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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/1781501238965Composite 2 Slanted (2).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Miss Grand International 2025 Emma Tiglao is the national director of Reina Filipinas. Tiglao/Instagram </span></span></span></div><p>After <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">winning the Miss Grand International crown last year</a>, Emma Tiglao is widening her horizons as she takes on a new role. </p><p>The Filipina beauty queen has joined the newly formed Reina Filipinas organization as a national director in what she called a &quot;full circle&quot; moment for her. </p><p>&quot;From being a candidate chasing my own dream to now serving as the national director of Reina Filipinas, this journey has come full circle in the most meaningful way,&quot;</p><p>&quot;I am truly grateful for the trust and opportunity to be part of this incredible organization. Having experienced firsthand the challenges, growth, and opportunities that pageantry can bring, I hope to guide and inspire more women to believe in themselves, embrace their potential, and fulfill their dreams,&quot; she added. </p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DZevvF5gQ9I/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=762&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A17275089.400000095%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="840" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:658px;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="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Reina Filipinas will select one Philippine representative for Miss Grand International and two delegates for MGI All Stars.</p><p>Shoe entrepreneur Jojo Bragais, who has been a footwear sponsor for multiple international pageants and was one of the judges of the inaugural MGI All Stars, leads the organization as its president. </p><p>MGI founder Nawat Itsaragrisil showed his support during the recent launch of Reina Filipinas in Manila, along with <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2026/5/31/colombia-wins-mgi-all-stars-ph-s-gazini-ganados-ends-journey-in-top-5-0111">MGI All Stars 2026 Vanessa Pulgarin</a>. </p><p>Also in attendance were Filipina beauty queens Miss Grand International 2024 CJ Opiaza and MGI All Stars finalist Gazini Ganados. </p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-3" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DZc2XPEAXoY/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=762&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A3%2C%22os%22%3A17308844.900000095%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="586" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-3" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:658px;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><script async="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Looking forward to her national director role in Reina Filipinas, Tiglao said: &quot;Together, we look forward to creating a platform that empowers women, celebrates Filipina excellence, and opens doors for future queens to shine.&quot;</p><p>&quot;If pageantry helped shape the woman I am today, I can only hope to help create the same life-changing opportunities for the next generation of Reina Filipinas,&quot; she added. </p>

<p>After winning the Miss Grand International crown last year, Emma Tiglao is widening her horizons as she takes on a new role. </p>

After winning the Miss Grand International crown last year, Emma Tiglao is widening her horizons as she takes on a new role.

'Full circle' for Emma Tiglao as she joins Reina Filipinas as national director

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'Full circle' for Emma Tiglao as she joins Reina Filipinas as national director

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Published June 15, 2026 01:29 PM PHT

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