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PH's Asia Rose Simpson brings original dance to Miss World stage

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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/1787720217617dance.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Miss World Philippines 2026 Asia Rose Simpson. <em>Simpson/Instagram </em></span></span></span></div><p>Asia Rose Simpson&#x27;s passion for dance has reached the Miss World stage, with the beauty queen determined to show how it can be used as a powerful tool for advocacy. </p><p>The Philippine representative placed third in the Miss World talent competition for her interpretative dance, surpassing over a hundred candidates.</p><p>On its social media pages, Miss World congratulated Simpson for &quot;a beautiful and deeply moving performance.&quot; </p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DceLNQaJsQ2/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%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A11341921.5%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" 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>In an Instagram post, Simpson shared a full clip of her original dance, titled &quot;Succor,&quot; which hopes to &quot;shed light on the hope and healing we can have battling mental health.&quot; </p><p>The performance supports her <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2026/8/22/how-asia-rose-simpson-is-planting-a-seed-through-dance-and-sports-for-youth-mental-health-1550">long-time advocacy</a>, which uses dance and sport to support the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of young people. Her initiative has reached thousands of students in the Philippines, Vietnam, and the United States.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-0" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DcdygGSvi9l/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%3A11320669.200000001%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="511" 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><p>Simpson has always been a dancer even before entering the pageant scene. She started at the age of 3, with her father serving as her mentor. </p><p>Together with her siblings, they formed a dance group called the Simpson Tribe, and auditioned for &quot;Pilipinas Got Talent&quot; (PGT) in 2016.</p><p>The family of dancers <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/02/06/16/watch-family-of-dancers-wow-pgt-judges">left the PGT judges impressed</a>. Vice Ganda, in particular, said of their performance: &quot;Ang ganda. Napaka-inspiring, napaka-symbolic.&quot; </p><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/4q7XbpVBDoQ?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>Should Simpson win the Philippines&#x27; second Miss World crown, she will have a bigger platform for her art and advocacy. </p><p>And so far, she has a strong shot at the title: <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2026/8/24/ph-s-asia-rose-simpson-secures-spot-in-top-40-of-miss-world-2026-1907">the Filipina beauty has secured a spot in the Top 40</a> as the winner of the Asia and Oceania continental group in the Head-to-Head Challenge.</p><p>The Miss World 2026 coronation night will be held on September 5.</p>

<p>Asia Rose Simpson's passion for dance has reached the Miss World stage, with the beauty queen determined to show how it can be used as a powerful tool for advocacy. </p>

Asia Rose Simpson's passion for dance has reached the Miss World stage, with the beauty queen determined to show how it can be used as a powerful tool for advocacy.