Miss Grand Philippines

For the most recent competition, see Miss Grand Philippines 2024. For the upcoming edition, see Miss Grand Philippines 2025.

Miss Grand Philippines is a female national beauty pageant in the Philippines, launched in 2014 by John Dela Vega,^[1][2] who was also the founder of the "House of JDV", one of the country's most recognized pageant training camps.^[3] The winner of the contest represents the country at its parent international platform, Miss Grand International.^[1][2] In cooperation with the Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc. (BPCI), some national finalists of the Binibining Pilipinas pageant were assigned to participate in the Miss Grand International pageant in 2013 and 2015.^[4][5][6]

Miss Grand Philippines

Established	16 August 2014; 10 years ago (2014-08-16)
Founder	John Dela Vega
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Manila
Location	Philippines
Membership	4 (see Titles)
Official language	English Filipino
President and National Director	Arnold L. Vegafria (2023 – Present)
General Manager	Aldrich Maru Dabao
Creative Director and Head Fashion Stylist	Francis Rey Chee
Current titleholder	Christine Opiaza Castillejos
Parent organization	ALV Pageant Circle (2023 — Present)

Miss Grand Philippines licensees timeline
2014 — – 2016 — – 2018 — – 2020 — – 2022 — – 2024 — – 2026 —	House of JDV Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc. ALV Pageant Circle
Title under the BPCI   Stand-alone pageant

In 2016, the competition license was transferred to BPCI.^[7] Under the supervision of BPCI, from 2016 to 2022, majority of Filipino representatives at the Miss Grand International pageant were directly determined through the Binibining Pilipinas contest,^[7] except for the 2020 season, wherein the runner-up of the previous edition was appointed to participate.^[8] The Miss Grand Philippines pageant, on the other hand, returned as a separate platform in 2023 when the franchise was passed to the ALV Pageant Circle under the leadership of talent manager and businessman Mr. Arnold L. Vegafria.^[9][10][11]

Since the inception of the Miss Grand International pageant in 2013, the Philippines has secured one win after Christine Juliane Opiaza assumed the title of Miss Grand International 2024 following the resignation of Rachel Gupta of India. The first runner-up positions were obtained twice, by Nicole Cordoves in 2016 and Samantha Bernardo in 2020.^[12][13]

History

Before the 2020s, the Philippines had only one Miss Grand national standalone pageant, which took place in 2014 under the direction of John Dela Vega, who served as the national licensee from 2013 to 2015. The remaining representatives were either chosen on the Binibining Pilipinas stage or appointed,^[7] such as Parul Shah, who was elected Binibining Pilipinas Tourism in the Binibining Pilipinas 2013 pageant, but was later assigned to represent the country at the Miss Grand International 2015 pageant instead,^[4][5] due to the cancellation of the Miss Tourism International 2013 pageant;^[14] as well as Samantha Bernardo, who was appointed Miss Grand Philippines 2020 after obtaining the second runner-up position at the Binibining Pilipinas 2019 pageant.^[8]

Titles

Current Titles
Membership	Year	Number of wins
Miss Grand International	2023 — Present	1 (2024)
Reina Hispanoamericana	2023, 2025 — Present	1 (2024)
Miss Asia Pacific International	2025 — Present	0
Face of Beauty International	2025 — Present	0
Former Titles
Membership	Year	Number of wins
Miss Teen International	2024	0
Miss Eco Teen International	2023	0

Editions

The following list is the edition detail of the Miss Grand Philippines contest.

Edition	Date	Final Venue	Entrants	Competition Result			Ref.
				Miss Grand Philippines	1st Runner Up	2nd Runner Up
1st	August 16, 2014	GT-Toyota Asian Cultural Center, Quezon City, Metro Manila	19	Kimberly Karlsson Oriental Mindoro	Rosevemme Marie Fajardo Surigao del Sur	Mary Theresa Erna Gomez Tarlac	[2]
2nd	July 13, 2023	SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Metro Manila	30	Nikki de Moura Cagayan de Oro	Shanon Tampon Caloocan	Charie Manalo Sergio Antique	[15]
3rd	September 28, 2024	Newport Performing Arts Theater, Pasay City, Metro Manila	20	Christine Juliane Opiaza Zambales	Jubilee Therese Acosta Manila	Alexandra Mae Rosales Laguna	[16]
4th	July 16, 2025	SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Metro Manila					[17]

Titleholders

For the list and details of winners from the previous franchise, see List of Binibining Pilipinas titleholders § Miss Grand International.

Year	Represented	Miss Grand Philippines
2014	Oriental Mindoro	Kimberly Karlsson
2013, 2015 – 2022: Supplemental title under the BPCI
2023	Cagayan de Oro	Nikki de Moura
2024	Castillejos	Christine Juliane Opiaza

International competition

Current titles

Miss Grand International

•   : Declared as Winner
•   : Ended as runner-up or Top 5 qualification
•   : Ended as one of the finalist/semi-finalist/5th runner-up
•   : Unplaced but given special award(s)

Year	Delegate	Original National Title	Competition Placement	Special Awards	National Director	Ref.
2013	Annalie Forbes	Binibining Pilipinas 2012 2nd Runner-Up	3rd Runner-Up	—	John dela Vega	[3][6]
2014	Kimberly Karlsson	Miss Grand Philippines 2014	Unplaced			[2]
2015	Parul Shah	Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2015	3rd Runner-Up	Best National Costume		[4][5]
2016	Nicole Cordoves	Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2016	1st Runner-Up	—	Stella Márquez Araneta	[7][13]
2017	Elizabeth Clenci	Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2017	2nd Runner-Up	—		[6][7]
2018	Eva Patalinjug	Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2018	Unplaced	—		[7]
2019	Samantha Ashley Lo[α]	Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2019	Unplaced	—		[7]
2020	Samantha Mae Bernardo	Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2020	1st Runner-Up	—		[7][18]
2021	Samantha Alexandra Panlilio	Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2021	Unplaced	—		[7][18]
2022	Roberta Angela Tamondong	Binibining Pilipinas Grand International 2022	5th Runner-Up[β]	—		[12][18]
2023	Nikki de Moura	Miss Grand Philippines 2023	Unplaced	—	Arnold Vegafria	[19]
2024	Christine Juliane Opiaza	Miss Grand Philippines 2024	Miss Grand International 2024[γ]	—		[20]
2025	TBD	Miss Grand Philippines 2025	TBD	TBD
Note: ^α Resigned from the title after finishing the international contest in Venezuela, Bb. Pilipinas 2019 1st Runner-up, Maria Andrea Abesamis was later promoted to take over the title but did not go internationally to compete.[7] ^β Initially finished as one of the top 20 finalists, she has since been promoted to the 5th Runner-up (Top 10) position as a replacement for Miss Grand Mauritius, who resigned from the title.[21] ^γ Assumed the title of Miss Grand International 2024 after Rachel Gupta of India resigned from her duties.

Reina Hispanoamericana

Year	Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas	Hometown	Placement	Special Award(s)	Ref.
Representatives from Miss World Philippines
2017	Teresita Ssen Marquez	Parañaque	Reina Hispanoamericana 2017	—
2018	Alyssa Muhlach	Pasig	Unplaced	—
2019	Maria Katrina Llegado	Taguig	5th Runner-Up	—
2020	Pageant not held due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2021	Emmanuelle Fabienne Camcam	Taguig	3rd Runner-Up	—
2022	Maria Ingrid Teresita Santa Maria	Parañaque	Top 14	—
2024 2025	Deanne Marie Maté	Cavite	Reina Hispanoamericana 2025	Best in National Costume
Representatives from Miss Grand Philippines
2023	Michelle Arceo	Quezon City	2nd Runner-Up	—
2026	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

Miss Asia Pacific International

Year	Miss Asia Pacific International	Hometown	Placement	Special Award(s)	Ref.
2025	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

Face of Beauty International

Year	Philippines’ Face of Beauty	Hometown	Placement	Special Award(s)	Ref.
Representatives from Miss World Philippines
2024	Jeanne Isabelle Bilasano	Bicol Region	Face of Beauty International 2024	People’s Choice Best in National Costume Best in Swimwear Best in Evening Gown
Representatives from Miss Grand Philippines
2025	TBD	TBD	TBD	TBD

Miss Teen International

Year	Miss Teen International	Hometown	Placement	Special Award(s)	Ref.
2025	Anna Margaret Mercado	Aglipay	TBD	TBD

Former titles

Universal Woman

Year	Universal Woman Philippines	Hometown	Placement	Special Award(s)	Ref.
Representatives from Miss World Philippines
2024	Maria Gigante	Cebu	Universal Woman 2024	UW Social Media UW Sympathy UW MVLA Fan Vote Winner	[22]
2025	Jasmine Omay	Tarlac	TBD	TBD	TBA
Representatives from Miss Grand Philippines
2025	Sophia Bianca Santos	Pampanga	Ineligible to compete due to age limit

Miss Eco Teen International

Year	Miss Eco Teen Philippines	Hometown	Placement	Special Award(s)	Ref.
Representatives from Miss World Philippines
2019	Mary Daena Zaide Resurrecion	Manila	Top 5
2020	Roberta Angela Tamondong	San Pablo	Miss Eco Teen 2020	Best in Eco Dress Best in National Costume 1st Runner-Up in Beach Wear 2nd Runner-Up in Best in Talent	[23]
2021	Tatyana Alexi Austria	Parañaque	1st Runner-Up	Miss Vatika 1st Runner-Up in Eco Dress Prime	[24]
2022	Francesca Beatriz McLelland	Aklan	1st Runner-Up	Best in National Costume Best in Resorts Wear 2nd Runner-Up in Best Eco Dress 2nd Runner-Up in Miss Talent
Representatives from Miss Grand Philippines
2023	Francine Fatima Reyes	Tarlac	Top 11
The Miss Philippines acquired the franchise in 2024

Participating national finalists

The following list is the national finalists of the Miss Grand Philippines pageant, as well as the competition results.

Represented	2014	2023	2024
Angono		T
Bacolod	Y
Baguio		Y
Bagumbayan		R
Bataan	10
Batangas			Y
Bohol		Y
Bulacan			Y
Cabanatuan			Y
Cagayan
Caloocan
Caluya
Camarines Norte			Y
Camarines Sur	Y
Castillejos
Cavite		Y	10
Dagupan	10
Gapan City	Y
General Santos		Y
Himamaylan			10
Ilocos Sur	10
Isabela	Y
Kalinga	10
Laguna		Y
La Union	10	Y
	Y
Malabon			Y
Manila	Y
Marikina		Y
Marilao			Y
Metro Manila	Y
Naga		Y
Northern Samar		10
Nueva Ecija		10	Y
Occidental Mindoro		15
Oriental Mindoro
Pampanga		10	U
Pangasinan		10	10
Parañaque		Y
Pasay		Y
Pasig			10
Quezon City			Y
Quirino			I
Rizal		Y	Y
San Juan		15
San Leonardo		Y
Santa Mesa			Y
Sarangani		Y
Socorro		15
Sultan Kudarat		15
Surigao del Norte	10
Surigao del Sur
Tantangan		Y
Tarlac		E
Tuy		Y
Urdaneta		15
Valenzuela	10
Zambales	Y		10
Total	18	30	20
Color keys    : Declared as the winner Miss Grand Philippines    : Ended as a 1st runner-up    : Ended as a 2nd runner-up    : Ended as a 3rd runner-up    : Ended as a 4th runner-up  A  : Ended as a finalist, semifinalist (N) and unplaced (Y)  B  : Ended as a Miss Eco Teen Philippines (E), Miss Teen International Philippines (I), Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas (R), Miss Philippines Tourism (T), Universal Woman Philippines (U)  ×  : Ended as withdrew during the competition  ×  : Ended as no representative

Gallery

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  Miss Grand Philippines 2024
  Christine Opiaza
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  Miss Grand Philippines 2022
  Roberta Tamondong
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  Miss Grand Philippines 2021
  Samantha Panlilio
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  Miss Grand Philippines 2016
  Nicole Cordoves
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  Miss Grand Philippines 2015
  Parul Shah
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  Miss Grand Philippines 2014
  Kimberly Karlsson