Gazini Ganados joins MGI All Stars as 4th PH entry
The first edition of the MGI All Stars pageant just gained huge traction with the announcement of Gazini Ganados as the fourth entry from the Philippines in the groundbreaking global tilt.
Her inclusion in the roster of official candidates on Thursday night, March 12, got pageant fans ecstatic, many of whom took to social media to congratulate the 30-year-old Palestinian-Filipino model and actress from Talisay City, Cebu.
Fuschia Anne Ravena, 2022 Miss International Queen titleholder, was the first official candidate from the Philippines confirmed to join MGI All Stars. Manila-based Brazilian entrepreneur and reigning Noble Queen of the Universe Alexia Nuñez was the second entry.
In January, the organizers announced a third entry from the Philippines, Keylyn Trajano, who represented Arabia in the 2025 Universal Woman pageant, where she finished in the Top 12. The Pampanga-based model was born to Filipino parents in Saudi Arabia.
Ganados, who is also a Sparkle GMA artist, released a series of photographs on her Instagram account when her participation in the newest global competition from the organizers of the Miss Grand International pageant was officially confirmed.
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In the official announcement, the organizers cited her “striking beauty, commanding stage presence, and inspiring life,” and touted her as “one of the Philippines’ most recognizable beauty queens.”
Ganados was the last Binibining Pilipinas queen to represent the Philippines in the Miss Universe pageant. She joined the global competition’s 68th edition and finished in the Top 20.
Her first major national competition was the 2014 Miss World Philippines pageant, held after Megan Young claimed the country’s first-ever Miss World victory. Ganados earned a spot in the Top 13.
Among those who expressed excitement for Ganados’ return to international pageantry were reigning Miss Grand International Emma Tiglao, 2020 Miss Universe Philippines Rabiya Mateo, and 2024 Miss World Philippines Krishnah Gravidez.
Her fellow Cebuana beauty queens also cheered her on, including 2021 Miss World Philippines Tracy Maureen Perez, 2008 Miss Earth Karla Henry, and 2021 Miss Universe Top 5 finalist Beatrice Luigi Gomez.
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Joining the celebration were her Bb. Pilipinas sisters Nicole Cordoves, Jehza Huelar, Hannah Arnold, and Gabrielle Basiano, 2023 Miss Supranational runner-up Pauline Amelinckx, and reigning The Miss Philippines-Supranational Katrina Llegado.
Sparkle GMA artists who are also beauty titleholders, like Ganados and Gomez, also joined in: 2020 Miss Earth-Water and 2026 Miss Universe Philippines Baguio Roxie Baeyens, 2024 Miss Supranational Asia and Oceania Alethea Ambrosio, and 2017 Reina Hispanoamericana and 2025 Miss Universe Philippines runner-up Teresita Ssen “Winwyn” Marquez.
MGI All Stars gathers women who have already competed in an international competition, including those who have won global titles, aged 20 to 40 years old.
It is open to delegates who were assigned female at birth and transgender women, with no restrictions on marital status. Mothers or those who have borne children are also allowed to compete.
The first edition of MGI All Stars will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, in the second quarter of the year, with the Grand Final scheduled for May 30. /mcm
