MANILA, Philippines – Emma Mary Tiglao from Pampanga has clinched the Miss Grand Worldwide (MGI) 2025 crown through the pageant’s coronation evening on Saturday, October 18, held on the MGI Corridor in Bangkok, Thailand.
The Kapampangan stunner bested 76 different candidates vying for the title. She additionally bagged the Nation’s Energy of the 12 months award, which granted her a spot within the High 22.
Thailand’s Sarunrat Puagpipat bagged the primary runner-up title.
Emma’s win has secured the Philippines’ back-to-back victory within the international pageant, following her predecessor CJ Opiaza of Zambales.
CJ Opiaza, who initially completed as first runner-up throughout her run, was handed the crown after then Miss Grand Worldwide — India’s Rachel Gupta — stepped down from her title.
Robust pageant efficiency
Throughout the speech spherical, the place every candidate was given the area to share their advocacies, Emma spoke powerfully. “As a journalist, my coronary heart aches for my nation drawn by corruption, for the lives misplaced to earthquakes and typhoons,” she mentioned.
“We aren’t born in worry, however to hope, to like, and to dwell in peace,” she continued. “Peace begins when dad and mom train youngsters compassion, leaders embody humility, youth finds their function.”
“Let love be the grandest voice to peace,” she mentioned.
Throughout the night robe phase, Emma donned a showstopping, orange and gold robe with a shimmering bodice paired with an identical, sweeping, feathered cape. The look echoed her earlier hooded reveal, however this time channeling a phoenix — signifying energy and transformation — a creation by Rian Fernandez match for a queen.
Throughout the Q&A phase, the highest 5 candidates had been requested the query: “Scammers are a web-based risk, a type of warfare, typically tied to human trafficking that has international penalties. International locations comparable to South Korea and USA have launched extreme crackdowns. What penalties do you suppose might assist dismantle these operations?”
Emma answered, “As somebody who stories these sorts of tales, I actually need to use the ability of steadiness — us individuals, to be educated and conscious for us to not be scammed, and the assistance of the federal government, to reinforce their justice system — for the scammers to be behind bars, to be accountable,” she spoke.
“As a result of someday, I hope that we are going to dwell in a peaceable world the place nobody ought to deceive simply to outlive,” she added.
Serving appears
Her pink preliminary robe had sparked combined reactions on-line — a uncommon miss, in response to some followers, as Emma had already delivered a string of stand-out appears within the days main as much as the coronation that made her a crowd favourite, with some netizens even naming her as “probably the most ready Filipina candidate so far.”
Upon arrival, Emma made a “grand” entrance in a gold, Thai-inspired ensemble by Chico Estiva, evoking a queenly procession with the gown’s elegant draping and shimmering, jewel-toned material that catches the airport lights as she passes by.
For the sashing ceremony, she enacted drama in an ethereal, high-fashion piece by Jason Castillo that blends bridal simplicity, fantasy couture, and futuristic edge. The robe featured a hood that was initially lowered to cowl Emma’s head in a veiled bride look, then later pulled again for the reveal, including a contact of mystique and ceremony.
At a cocktail party with MGI Group president Nawat “Papa Nawat” Itsaragrisil, reigning Miss Grand CJ Opiaza, and the opposite candidates, Emma “served” in a pink, jewel-embellished blazer gown and matching beret-style hat by Leo Almodal. The look channeled authority, glamour, and timeless poise, combining the structured tailoring of the blazer with the retro-inspired hat, to create a basic, female silhouette.
For her closed-door interview, Emma donned an elegant, monochromatic white ensemble by Wealthy Sabinian that featured a woven texture design all through; the all-white evoked purity and modernity whereas the weave sample added an natural, craftsman factor.
On the pageant’s nationwide costume parade, Emma showcased the Philippines’ wealthy terrain of tales and craft in an ensemble titled “Mayari: The Lunar Empress of Pampanga.” The costume is a nod to her Kapampangan roots.
“Mayari” was created by Filipino designer Patrick Isorena.
Emma isn’t any stranger to the highlight, being a mannequin, TV host, and pageant veteran who had represented the Philippines in Miss Intercontinental 2019, ending within the high 20. She was topped Miss Grand Worldwide Philippines earlier this yr on August 24, on the SM Mall of Asia Area in Pasay Metropolis.
Miss Grand Worldwide 2025 is the thirteenth version of the pageant, which was first held in 2013. The pageant is run by MGI PCL, the group based that yr by Nawat Itsaragrisil. – Bea Gatmaytan/Rappler.com
