina [is going] to conquer the universe!” Manalo said. P-pop group BGYO performed as the girls danced to their singing. From 50, the top 30 were announced: Albay, Muntinlupa, Sultan Kudarat, Sarangani, Rizal, Quezon Province, Ilocos Norte, Pangasinan, Cavite, Negros Occidental, Mountain Province, Tandag City, Camiguin, and San Jose, Negros Oriental. Manila was also announced as a delegate who stood out in the swimsuit round through voting. Those announced as chosen by the selection committee were Cebu Province, Pampanga, Taguig, La Union, Laguna, Tarlac, Cebu City, Baguio City, Iloilo City, and Tacloban City. Semifinals wildcards include Iligan City, Cotabato Province, Luisiana Laguna, Samar Island, and Santo Tomas, La Union. All top 30 delegates went on to walk in white bikinis with vinta-inspired capes for the swimsuit round. The fans cheered as the beauties flexed their super-fit bods on the long runway. The top 15 were: Muntinlupa, Sultan Kudarat, Baguio City, Tacloban City, La Union, Quezon Province, Taguig, Camiguin, Tarlac, Manila, Iloilo City, and Cebu Province. The final three spots went to Cebu City, Pampanga, and Negros Occidental. A 4-piece group of string instrumentalists joined the stage as the top 15 stunned in their evening gowns with a Manila skyline-inspired backdrop. Drawing the loudest cheers for evening gowns were La Union’s Bea Windorski’s in a gold-beaded dress with a slit, Baguio’s Roxie Baeyen’s in pink and black sleeveless gown, Pampanga’s Allyson Hetland’s flowy golden gown, and Taguig’s Bella Ysmael’s swan-like gold and white gown with a pleated swan-like cape. Nicole Borromeo of Cebu Province and Apriel Smith of Cebu City also had the crowd cheering the moment they posed in the middle of their walks.From 15, the top 7 were announced: Sultan Kudarat, La Union, Cebu City, Tarlac, Taguig, Cebu Province, and Pampanga. The pageant went straight to the Q&amp;A round.The top 7 were given 45 seconds to answer the same question: “Many Filipinos are being frustrated with the country. For you, why is it still worth it to represent the Philippines on the global stage?”“The Philippines is something that I&#x27;ve been in love with my whole life. Growing up in a predominantly non-diverse [part] of the United States, I was identified as a Filipina first and foremost. I often had to point where the Philippines was on a map to my peers, and I always felt a sense of belonging and hope,” Windorski (LaUnion) said. “I chose to pack my life into Balikbayan Boxes because I believe in the limitless potential of the Filipino people and the fact that we need to create local opportunities here so that people don&#x27;t have to go abroad and be separated from their families in order to stay. If I were to get the title of Miss Universe Philippines, I promise to be a public servant for all,” Windorski added. “Our country is going through a crisis right now, and although this is something that is not new to us, I believe that I am a representation of a Filipino who never gives up. I have stood on this stage before but I came back not because this journey is easy, but because I believe that dreams are worth chasing. And I&#x27;m here before you because I want to prove that we Filipinos, although we may stumble or fall sometimes. We will always soar twice as high,” said Miss Taguig Bella Ysmael.“I do understand that we Filipinos feel that way because we care deeply and we know that we deserve better. As an OFW myself, I always send money back home and I feel frustrated too. But as long as we know that we show up and we don&#x27;t just share our struggles, but we share the stories of hope and culture and heritage for us being Filipino. And I&#x27;m ready to represent each one of you out there, that we don&#x27;t stop raising our flags because Philippines is worth believing in,” said Miss Cebu City April Smith. Before announcing the winner of Miss Universe 2025, Ahtisa Manalo gave her final walk in a glittery pink gown.From the Top 7, the winner was announced as Miss Universe 2026 Bea Millan-Windorski.The 23-year-old La Union representative aims to claim the Philippines’ fifth Miss Universe crown in Puerto Rico.Held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay on Saturday, May 2, the MUPH 2026 coronation night concluded weeks of preliminary eliminations that defined its <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2026/4/13/watch-preliminary-interviews-of-miss-universe-philippines-2026-bets-1130">new selection process.</a>From the initial 50 candidates, only 30 ladies advanced to the final round, as decided by a mix of fan votes and a selection committee.Drag star Marina Summers hosted the national competition, <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2026/4/27/drag-star-marina-summers-to-host-miss-universe-ph-2026-pageant-1249">marking her return to MUPH </a>after two years.The coronation night also had key personalities in the pageant scene in attendance, led by Miss Universe vice president for Asiana and <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2026/4/27/miss-grand-founder-nawat-itsaragrisil-to-attend-miss-universe-ph-coronation-1752">Miss Grand International founder Nawat Itsaragrisil.</a>

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Bea Millan-Windorski wins Miss Universe Philippines 2026

Dyan Castillejo,

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Published May 02, 2026 11:38 PM PHT

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Updated May 02, 2026 11:50 PM PHT

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