The Miss Grand Philippines 2025 title went to Emma Mary Tiglao during the recent finals, which also saw four other winners crowned: Miss Asia Pacific International Philippines 2025 Anita Rose Gomez, Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas 2025 Francesca Beatriz McLelland, Face of Beauty Philippines 2025 Nikhisah Buenafe Cheveh, and Miss Tourism World Philippines 2025 Michelle Arceo.
These new beauty queens are under the ALV Pageant Circle, the franchise holder of the Miss Grand Philippines pageant. Leading them is Tiglao, a 30-year-old veteran of local and international pageants who decided to give it another try after learning that Miss Grand Philippines now allows candidates aged 18 to 35.
Tiglao, a television host and entrepreneur, began joining pageants at 17, starting with Mutya ng Pilipinas 2012, where she finished as first runner-up. A Tourism graduate, she reached the Top 15 in Binibining Pilipinas 2014 and was named 4th Princess in Miss World Philippines 2015. She finally won the Binibining Pilipinas Intercontinental 2019 crown and competed in Miss Intercontinental 2019 in Egypt, where she finished in the Top 20.
Tiglao, who owns a coffee shop in her hometown in Pampanga, previously worked as a hotel ambassador in Cambodia. After completing public speaking and communication skills courses at the Dale Carnegie Center, she became a news anchor for EBC’s “Mata ng Agila.” She is currently a co-host of Net25’s morning talk show “Kada Umaga.”
Gomez, 24, holds a degree in Customs Administration from Gordon College in Olongapo, Zambales, and worked as a front desk officer at Slimmer’s World International. She joined Miss Fit Philippines 2020, where she finished as second runner-up, and Miss Philippines Earth 2021, where she won the Beach Wear fast track challenge. She later competed in Miss Universe Philippines 2024, finishing among the Top 10 finalists.
McLelland, 22, is a Filipino-American and daughter of Mary Jane McLelland, executive director of McLelland Entertainment Production (MEP), the franchise holder of the Miss World Philippines-USA pageant. She won the Miss Eco Teen Philippines 2022 crown at Miss World Philippines 2022 and went on to place First Princess in Miss Eco Teen International 2022 in Egypt.
Currently completing a Psychology degree (AB Behavioral Sciences) at De La Salle University, McLelland also joined Binibining Pilipinas 2025 using her mother’s surname, Abalajon, a native of Binmaley, Pangasinan. She placed in the Top 14 and won the Face of Binibini (Miss Photogenic) special award.
Cheveh, 23, is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy at Our Lady of Fatima University. A half-Filipino, half-Iranian beauty, she competed in Miss World Philippines 2024, where she placed in the Top 10 and was named Miss Multinational Philippines 2024.
Fluent in Filipino, English, and Persian, Cheveh has had a passion for belly dancing since childhood and has developed an interest in formulating skincare and fragrances.
Michelle Arceo Kain, 27, is a Filipino-American from Taguig who was born and raised in California. A model and instructor at Ultra Lagree Gym & Physical Fitness Center, Arceo joined the second edition of Miss Grand Philippines in 2023, where she won Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas 2023. She later finished second runner-up in Reina Hispanoamericana 2024 in Bolivia.
Arceo began her pageant journey in GMA-7’s “Wowowin” Gandang Filipina contest in 2017, where she emerged as the grand winner. She later won the Miss BodyCon 2019 title, was named Miss Environment Philippines 2021 after placing in the Top 6 of Miss World Philippines 2021, and nearly won the inaugural Miss Environment International 2022 in India, finishing as first runner-up.
