MUPH 2025: Ahtisa Manalo, Chelsea Fernandez, Yllana Aduana are platform’s top picks

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Ahtisa Manalo, Chelsea Fernandez and Yllana Aduana. Image: Instagram/@dookieducay via @ahtisa, Jai Murcillo via @chelsfernandez_, @advanramirez via @kenbatino, @yanaaduana

Miss Universe Philippines 2025 candidates Ahtisa Manalo, Chelsea Fernandez and Yllana Aduana were named by global pageant observers as the frontrunners to win the crown.

The beauty queens who respectively represent Quezon Province, Sinilioan, Laguna and Sultan Kudarat landed the top pick list released by established beauty pageant platform Missosology on Thursday, May 1.

“Our pageant analysts saw a different Ma. Ahtisa Manalo this time around,” it said of the candidate who secured the top spot of the list. “She’s regal, more confident and definitely Miss Universe ready.”

Fernandez then placed second while Aduana earned the third spot.

Here’s the full list of Missosology Top Picks:

1. Quezon Province – Ahtisa Manalo
2. Sultan Kudarat – Chelsea Lovely Fernandez
3. Siniloan, Laguna – Yllana Marie Aduana
4. Muntinlupa – Winwyn Marquez
5. Taguig – Katrina Llegado
6. Pasay – Amanda Russo
7. Laguna – Eloisa Jauod
8. Cebu City – Gabriella Mai Carballo
9. Baguio – Gwendoline Meliz Soriano
10. Tarlac – Sasha Juli Belle Lacuna
11. Bohol – Tyra Rae Goldman
12.  Iligan City – Juliana Fresado
13. Malay, Aklan – Taylor Marie DeLuna
14. Negros Occidental – Franches Anne Laquibla
15. Isabela – Jarina Sandhu
16. Ifugao – Valerie Claire West
17. Benguet – Maiko Ibarde
18. Caloocan – Allyson Ee
19. Nueva Ecija – Chanel Olive Thomas
20. Oriental Mindoro – Rechel Hoco

Manalo also emerged as the MUPH 2025 top pick of another pageant platform, Sash Factor, which also released its Top 20 list on Thursday.

1. Quezon Province – Ahtisa Manalo
2. Muntinlupa – Winwyn Marquez
3. Sultan Kudarat – Chelsea Fernandez
4. Siniloan, Laguna – Yllana Aduana
5. Taguig – Katrina Llegado
6. Laguna – Eloisa Jauod
7. Baguio – Gwendoline Soriano
8. Cebu City – Gabriella Mai Carballo
9. Pasay – Amanda Russo
10. Malay, Aklan – Taylor Marie DeLuna
11. Oriental Mindoro – Rechel Hoco
12. Davao – Angeleyh Pasco
13. Tarlac – Sasha Juli Belle Lacuna
14. Bohol – Tyra Rae Goldman
15. Ifugao – Valerie Claire West
16. Iligan – Juliana Fresado
17. Isabela – Jarina Sandhu
18. Nueva Ecija – Chanel Olive Thomas
19. Benguet – Maiko Ibarde
20. Caloocan – Allyson Ee

The next Miss Universe Philippines 2025 titleholder will be crowned at the finals night on Friday, May 2.