Alyssa Redondo is the new Mutya ng Pilipinas-Intercontinental 2024. Image from Mutya ng Pilipinas Facebook page
The Mutya ng Pilipinas pageant crowned its new queens, with Alyssa Redondo representing the Filipino community in California winning the top award at the culmination of the 2024 competition show held at the FilOil EcoOil Centre in San Juan City on Friday night, Sept. 6.
Two years since last proclaiming winners, the Mutya ng Pilipinas pageant is celebrating its 56th anniversary this year, holding its 52nd edition after skipping 2023 for undisclosed reasons. The 51st edition was held in 2022, which was mounted after a two-year pandemic break.
Iona Gibbs, who won in 2022, relinquished her Mutya ng Pilipinas-Intercontinental title to Redondo, who will represent the country in the 2024 Miss Intercontinental pageant later this year.
Early on in the pageant, Redondo reaped the Best in Swimsuit award, as well as special awards as Miss Jipang Trim, and Mutya ng Pilipinas-Luxe Skin.
The evening gown that she wore, a baby-pink column ensemble with a pleated overlay, was designed by Bulacan-based Manny Halasan, who won best fashion designer.
Mutya ng Pilipinas Pres. Cory Quirino (center) poses with her 2024 queens (from left) Christine Enero, Liana Barrido, Aiyen Ysabel Maquiraya, Arianna Pantaleon, Anne Klein Castro, Alyssa Redondo, Xena Ramos, Stacey De Ocampo, and Jireh Mayani/ARMIN P. ADINA
Liana Barrido from Batangas City, meanwhile, received the Mutya ng Pilipinas-Tourism International crown from reigning Miss Tourism Metropolitan International Jeanette Reyes.
The Mutya ng Pilipinas-World Top Model crown went to from Anne Klein Castro from Pampanga, who will try to surpass the second-place finish of her predecessor Arianna Padrid in the international modeling search.
Reigning Miss Environment International Shannon Robinson crowned Arianna Pantaleon from the Filipino community in Canada as Mutya ng Pilipinas-Environment International, who will try to inherit her global title later this year.
The Mutya ng Pilipinas-Overseas Communities crown, reserved for a delegate sent by Filipino communities abroad, went to Aiyen Ysabel Maquiraya from Washington State.
A new title was awarded in this year’s competition, the Mutya ng Pilipinas-Charity, created to mark the national pageant’s partnership with the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO). The crown went to Xena Ramos from Manila.
And as in the 2022 edition, the runners-up also received their respective titles. Mutya ng Pilipinas-Luzon was Christine Enero from San Dionisio, ParañaqueCity, Mutya ng Pilipinas-Visayas was Stacey De Ocampo from Pangasinam, and Mutya ng Mindanao was Jireh Mayani from Davao City.
Established in 1968, Mutya ng Pilipinas is the second longest-running national pageant in the country. It has made the Philippines the best-performing nation in the Miss Tourism International and Miss Asia Pacific International competitions, posting five wins in both contests.