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Winwyn Marquez. Image: Doc Marlon via Instagram/@teresitassen
Winwyn Marquez emerged as the candidate to watch out for at Miss Universe Philippines 2025, as she brought home nine special awards from the national tilt’s sponsors.
Marquez, who represents Muntinlupa in the national pageant, bagged the Miss Jell Life, Miss Clinique de Paris, Miss Aqua Boracay, Miss Wuling, Miss New Moon, Miss Mags, Miss Wendy’s, Miss So-en, and Miss Zion Philippines.
Heavy favorites Ahtisa Manalo of Quezon Province, and Yllana Marie Aduana of Siniloan, Laguna both won four special awards.
Ahtisa Manalo and Yllana Aduana also won special awards at the Miss Universe Philippines 2025 prelims. Images from their Instagram
Other candidates who received special awards are Taguig’s Ma. Katrina Llegado, Sultan Kudarat’s Chelsea Fernandez, Siargao’s Millien Joy Cabigas, and Iligan City’s Juliana Fresado.
Here is the full list of special awards given during the Miss Universe Philippines 2025 prelims:
Miss Jell Life with 200k cash: Muntinlupa (Winwyn Marquez)
Miss Jewelmer: Quezon Province (Ahtisa Manalo)
Miss Clinique de Paris: Muntinlupa (Winwyn Marquez)
Miss Zonrox Colorsafe Casting Reel:
Siniloan, Laguna (Yllana Marie Aduana)
Quezon Province (Ahtisa Manalo)
Taguig (Ma. Katrina Llegado)
Miss Hello Glow Body: Sultan Kudarat (Chelsea Fernandez)
Miss Hello Glow: Quezon Province (Ahtisa Manalo)
Miss Aqua Boracay: Muntinlupa (Winwyn Marquez)
Miss Wuling: Muntinlupa (Winwyn Marquez)
Miss New Moon: Muntinlupa (Winwyn Marquez)
Miss Buscopan Venus: Sultan Kudarat (Chelsea Fernandez)
Miss Urban Smiles: Siniloan, Laguna (Yllana Marie Aduana)
Miss Mags with P500,000 worth of contract:
Quezon Province (Ahtisa Manalo)
Muntinlupa (Winwyn Marquez)
Siniloan, Laguna (Yllana Marie Aduana)
Miss Vitress: Quezon Province (Ahtisa Manalo)
Miss Wendy’s: Muntinlupa (Winwyn Marquez)
Miss So-en: Muntinlupa (Winwyn Marquez)
Miss Great Lengths iColor Plus: Siniloan, Laguna (Yllana Marie Aduana)
GlutaLipo People’s Choice Queen: Siargao (Millien Joy Cabigas)
Miss Zion Philippines: Muntinlupa (Winwyn Marquez)
Miss Glen Photogenic: Iligan (Juliana Fresado)
Miss Glutalipo: Siniloan, Laguna (Yllana Marie Aduana)
The preliminaries are a crucial part of the pageant as scores culled by the candidates from the swimsuit and evening gown competitions will be combined with their respective interview scores to determine who among them will advance to the semifinals.
The national costume competition, meanwhile, is scheduled on April 30 at Okada, Manila.
The candidates with the highest scores from the judges and the delegates who will top the several online polls will comprise the semifinalists who will be announced during the coronation night on May 2 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City.