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Who is Emma Tiglao? Get to know our Miss Grand Philippines 2025
Emma Tiglao of Pampanga was crowned the Miss Grand Philippines 2025, succeeding CJ Opiaza.
Aside from the coveted crown, the Kapampangan pride also won the Best in Swimsuit award.
Emma will represent the country and vie for the country's second golden crown at the Miss Grand International pageant happening in Bangkok, Thailand, in October 2025.
But who exactly is Emma Tiglao? Here are some facts about the newly crowned queen.
1. A tourism graduate
With her height of 5’9, it’s no surprise that Emma took tourism in college. She graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Tourism Management degree from Holy Angel University in Pampanga in 2014.
While studying, Emma was a dean’s lister, proving that she’s indeed both beauty and brains.
2. A pageant veteran
Emma is no stranger to beauty pageants. She previously competed in several local pageants in her province before she finally tried her luck at the national level with Binibining Pilipinas 2014. Back then, she competed against MJ Lastimosa, who eventually got the title. Emma meanwhile placed in the Top 15.
In the same year, she joined Miss World Philippines 2015 and was crowned as the fourth princess.
Four years later, she made a Binibining Pilipinas comeback, bringing home the Binibining Pilipinas Intercontinental crown in 2019. She then represented the country in the pageant’s international stage in Egypt, finishing as a Top 20 semifinalist.
3. A model
Aside from pageantry, Emma is also into modeling. She previously worked as a model working mainly in Malaysia and Cambodia.
Emma also graced fashion events such as the Leo Almodal 2024 Fashion Show and the recent TernoCon.
4. A host and TV presenter
More than just pageantry and modeling, Emma ventured into hosting and new anchoring.
She currently works as a TV host and news anchor for a broadcasting network, where she has also earned several awards for her hosting excellence.
5. A PDL advocate
Beyond her beauty, brain and talent, Emma has a compassionate heart for Persons Deprived of Liberty (PDL).
At the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019, the 30-year old beauty queen held an outreach program for the PDL residents and frontliners of BJMP Angeles District Jail.
— LA, GMA Integrated News
