Miss Universe Philippines 2025 Ahtisa Manalo has joined the Sparkle family!

The Quezon Province pride formalized her partnership with GMA Network’s premiere talent agency via a contract signing event held on Tuesday, March 10. 

The momentous event was graced by GMA Network Senior Vice President for Programming, Talent Management, Worldwide, and Support Group and President and CEO of GMA Pictures Atty. Annette Gozon-Valdes, First Vice President of Sparkle GMA Artist Center Joy Marcelo, and Empire Artist Management Vice President Mau De Leon.

The 28-year-old beauty queen glowed in a sleek silk dress during the signing occasion, where she thanked the Kapuso network for the welcome.

"I’m very thankful for the very warm welcome of GMA," Ahtisa reportedly told the press. "I can’t ask for a better family than GMA. Thank you, thank you so much."

As Ahtisa enters a new chapter, she brings with her a decorated career in pageantry. 

She is the reigning Miss Universe Philippines (2025), and most recently capped her Miss Universe 2025 journey in Thailand with a third runner-up finish. 

In 2018, 20-year-old Ahtisa was crowned Binibining Pilipinas International, and went on to secure a first runner-up placement at Miss International 2018. 

She placed third over-all at Miss Universe Philippines 2024, claiming the Miss Cosmo PH 2024 title in the process. She represented the country in the inaugural Miss Cosmo 2024 pageant, getting a Top 10 nod, and the People’s Choice Award. 

Manalo joins a growing list of pageant queens who are also members of the Sparkle family, such as Cebuana Bea Luigi Gomez (Miss Universe PH 2021), Zamboangueña Gazini Ganados (Miss Universe PH 2019), and Winwyn Marquez (Reina Hispanoamericana 2017).