Liana Rose Barrido, the last of three Mutya ng Pilipinas queens to compete in succession, made sure to save the best for last and ended the year on top by winning the Miss International Tourism 2024/25 title, during the world final gala show held on Friday, Dec. 13, at the Sunway Resort Hotel, Bandar Sunway, Selangor, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Barrido emerged victorious over 39 candidates from around the world and became the sixth Filipina to wear the MIT crown since 2000.
Barrido, wearing an elegant blue Morpho Louis Pangilinan evening gown, earned the judges’ nods with a final round Q&A interview answer to the question: How she would define success and what would motivate her to achieve it?
“As someone who finds her purpose through her weakness, I would define success as overcoming limitation. I was a silent girl before, but this limitation made me as an empowered woman witha purpose,” the 26-year-old Barrido said.
Named Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International 2024/25 was Natta Intasao of Thailand, while Milena Paola Soto of Venezuela was awarded Miss Tourism Metropolitan International 2024/25. Grace Richardson of the United Kingdom, and Albina Kostokova of Kyrgizstan finished as Miss Tourism Global 2024/25, and Miss Tourism Cosmopolitan International 2024/25, respectively. Barrido was crowned by outgoing MIT 2023/24 Tia Li Taveepanichpan.
Cory Quirino, president of Mutya ng PilipinasOrganization, could not be prouder with Barrido’svictory. “Philippines, we made it! Our very own Mutya Queen Liana Barrido has been crowned Miss Tourism International 2024! Her elegance, charm, and advocacy have brought pride to the nation, showcasing (once more) the beauty and values of the Filipino people on the global stage,” Quirino posted on Instagram.
