Miss World Philippines

For the most recent competition, see Miss World Philippines 2024.

Miss World Philippines is a beauty pageant in the Philippines that selects the country's representatives to the Miss World, one of the Big Four international beauty pageants.

Miss World Philippines

Type	Women's beauty pageant
Parent organization	ALV Pageant Circle
Country represented	Philippines
Qualifies for	Miss World
First edition	2011
Most recent edition	2024
Current titleholder	Krishnah Gravidez Baguio
President and National Director	Arnold Vegafria
General Manager	Aldrich Maru Dabao
Creative Director and Head Fashion Stylist	Francis Rey Chee
Website	www.missworldphilippines.org

The pageant also selects representative to participate in minor international pageants such as Miss Eco International. In addition the organizer of the pageant also held its male counterpart Mister World Philippines to pick representatives to participate in Mister World.

The pageant is inspired by the Miss World Ltd.'s slogan "Beauty with a Purpose" and henceforth adopted the theme "Beauty in Giving."

The winner and her court work with charities that benefit children in need and also join movements of supporting women and children's rights and many more advocacies.^[1]

History

The pageant was officially launched on March 23, 2011, at the SMDC Showroom at the SM Mall of Asia.^[2][3][4]

Number of wins under Miss World Philippines
Pageant	Wins
Miss World	1
Miss Supranational	0
Reina Hispanoamericana	2
Miss Multinational	1
Miss Eco International	2
Miss Eco Teen International	1
Face of Beauty International	1
Universal Woman	1
Miss Tourism World	0
Miss Environment International	0

Quirino resigned as the national director on January 15, 2017, due to personal and business reasons.^[5] A day later, Arnold Vegafria, who served as the talent manager of Miss World 2013 Megan Young, took over the position after he met with Morley. Under Vegafria's leadership, additional minor international beauty pageant titles are awarded for which they will represent the Philippines internationally.^[6][7]

Prior to Miss World Philippines, the title was awarded through the Miss Republic of the Philippines pageant from 1966 to 1976, then by Mutya ng Pilipinas, Inc. through Mutya ng Pilipinas pageant from 1977 to 1991, and Binibining Pilipinas Charities, Inc. through the Binibining Pilipinas pageant from 1992 to 2010.^[8]

Titles

Here is the full list of remaining titles to be contested at the Miss World Philippines competition.

Current Titles
Membership	Year
Miss World	2011 – Present
Miss Multinational	2017 – Present
Universal Woman	2024 – Present
Former Titles
Membership	Year
Reina Hispanoamericana	2017 – 2022, 2024
Face of Beauty International	2024
Miss Eco International	2018 – 2023
Miss Supranational	2021 – 2022
Miss Eco Teen International	2019 – 2022
Miss Tourism World	2022
Miss Environment International	2021
Special Title
Miss Tourism	2019 – Present

Editions

Below is the complete list of Miss World Philippines editions.

Year	Date	Presenters	Broadcasters	Number of official candidates	Pageant venue
2011	September 18	Dingdong Dantes, Isabelle Daza, Carla Abellana	GMA Network	25	Philippine International Convention Center, Pasay
2012	June 24	Edu Manzano, Ruffa Gutierrez, Patricia Fernandez, Mr. Fu, Victor Basa, John James Uy	TV5		Manila Hotel Tent City, Manila
2013	August 18	Carla Abellana, KC Montero, Victor Basa, Gwendoline Ruais, Divine Lee	GMA Network		Solaire Resort & Casino, Parañaque
2014	October 12	Mikael Daez, Janine Gutierrez, Gwendoline Ruais, Tim Yap		26	Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
2015	October 18	Iya Villania, Tim Yap, Gwendoline Ruais			Solaire Resort & Casino, Parañaque
2016	October 2	Gwendoline Ruais, Richard Gutierrez, Queenierich Rehman		24	Manila Hotel Tent City, Manila
2017	September 3	KC Montero, Iya Villania, Carla Abellana		35	Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay
2018	October 7	Francisco Escobar, Ruffa Gutierrez, Carla Abellana		40
2019	September 15	Laura Lehmann, Victor Basa, Edgar Allan Guzman, Winwyn Marquez			Smart Araneta Coliseum, Quezon City
2021	October 3	Xian Lim, RJ Ledesma, Alyssa Muhlach, JB Saliba		45	Subic Bay Exhibition and Convention Center, Olongapo, Zambales
2022	June 5	Laura Lehmann, Valerie Weigmann, Katarina Rodriguez	CNN Philippines	36	Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay[9]
2024	July 19	Billy Crawford, Maria Gigante, Teejay Marquez, Emmanuelle Vera	TV5	33

Titleholders

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

Year	Miss World Philippines	Runners-Up				Ref.
		1st Princess	2nd Princess	3rd Princess	4th Princess
2011	Gwendoline Ruais	Helen Nicolette Henson	Martha Chloe McCulley	Maria Paula Bianca Paz	Jaysel Arrozal	[10]
2012	Queenierich Rehman	Mary Ann Misa	Vanessa Claudine Ammann	April Love Jordan	Brenna Cassandra Gamboa	[11]
2013	Megan Young	Janicel Lubina	Zahra Bianca Saldua	Maria Paula Bianca Paz	Omarie Linn Osuna	[12]
2014	Valerie Weigmann	Lorraine Kendrickson	Nelda Dorothea Ibe	Nicole Kim Donesa	Rachel Peters	[13]
2015	Hillarie Parungao	Marita Cassandra Naidas	Mia Allyson Howell	Maria Vanessa Wright	Emma Mary Tiglao	[14]
2016	Catriona Gray	Arienne Louise Calingo	Ivanna Kamil Pacis	Marah Muñoz	Sandra Lemonon	[15]
2017	Laura Lehmann	Glyssa Leiann Perez	Zara Carbonell	Not awarded		[16]
2018	Katarina Rodriguez	Chanel Morales	Pearl Hung			[17]
2019	Michelle Dee	Shannon Christie Kerver	Casie Banks			[18]
2020	Pageant not held due to COVID-19 Pandemic
2021	Tracy Perez	Riana Agatha Pangindian	Janelle Lewisα	Not awarded		[19][20][21]
2022	Gwendolyne Fourniol	Justine Beatrice Felizartaβ	Cassandra Chanγ			[22]
2023	Pageant not held due to the delay of Miss World 2023
2024	Krishnah Gravidez	Jasmine Omay	Sophia Bianca Santos	Not awarded		[23]

Notes

• ^α Janelle Lewis was promoted to take over the 2nd Princess title after Ganiel Krishnan resigned from the position.
• ^β In 2022, the 1st Princess is called Miss World Philippines Tourism and has the opportunity to compete internationally.
• ^γ In 2022, the 2nd Princess is called Miss World Philippines Charity.

Placements

Current titles

Miss World

Year	Miss World Philippines	Hometown	Placement	Special Award(s)	Ref.
2011	Gwendoline Ruais	Muntinlupa	1st Runner-Up	Continental Queen of Beauty (Miss World Asia) Top 10 in Top Model Top 30 in Beauty with a Purpose Top 30 in Beach Beauty	[24]
2012	Queenierich Rehman	Las Piñas	Top 15	World Fashion Designer Award Top 5 in Talent Top 40 in Beach Beauty Top 46 in Top Model	[25]
2013	Megan Young	Olongapo	Miss World 2013	Continental Queen of Beauty (Miss World Asia) Top Model Winner 3rd Runner-Up in Multimedia 4th Runner-Up in Beach Beauty	[26]
2014	Valerie Weigmann	Legazpi	Top 25	Top 10 in Beauty with a Purpose Top 10 in People's Choice Award	[27]
2015	Hillarie Parungao	Nueva Vizcaya	Top 10	Multimedia Winner 9th Place in Interview Top 10 in People's Choice Award	[28]
2016	Catriona Gray	Oas	Top 5	Multimedia Winner Top 5 in Beauty with a Purpose Top 10 in Talent	[29]
2017	Laura Lehmann	Makati	Top 40	Beauty with a Purpose Winner Head-to-Head Challenge Winner Top 10 in People's Choice Award	[30]
2018	Katarina Rodriguez	Davao City		Head-to-Head Challenge Winner (Round 1) Top 10 in People's Choice Award Top 32 in Top Model	[31]
2019	Michelle Dee	Makati	Top 12	Head-to-Head Challenge Winner (Rounds 1 and 2) Top 20 in Beauty with a Purpose Top 40 in Top Model	[32]
2020	Pageant not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Tracy Perez	Cebu City	Top 13	Beauty with a Purpose Winner Head-to-Head Challenge Winner (Rounds 1 and 2)	[33]
2022	Miss World 2021 was rescheduled to 16 March 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Puerto Rico, no edition started in 2022.
2023	Gwendolyne Fourniol	Himamaylan		Top 20 in Top Model Top 23 in Talent Top 25 in Head-to-Head Challenge Top 32 in Sports
2024	Miss World 2023 was rescheduled to 9 March 2024 due to the elections in India, no edition started in 2024.
2025	Krishnah Gravidez	Baguio	Top 8	Continental Queen of Beauty (Miss World Asia) Top 20 in Multimedia Top 24 in Talent Top 32 in Sports

Miss Multinational

Year	Miss Multinational	Hometown	Placement	Special Award(s)	Ref.
2017	Sophia Señoron	Manila	Miss Multinational 2017	Best in Interview Miss Environment Miss Speech
2018	Kimilei Mugford	Ontario	Top 5	Miss Multinational Asia Best in Sports Best in Talent
2019	Isabelle de Leon	Quezon City	Pageant not held
2020	Pageant not held due to the COVID-19 Pandemic
2021	Shaila Mae Rebortera	Cebu	Pageant not held
2022	Not awarded
2023
2024
2025	Nikhisah Buenafe Cheveh	Pangasinan	TBA

Universal Woman

Year	Universal Woman Philippines	Hometown	Placement	Special Award(s)	Ref.
2024	Maria Gigante	Cebu	Universal Woman 2024	UW Social Media UW Sympathy UW MVLA Fan Vote Winner	[34]
2025	Jasmine Omay	Tarlac	TBA

Former titles

Reina Hispanoamericana

Year	Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas	Hometown	Placement	Special Award(s)	Ref.
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 the COVID-19 Pandemic
2021	Emmanuelle Fabienne Camcam	Taguig	3rd Runner-Up	—
2022	Maria Ingrid Teresita Santa Maria	Parañaque	Top 14	—
2024	Deanne Marie Maté	Cavite	Reina Hispanoamericana 2025	Best in National Costume
Title awarded through Miss Grand Philippines in 2023 and 2025 onwards

Face of Beauty International

Year	Philippines’ Face of Beauty	Hometown	Placement	Special Award(s)	Ref.
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
Title awarded through Miss Grand Philippines in 2025 onwards

Miss Environment International

Year	Miss Environment Philippines	Hometown	Placement	Special Award(s)	Ref.
2021	Michelle Arceo	Makati	1st Runner-Up	—
Mutya ng Pilipinas acquired the franchise in 2022

Miss Tourism World

Year	Miss World Tourism	Hometown	Placement	Special Award(s)	Ref.
2022	Justine Beatrice Felizarta	Marikina	1st Runner-Up	—
Hiyas ng Pilipinas acquired the franchise in 2023

Miss Supranational

Year	Miss Supranational Philippines	Hometown	Placement	Special Award(s)	Ref.
2021	Dindi Joy Pajares	Orani, Bataan	Top 12	—
2022	Alison Black	Las Piñas	Top 24	Miss Talent
The Miss Philippines acquired the franchise in 2023

Miss Eco International

Year	Miss Eco Philippines	Hometown	Placement	Special Award(s)	Ref.
2018	Cynthia Thomalla	Cebu	Miss Eco International 2018	Top 10 Best in Resorts Wear Top 15 Best in Eco Dress Top 15 Best in Talent
2019	Maureen Ann Montagne	Batangas	1st Runner-Up	2nd Runner-up in Best in Resorts Wear
2020	Pageant not held due to the COVID-19 pandemic
2021	Kelley Day	Tarlac City	1st Runner-Up	Best in National Costume
2022	Kathleen Paton	Aklan	Miss Eco International 2022	Best Eco Video
2023	Ashley Montenegro	Makati	Top 21	—
The Miss Philippines acquired the franchise in 2024

Miss Eco Teen International

Year	Miss Eco Teen Philippines	Hometown	Placement	Special Award(s)	Ref.
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	[35]
2021	Tatyana Alexi Austria	Parañaque	1st Runner-Up	Miss Vatika 1st Runner-Up in Eco Dress Prime	[36]
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
Title awarded through Miss Grand Philippines in 2023. The Miss Philippines acquired the franchise in 2024

See also

• Big Four beauty pageants
• Philippines at the Big Four beauty pageants
• List of beauty pageants
• Miss Universe Philippines
• Miss Philippines Earth
• Binibining Pilipinas
• The Miss Philippines
• Miss Grand Philippines
• Mutya ng Pilipinas
• Miss Republic of the Philippines
• Miss Pearl of the Orient Philippines