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PH's Asia Rose Simpson advances to finals of Miss World's Top Model competition

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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/1787293243643New Project.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner">The Philippines&#x27; Asia Rose Simpson during the Miss World 2026 Top Model competition. Miss World/Facebook </span></span></span></div><p>Asia Rose Simpson is one of the finalists of the Miss World Top Model competition, making her a step closer to the crown. </p><p>The Philippines&#x27; representative made it to the Top 60 of the pre-pageant event in Vietnam, powering through and impressing the judges despite her runway mishap.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2026/8/19/-show-must-go-on-asia-rose-simpson-opens-up-about-runway-mishap-in-miss-world-1302">&#x27;Show must go on&#x27;: Asia Rose Simpson opens up about runway mishap in Miss World</a></div><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcLzr0Xuk1E/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=658&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A101322.30000007153%2C%22ls%22%3A101090.30000007153%2C%22le%22%3A101296.20000004768%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="577" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" 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>Simpson and the rest of the finalists will compete for the Top Model title on August 28. One winner will be proclaimed per continental group: Asia and Oceania, Americas and Caribbean, Africa, and Europe.</p><p>Top Model is one of the pre-pageant challenges of Miss World, and winning it can take a candidate to the semi-finals.</p><iframe class="instagram-media" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DcSMEkhJ0by/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=658&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A124961.80000007153%2C%22ls%22%3A101090.30000007153%2C%22le%22%3A101296.20000004768%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="0" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" 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;min-width:326px;padding:0px;position:absolute"></iframe><blockquote class=" instagram-media-registered" data-instgrm-permalink="https://www.instagram.com/p/DcSMEkhJ0by/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" data-instgrm-version="14" id="instagram-media-payload-2" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;min-width:326px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:16px"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DcSMEkhJ0by/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading" style="background:#FFFFFF;line-height:0;padding:0 0;text-align:center;text-decoration:none;width:100%" target="_blank"><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;align-items:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:40px;margin-right:14px;width:40px"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:100px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:60px"><br/></div></div></div><div style="padding:19% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:block;height:50px;margin:0 auto 12px;width:50px"><br/></div><div style="padding-top:8px"><div style="color:#3897f0;line-height:18px">View this post on Instagram</div></div><div style="padding:12.5% 0"><br/></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:row;margin-bottom:14px;align-items:center"><div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(0px) translateY(7px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;height:12.5px;transform:rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px);width:12.5px;flex-grow:0;margin-right:14px;margin-left:2px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;height:12.5px;width:12.5px;transform:translateX(9px) translateY(-18px)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:8px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:50%;flex-grow:0;height:20px;width:20px"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:2px solid transparent;border-left:6px solid #f4f4f4;border-bottom:2px solid transparent;transform:translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg)"><br/></div></div><div style="margin-left:auto"><div style="width:0px;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-right:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(16px)"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;flex-grow:0;height:12px;width:16px;transform:translateY(-4px)"><br/></div><div style="width:0;height:0;border-top:8px solid #F4F4F4;border-left:8px solid transparent;transform:translateY(-4px) translateX(8px)"><br/></div></div></div><div style="display:flex;flex-direction:column;flex-grow:1;justify-content:center;margin-bottom:24px"><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;margin-bottom:6px;width:224px"><br/></div><div style="background-color:#F4F4F4;border-radius:4px;flex-grow:0;height:14px;width:144px"><br/></div></div></a></div></blockquote><script async="" src="https://www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Simpson is aiming for the Philippines&#x27; second Miss World crown, after Megan Young in 2013.</p><p>The coronation night will be held on September 5.</p>

<p>Asia Rose Simpson is one of the finalists of the Miss World Top Model competition, making her a step closer to the crown. </p>

Asia Rose Simpson is one of the finalists of the Miss World Top Model competition, making her a step closer to the crown.