Miss Universe Philippines 2026


Miss Universe Philippines 2026 will be the seventh edition of the Miss Universe Philippines pageant, expected to take place sometime in 2026.
Ahtisa Manalo of Quezon will crown her successor at the end of the event. The winner will represent the Philippines at the Miss Universe 2026 pageant, to be held in Puerto Rico later that year.

Background

Location and date

On January 25, 2026, Miss Universe Philippines Organization began introducing updated branding for the seventh edition aligned with that of the international pageant. The following day, Mags Cue, a vice president of the organization, hinted at a "spectacular" event slated for February.

Selection of participants

As of, delegates from 37 cities and municipalities have been selected from local and regional pageants organized by accredited partners of the competition. Likewise, an additional 10 delegates from Filipino communities abroad had been declared. Currently, there are 47 contenders on the roster.

Debuts and returns

This edition will mark the debuts of Dasmariñas, Luisiana, Pateros, San Carlos, San Juan, the overseas Filipino societies in Saudi Arabia, the Canadian province of Alberta, and the U.S. cities of Bellevue and Seattle. Additionally, this edition featured the returns of La Union which last competed in 2020; Iloilo which last competed in 2021; Nueva Vizcaya which last competed in 2022; Negros Oriental and Southern Leyte which both last competed in 2023; and Cagayan de Oro and Cebu which both last competed in 2024.

Pageant

Format

The results of the preliminary competition, which will evaluate the contestants in the swimsuit, evening gown segments, along with the closed-door interviews, are expected to determine the semifinalists for the edition.

Contestants

As of, the following contestants have been selected to compete, including nine contestants from overseas Filipino societies, whose society is indicated below their local designation.
LocalityContestantAgeHometownNotes
Albay21Naga
Bacolod23Silay
BacoorGeneral Trias
Baguio28BaguioWinner of Miss Philippines Earth 2020 and Elemental Titleholder at Miss Earth 2020
Batangas22Calaca
Benguet24Atok
Cabanatuan
22Calgary
Cagayan de Oro
19Santa Clarita
CamiguinMambajao
CaviteDasmariñas
Cebu25MandaueBinibining Pilipinas International 2022 and Third Runner-up at Miss International 2023
Cebu City29Cebu CityTop 15 at Binibining Pilipinas 2016 and Top 16 at Miss Universe Philippines 2020, representing Cebu
DasmariñasTernate
Davao CityDavao City
IliganIligan
Iloilo24TigbauanCompeted at Binibining Pilipinas 2024
Iloilo City21AnilaoCompeted in Miss Pearl of the Orient Philippines 2024, representing Guimaras
Kalibo30KaliboResigned winner of Miss Philippines Earth 2016, representing Puerto Princesa
LagunaSanta Rosa
Laoag
23West Oʻahu
Las Piñas
Orlando
Leyte21Javier
Los Baños31Los Baños
Luisiana25LuisianaMiss Eco Philippines 2022 and Top 21 at Miss Eco International 2023
Muntinlupa28MuntinlupaRunner-up at Asia's Next Top Model season 6
Negros OccidentalLa Carlota
Negros Oriental32DumagueteRunner-up at Miss Philippines Earth 2016, representing Dumaguete
Nueva Ecija
Dartford
Nueva Vizcaya

28 Bayombong
Occidental Mindoro22Sablayan
Padre Burgos, Quezon
Sydney
Pampanga24Angeles City
PangasinanDagupan
ParañaqueParañaque
Pasay
Pasay
PaterosPateros
Samar IslandCatbalogan
Sultan KudaratIsulan
San Carlos, PangasinanSan Carlos
23Bellevue
Santo Tomas, La Union
Seattle
Southern LeyteAnahawan
Tacloban31Tacloban
Taguig29TaguigFirst Runner-up at Miss Universe Philippines 2020, representing Parañaque
Tandag29Tandag
TarlacPura
TuguegaraoTuguegarao

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