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Colombia wins MGI All Stars; PH's Gazini Ganados ends journey in Top 5

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Karen Flores

ABS-CBN News

<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1780160516830Screenshot 2026-05-31 010058.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="MGI All Stars 2026 Vanessa Pulgarin of Colombia. GrandTV/YouTube"/>MGI All Stars 2026 Vanessa Pulgarin of Colombia. GrandTV/YouTube</div>The inaugural all-star edition of Miss Grand International concluded with a glitzy coronation night in Thailand on Saturday, May 30.Vanessa Pulgarin of Colombia bested 55 candidates and was proclaimed as the first-ever winner of MGI All Stars, which welcomed women and trans women who have competed on the global pageant stage. Her runners-up include Faith Maria Porter of Ghana and Huong Giang Nguyen of Vietnam.<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1780160559889Screenshot 2026-05-31 010010.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/>GrandTV/YouTube</div>The Philippines&#x27; Gazini Ganados finished in the Top 5 after the swimsuit, evening gown, and question and answer rounds. During the Q&amp;A, she was asked about cyberbullying by MGI 2020 Abena Appiah Akuaba: &quot;Cyberbullying has become one of the biggest threats facing young people today. Beyond simply telling people to be kind, what practical steps should society take to reduce cyberbullying?&quot;Ganados answered: &quot;I was once a victim of cyberbullying. It was not easy to go through something that you didn&#x27;t ask for. As a Filipina-Palestinian, I have raised my voice and I have conquered my fears because I faced the struggles that I have been facing.&quot; &quot;<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2026/5/22/gazini-ganados-hopes-to-save-her-family-in-gaza-amplify-their-voices-through-mgi-all-stars-0958">My family is still stuck in Gaza</a>,&quot; she added. &quot;And now that I&#x27;m fighting for their lives, I just want to do my best, be their representation, and raise their flags, just like who I am today as a Filipina-Palestinian.&quot;   <div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1780152171187709737358_3534728136702590_926186042661413891_n.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="GrandTV/YouTube"/>GrandTV/YouTube</div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1780153452972709067451_1774567143910304_4280777089163902188_n.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="GrandTV/YouTube"/>GrandTV/YouTube</div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1780157614915Screenshot 2026-05-31 001316.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="GrandTV/YouTube"/>GrandTV/YouTube</div>Aside from Ganados, a semi-finalist in Miss Universe 2019, the Philippines had four other delegates in MGI All Stars: former Miss Philippines Earth Imelda Schweighart, Miss International Queen 2022 Fuschia Ravena, Manila-based Brazilian beauty queen Alexia Nuñez, and Universal Woman Arabia 2025 Keylyn Trajano. Ravena made it to the Top 18, but all of them nevertheless delivered an impressive performance throughout the competition, where their scores were determined by both the judges (70%) and online votes (30%).  <div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1780152182769710627374_1928442197870195_703562634537197912_n.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="GrandTV/YouTube"/>GrandTV/YouTube</div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1780153803693709960877_1058030196745197_1525617723898563638_n.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="GrandTV/YouTube"/>GrandTV/YouTube</div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1780153819392709015915_877093752096363_7353623577337574628_n.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="GrandTV/YouTube"/>GrandTV/YouTube</div><div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1780153833712709024086_1554805456078674_7006190604456712285_n.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="GrandTV/YouTube"/>GrandTV/YouTube<a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2026/5/28/mgi-all-stars-how-ph-bets-fared-in-round-1-of-preliminary-competition-1235">MGI All Stars: How PH bets fared in round 1 of preliminary competition</a></div><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2026/5/29/mgi-all-stars-ph-bets-sizzle-in-swimsuit-prelims-1214">MGI All Stars: PH bets sizzle in swimsuit prelims</a></div>MGI All Stars is different from the standard edition of the pageant whose reigning titleholder is <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">the Philippines&#x27; Emma Tiglao. </a>Filipino shoe entrepreneur Jojo Bragais was part of the 8-member judging panel of MGI All Stars, joining former Miss Universe and MGI titleholders as well as industry experts.Tiglao co-hosted the coronation night with <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2026/5/29/-is-a-back-to-back-to-back-even-possible-michelle-dee-asked-about-joining-miss-grand-1325">Miss Universe Philippines 2023 Michelle Dee</a> and Ecuadorian actor Danilo Carrera. <div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1780151302770711252600_3345166678991057_7907190384380793344_n.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="GrandTV/YouTube"/>GrandTV/YouTubeSPECIAL AWARDS</div><div>Portrait Challenge winner</div>Thet San Andersen - Myanmar <div>Runway Challenge winner</div>Azzaya Tsogt-Ochir - Mongolia <div>World&#x27;s Choice Award winner</div>Huong Giang Nguyen - Vietnam<div>TOP 3</div>Vanessa Pulgarin - ColombiaHuong Giang Nguyen - VietnamFaith Maria Porter - Ghana<div>TOP 5</div>Huong Giang Nguyen - VietnamMariana Beckova - Czech RepublicFaith Maria Porter - GhanaVanessa Pulgarin - ColombiaGazini Ganados - Philippines<div>TOP 10</div>Suheyn Cipriani - PeruYamilex Hernandez - Dominican RepublicTharina Botes - ThailandFaith Maria Porter - GhanaPriscilla Londoño - ColombiaVanessa Pulgarin - ColombiaMariana Beckova - Czech RepublicGazini Ganados - PhilippinesGabriela De La Cruz - VenezuelaHuong Giang Nguyen - Vietnam<div>TOP 18</div>Samantha Quenedit - EcuadorGazini Ganados - PhilippinesYamilex Hernandez - Dominican RepublicHuong Giang Nguyen - VietnamMariana Beckova - Czech RepublicTharina Botes - ThailandFuschia Ravena - PhilippinesPriscilla Londoño - ColombiaFaith Maria Porter - GhanaGabriela De La Cruz - VenezuelaVanessa Pulgarin - ColombiaFrancia Cortes Sandoval - MexicoSuheyn Cipriani - PeruIsabella Santiago - VenezuelaNicole Puello - Dominican RepublicThet San Andersen - Myanmar Azzaya Tsogt-Ochir - Mongolia Zewen Qin - China

Vanessa Pulgarin of Colombia bested 55 candidates and was proclaimed as the first-ever winner of MGI All Stars, which welcomed women and trans women who have competed on the global pageant stage.

Vanessa Pulgarin of Colombia bested 55 candidates and was proclaimed as the first-ever winner of MGI All Stars, which welcomed women and trans women who have competed on the global pageant stage.