The Miss Philippines 2023

The Miss Philippines 2023 was the 1st edition of The Miss Philippines pageant, held on October 24, 2023 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.

The Miss Philippines 2023
Mall of Asia Arena, the venue for Miss World Philippines 2022
DateOctober 24, 2023
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueMall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Philippines
Entrants21
Placements10
WinnerAlethea Ambrosio
Bulacan

Along with the Mister Pilipinas Worldwide 2023 pageant, The Miss Philippines 2023 was organized as part of the larger The Filipino Festival event.[1]

Pauline Amelinckx, who was appointed as the inaugural The Miss Philippines on August 10, 2023[2][3], crowned Alethea Ambrosio of Bulacan as her successor at the end of the event.[4]

Results
Placements Contestant[4]
The Miss Philippines 2023
Top 4
Top 10

Special awards
Awards Contestant[4]
People's Choice Awardee
  • Cavite – Vincy Trish Cordova
Miss Kemans
Miss Hello Glow
Miss Ever Bilena
Miss Fairy Skin
Miss Great Lengths

Background

Qualification for international pageants

The Miss Philippines 2023 will determine the Philippines' representatives for three international pageants: Miss Supranational, Miss Charm, and Miss Asia Pacific International.[5]

The pageant is also meant to select the representative to Miss Charm. With Krishnah Gravidez of Baguio already appointed as Miss Charm Philippines shortly after the conclusion of Miss Universe Philippines 2023,[6] the 2023 pageant will select the representative for Miss Charm 2025.[7]

Hosts and performers

Rabiya Mateo, Beatrice Luigi Gomez, and Annabelle McDonnell will serve as hosts of the coronation night.[8]

Sam Concepcion and the Gigi Vibes led by Gigi de Lana will do a music performance.[9] Thai actor Fourth Nattawat will also perform.[10]

Format

The coronation night will not feature the tradition swimsuit competition portion. A Runway Segment featuring the contestants in formal wear will be featured as well as a portion were candidates would make speeches related to Filipino culture and heritage in a way similar to that done on TED Talks.[7][11]

An online poll was also opened with the results accounting for 50 percent of the contestants' final score.[12]

Contestants

21 contestants competed for the title.[13][14]

Locality Contestant
Bacolod Janine Gelera
Batangas Aleckzandra Beatrice Engson
Bulacan Alethea Ambrosio
Cavite Vincy Trish Cordova
Cebu City Chantal Elise Schmidt
Cebu Province Izobel Taguiam
Hawaii Issha Rose Mata
Iloilo City Raniele Shaine Saulog
Iloilo Province Gessa Evonne Villaruel
Las Piñas Therese Abbygayle Laurel
Mandaluyong Isabelle de los Santos
Northern California Blessa Ericha Figueroa
Nueva Ecija Gila Salvador Arellano
Pampanga Leigh Danielle Sunga
Pangasinan Rebecca Rose Ayuban
Pasig Alyssandrea Denise Tan
Quezon City Nicole Trisha Lao
Taguig Alcea Aira de Jesus
Toledo Rikka R. Alcomendras
Southern California Hanna Uyan
Zambales Joanna Maria Rabe

References
  1. Abad, Ysa (September 24, 2023). "Miss Philippines announces date for 2023 coronation night". Rappler. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  2. Abad, Ysa (August 13, 2023). "Pauline Amelinckx named inaugural The Miss Philippines". Rappler. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  3. Purnell, Kristofer (August 30, 2023). "'Pageantry reinvented': The Miss Philippines adopts new pageant format, extends application period". The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  4. Acebuche, Yoniel (October 24, 2023). "HIGHLIGHTS: Miss Philippines 2023 coronation night". Philstar Life. Retrieved October 25, 2023.
  5. "Voting for your favorite delegate in 'The Miss Philippines 2023' has begun". Philstar Life. The Philippine Star. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  6. Ramos, Jansen (May 14, 2023). "Baguio's Krishnah Gravidez appointed as Miss Charm Philippines 2024". GMA Entertainment. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  7. Adina, Armin (September 16, 2023). "The Miss Philippines, Mister Pilipinas Worldwide tease final competition at MOA Arena". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  8. Abad, Ysa (October 8, 2023). "Rabiya Mateo, Beatrice Luigi Gomez, Annabelle McDonnell to host Miss Philippines 2023 finals". Rappler. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  9. "Sam Concepcion, Gigi de Lana to perform in The Miss PH". ABS-CBN News. October 11, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  10. Hicap, Jonathan (October 3, 2023). "Thai stars Fourth Nattawat, OffGun, TayNew coming to Manila". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  11. "The Miss Philippines explains why it won't have a swimsuit competition". GMA News. GMA Integrated News. August 31, 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  12. Lim, Ron (October 16, 2023). "The Miss Philippines and Mister Pilipinas Worldwide online voting is now open". GMA Entertainment. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  13. "The Miss Philippines 2023 - People's Vote". The Miss Philippines 2023. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
  14. Abad, Ysa (September 17, 2023). "IN PHOTOS: The Miss Philippines 2023 candidates". Rappler. Retrieved October 16, 2023.
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