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Miss Universe Philippines 2026 Bea Millan-Windorski at the "TEDxManila 2026: Tagpi-Tagpi" event. Millan-Windorski/Instagram

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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/1786079795401BEA1.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner">Miss Universe Philippines 2026 Bea Millan-Windorski at the &quot;TEDxManila 2026: Tagpi-Tagpi&quot; event. <em>Millan-Windorski/Instagram</em></span></span></span></div><p>Miss Universe Philippines 2026 Bea Millan-Windorski is grateful to be given the opportunity to show her side as an activist and academic on the TEDxManila stage. </p><p>The beauty queen was one of the speakers in the &quot;TEDxManila 2026: Tagpi-Tagpi&quot; event held last August 2 in Ermita, Manila. </p><p>She presented a talk titled &quot;The Politics of Pretty: The Role of Pageantry in Nation Building,&quot; which was based on her historical and anthropological research with the University of Wisconsin-Madison.</p><p>In an Instagram post on Thursday, August 6, Millan-Windorski shared bits of her TEDxManila experience with her social media followers.</p><p>&quot;The talk centered around the tension I feel as an activist and academic who critiques institutions while still being a pageant contestant who participates in one,&quot; she said. </p><p>&quot;I believe this tension is where meaningful change happens. Pageants are mirrors that reflect who we are and what we want our world to become,&quot; the reigning Miss Universe Philippines added.</p><p>&quot;As a proudly Gen-Z, anti-corruption aktibista, environmentalist, and beauty queen, I hope to build a world where we are not afraid to raise our voices, take up space, and demand the kind of future we deserve.&quot;</p><p>Honored to be part of the TEDxManila lineup, Millan-Windorski ended: &quot;Maraming salamat po for allowing me to share my research and voice! Here&#x27;s to everyone who believes in a better world.&quot;</p><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/p/DbsgFzTk4V9/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=12&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A6554789.300000191%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-0" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:99.375%;max-height:100%;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><div style="overflow:auto;position:absolute;height:0pt;width:0pt"><a href="https://iframe-html.com/">Iframe code generator</a></div><script type="text/javascript" src="https://instaembedcode.com/in.js"></script><style>.boxes3{height:175px;width:153px;} #n img{max-height:none!important;max-width:none!important;background:none!important} #inst i{max-height:none!important;max-width:none!important;background:none!important}</style><p>Millan-Windorski is set to represent the Philippines in Miss Universe 2026, which will be held in Puerto Rico in November.</p><p>The Filipino-American beauty queen <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2026/6/16/how-working-in-the-service-industry-shaped-bea-millan-windorski-as-a-beauty-queen-1613">has been vocal about her advocacies and her roots</a>, on top of being busy with <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2026/7/6/watch-bea-millan-windorski-starts-runway-training-for-miss-universe-1325">preparations for the international pageant</a>.</p>

<p>Miss Universe Philippines 2026 Bea Millan-Windorski is grateful to be given the opportunity to show her side as an activist and academic on the TEDxManila stage. </p>

Miss Universe Philippines 2026 Bea Millan-Windorski is grateful to be given the opportunity to show her side as an activist and academic on the TEDxManila stage.

Miss Universe PH Bea Millan-Windorski honored to present research as TEDx speaker

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Published August 07, 2026 01:16 PM PHT

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Updated August 07, 2026 05:37 PM PHT

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