Maria Ahtisa Rodriguez Manalo, 27, of Candelaria, Quezon, Philippines is Miss Universe Philippines 2025. She will represent the Philippines in the 74th edition of Miss Universe.

This is not the first time Manalo is representing the country in an international beauty pageant. She ranked second at Binibining Pilipinas 2018 next to Catriona Gray, who went on to win Miss Universe 2018.

On November 9, 2018, Manalo represented the Philippines at Miss International 2018 and competed against 76 other candidates at Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan. She was runner-up to Mariem Velazco of Venezuela.

On October 5, 2024, Manalo represented the Philippines at Miss Cosmo 2024 and competed against 55 other candidates at the Saigon Riverside Park in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She finished in the Top 10.

Miss Universe Philippines 2025

Manalo was crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2025 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines on May 2, 2025. She competed against 65 other candidates.

Erika Kristensen-Lee, Gabbi Garcia, Tim Yap and Xian Lim hosted the coronation ceremony, which featured performances by Alvaro Flores, James Reid, Kane Gabriel, Marlo Mortel and Sam Hashimoto. The judges were Bianca Umali, Bran Ferrer Reluao, Celeste Cortesi, Cole Micek, Crystal S. Jacinto, Mia Arcenas-Branellec, Rafael Jasper Vicencio, Ralph Figueroa de las Alas, Rissa Mananquil-Trillo and Shamcey Supsup-Lee.

Miss Universe 2025

On November 21, 2025, Manalo will represent the Philippines at Miss Universe 2025 at the Impact Arena in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand. She is expected to compete against 128 other candidates.

Among Manalo’s fellow Asian candidates are Xuhe Hou, 22, of China, Dana Almassova, 20, and Mary Kuvakova, 19, of Kyrgyzstan. The fellow candidates from Europe including Karen Jansen, 24, of Belgium, Gaby Guha, 27, of Bulgaria, Laura Gnjatovic, 23, of Croatia, Eve Gilles, 22, of Germany, Diana Fast, 32, of Germany and Helena O’Connor, 20, of Iceland.