Maureen Montagne
Maureen Ann Hiwatig Montagne is a Filipino-American beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned The Miss Globe 2021. Before that, she held the title of Binibining Pilipinas Globe 2021.
Previously, she won Miss Arizona USA 2015 and reached the top 15 at Miss USA 2015. She was also hailed as Miss Eco Philippines 2018 at the Miss World Philippines 2018 competition and finished 1st Runner-Up at the Miss Eco International 2019 pageant.
Personal life
Maureen Ann Montagne was born July 10, 1993, in St. Albans, Vermont. After the age of three, she moved to Chandler, Arizona where she was raised. She is of Filipino and French descent. She went back to the Philippines to compete in various national pageants. Montagne graduated from Arizona State University with a degree in interdisciplinary studies.
Pageantry
Montagne competed for her first Philippine national pageant in Mutya ng Pilipinas 2013. She finished as the first runner-up.
Montagne competed in and won Miss Arizona USA representing Tempe, Arizona. With this she competed at Miss USA 2015.
Montagne competed in Miss USA 2015, reaching the top 15.
Montagne joined the Miss World America 2017 where she placed 1st runner-up to Clarissa Bowers of Florida.
Montagne competed at Miss World Philippines 2018 where she won Miss Eco Philippines 2018.
After winning Miss Eco Philippines 2018, Montagne represented the Philippines at Miss Eco International 2019, held in Cairo, Egypt. She finished as first runner-up to Miss Peru's Suheyn Cipriani who was later removed due to pregnancy. As the first runner-up she would automatically become the winner, but she refused it due to her commitments with Binibining Pilipinas.
Montagne joined the Binibining Pilipinas 2021 where she won Binibining Pilipinas Globe 2021, giving her the right to compete at The Miss Globe 2021.
Montagne represented the Philippines and surpassed over 40 candidates to win The Miss Globe 2021 crown in Tirana, Albania on November 5, 2021.