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'Full circle moment' for Chelsea Fernandez as she co-hosts Miss Cosmo 2026 launch

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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/1787205669306Chelsea-Fernandez.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Miss Cosmo 2025 runner-up Chelsea Fernandez. <em>Miss Cosmo/Facebook </em></span></span></span></div><p>After competing as a candidate, Chelsea Fernandez is happy to be on the other side of the Miss Cosmo stage. </p><p>The Filipina beauty queen, who is the reigning Miss Cosmo runner-up, co-hosted the launch of the 2026 edition of the pageant in Vietnam last Tuesday, August 18. </p><p>She joined Vietnamese host Thanh Thanh Huyền in welcoming a select batch of candidates during the event. </p><p>In an Instagram post, Fernandez said she is &quot;grateful and deeply honored&quot; to be given the opportunity, calling it a &quot;full circle moment.&quot;</p><p>&quot;This journey has given me so much more than a title. It has given me beautiful memories, meaningful connections, and countless moments that I will always treasure,&quot; she said. </p><p>&quot;For me, this is more than just another event. It is a beautiful full circle moment returning to the place where my own Cosmo journey began, while having the privilege of witnessing a new one begin,&quot; she added. </p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-1" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DcJK6xQhoXW/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%3A1%2C%22os%22%3A16967823.400000006%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="872" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-1" 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>Fernandez has been based in Vietnam since winning the Miss Cosmo runner-up title.</p><p>She first represented the Philippines in the the Miss Globe 2022 pageant in Albania, where she finished as a Top 15 semi-finalist.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2026/1/22/chelsea-fernandez-on-returning-to-pageantry-one-of-the-best-decisions-i-ever-made-1546">Chelsea Fernandez on returning to pageantry: &#x27;One of the best decisions I ever made&#x27;</a></div>

<p>After competing as a candidate, Chelsea Fernandez is happy to be on the other side of the Miss Cosmo stage. </p>

After competing as a candidate, Chelsea Fernandez is happy to be on the other side of the Miss Cosmo stage.