Miss Grand International 2025: Philippines’ Emma Tiglao enters Top 22
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Emma Tiglao of Philippines delivered a strong start as she entered the Top 22 of the Miss Grand International 2025 pageant held in Bangkok, Thailand on Saturday, Oct. 18.
Tiglao’s name was the first to be announced as winner of a special award, which automatically entitled her to a slot in the Top 22. She won the Country’s Power of the Year special award after she topped the online poll of the category.
The announcement came after the show’s high-energy opening segment, where all 77 delegates introduced themselves in sparkling gold ensembles.
Aside from the Philippines, other delegates who advanced to the Top 22 included representatives from Ghana, Japan, United Kingdom, Ghuatemala, Dominican Republic, Czech Republic, Martinique, Indonesia, France, Zambia, Paraguay, Laos, Brazil, Tanzania, Thailand, Mexico, Valenzuela, Belgium, Spain, USA, and Equador.
Given the promising performances of the delegates, the MGI announced that they are expanding the finalists into Top 22 instead of 20.
Brazil, India, and Thailand bagged the Best National Costume award, while Miss Ghana won the Grand Talent Award.
Tiglao is seeking to inherit the crown from reigning Filipino queen Christine Juliane “CJ” Opiaza and become the second titleholder from the Philippines.
From 22 semifinalists, the finalists will be trimmed in half to proceed to the next round, which also include the delegate who will top the “Miss Popular” paid poll online, where Tiglao ranked 10th in the last tally. /edv
