Miss Universe Philippines to announce candidates tomorrow
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The new queens looking to succeed Miss Universe Asia Chelsea Manalo will be announced by the Miss Universe Philippines tomorrow.
It's going to be a busy day for Filipino pageant fans tomorrow as the Miss Universe Philippines is set to announce the candidates that will be vying for the 2025 crown tomorrow, February 15.
The organization made the announcement on its official social media, uploading an Instagram Reel showing that the 2025 candidates will be revealed on the Empire.PH YouTube channel at 3 p.m. As of this writing, the post already has thousands of likes.
The Miss Universe Philippines organization had already teased the announcement last week, posting a short clip on its official Instagram account showing the pageant's La Mer en Majeste crown, with text above it that reads “Who will be the next Miss Universe Philippines?”
This upcoming announcement comes after the premiere of A Queen's Runway, a documentary about the 2024 Miss Universe Philippines pageant that premiered last month at the Shangri-La Mall cinemas. The filmmakers behind the documentary, Erik Sopracasa and Tom Sys, were also in the country for the premiere.
During a press conference held at the premiere, Erik and Tom teased that their project would be making its debut on Netflix “this year.”
“There are still some things that we have to finalize but we are allowed to say that it will be very shortly. You will see some stuff coming out soon,” Erik shared. “What I'd like to say to the global audience is looking through the Philippines through the eyes of Miss Universe. A global audience will also have the idea of the culture and what it is being in the Philippines.”
Related gallery: Beauty abounds at the premiere of A Queen's Runway
The competing queens this year will succeed the first-ever Miss Universe Asia Chelsea Manalo, who has been busy ever since returning from her stint in the Miss Universe pageant.
Just last month, Chelsea was at the Ternocon held at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) wearing a creation by Manny Halasan. Ternocon is an event that features reinterpretations of traditional attire like the terno, the Balintawak, and the kimona.
Chelsea was also recently celebrated at the De La Salle Araneta University after she was awarded the Gawad Lasallianeta 2025 - Lasallians' Choice Award as well as an Alumna Achiever award by the DLSAU Alumni Association, Inc.
A week before that, she met Kapuso audiences on All-Out Sundays, where she joined the show in paying tribute to Cebu's famed Sinulog festival. Chelsea also treated the All-Out Sundays audience and viewers with a song.
Related gallery: Miss Universe Asia 2024 Chelsea Manalo's killer looks in the MU 2024 pageant
