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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/17863586522421786358688770.jpeg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Miss Grand USA 2025 Ivana Garcia welcomes reigning Miss Grand International Emma Tiglao and 2024 titleholder CJ Opiaza in Las Vegas. Miss Grand USA/Instagram"/><span class="fr-inner">Miss Grand USA 2025 Ivana Garcia welcomes reigning Miss Grand International Emma Tiglao and 2024 titleholder CJ Opiaza in Las Vegas. <em>Miss Grand USA/Instagram</em></span></span></span></div><p>The Philippines&#x27; two Miss Grand International queens have arrived in Las Vegas to attend a national pageant. </p><p>Emma Tiglao and CJ Opiaza are set to grace Miss Grand USA 2026, which will be held at the WOW Theater on August 10 (August 11 in the Philippines). </p><p>Tiglao will fulfill her duties as reigning Miss Grand International, while 2024 titleholder Opiaza will be a guest host.</p><p>The two received a warm welcome at the airport from Miss Grand USA 2025 Ivana Garcia.</p><p>&quot;We&#x27;re so excited to have you both here! Let the Grand experience begin!&quot; read a post on the pageant&#x27;s Instagram page.</p><div><br/></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/Db1tl53if4X/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%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A5979352.6%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="925" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" 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><div><br/></div><p>Tiglao and Opiaza have been booked and busy since their back-to-back victory for the Philippines in the Miss Grand International pageant. </p><p>The two <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2026/7/1/miss-grand-queens-emma-tiglao-cj-opiaza-slay-runway-in-vietnam-event-1406">slayed the runway in Vietnam last July</a>, around a month after <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2026/5/11/michelle-dee-emma-tiglao-cj-opiaza-among-hosts-of-mgi-all-stars-prelims-1635">co-hosting the inaugural MGI All Stars pageant</a>. </p><p>Last April, they joined other stars and personalities at <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2026/4/21/emma-cj-gotchabell-miss-grand-queens-at-bench-fashion-week-1446">Bench Fashion Week</a>. This was on top of Tiglao&#x27;s and Opiaza&#x27;s modeling stints in <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2026/3/2/miss-grand-international-2025-emma-tiglao-makes-milan-fashion-week-debut-1153">Milan</a> and <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/health-beauty-fashion/2026/3/13/former-miss-grand-international-cj-opiaza-headlines-international-fashion-week-in-hawaii-1533">Hawaii</a>, respectively. </p>

<p>The Philippines' two Miss Grand International queens have arrived in Las Vegas to attend a national pageant.</p>

The Philippines' two Miss Grand International queens have arrived in Las Vegas to attend a national pageant.

Emma Tiglao, CJ Opiaza arrive in Las Vegas for Miss Grand USA pageant

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Emma Tiglao, CJ Opiaza arrive in Las Vegas for Miss Grand USA pageant

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Published August 10, 2026 06:44 PM PHT

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