Chelsea Manalo has a guaranteed spot in the semifinal round of Miss Universe 2024 after being named the continental queen for Asia after the competition's preliminary round.

The 73rd Miss Universe competition successfully concluded on November 17, 2024, in Mexico. With over 120 candidates who participated, the global pageant narrowed down the list to four continental queens. This is different from the four other beauty queens hailed as runners-up in the main competition.

In a night of historic moments, the 73rd Miss Universe witnessed two firsts for the Philippines: Chelsea Manalo, an African-American Filipina, represented the n

This is the first time Denmark won the most coveted title, after a near-win by Danish delegate Aino Korva, who finished as 1st runner-up in 1963. This was the same year that the Philippines' very own Lalaine Bennett won as 3rd runner-up.

First of her kind. Miss Universe Philippines Chelsea Manalo is not just a the first half-black and half-Filipino to represent the country in the most prestigious pageant in the universe, but also went home with a title that’s the first for the country.

The Philippines' Chelsea Manalo sits down with ABS-CBN News' Dyan Castillejo on Monday, in her first media interview after being named Miss Universe Asia.

The Philippines' Chelsea Manalo added to her impressive Miss Universe journey by claiming the title of Miss Universe Asia, one of the pageant's continental crowns. On Instagram, Miss Universe Philippines (MUPH) creative director Jonas Gaffud shared the good news on social media where Manalo,

Philippine bet Chelsea Manalo made fellow Filipinos smile when she executed her “tampisaw walk” or her pasarela during the swimwear round of the Miss Universe 2024 finals. The 25-year-old strutted in two-piece swimwear with a sheer cape in a walk,