Nicole Borromeo


Nicole Yance Borromeo is a Filipino model and beauty pageant titleholder who was previously crowned Binibining Pilipinas International 2022 and represented the Philippines at Miss International 2023, where she finished as the third runner-up. She is the delegate of Cebu at the Miss Universe Philippines 2026 pageant.

Early life and education

Nicole Yance Borromeo was born on December 9, 2000, in Cebu, Philippines. She is a native of Guadalupe, Cebu City. Borromeo completed secondary education from Cebu Doctors' University in Mandaue. She attended the University of San Carlos for a degree in interior design.

Pageantry

Local and teen pageantry (2017–2019)

On October 14, 2017, Borromeo was crowned Miss Silka Cebu 2017. Her victory advanced her to the Miss Silka Philippines 2017 pageant, where she finished as the second runner-up. The following year, she competed at Miss Mandaue 2018, where she placed as the first runner-up to Gabbi Carballo.
During Sinulog in 2019, Borromeo served as the festival queen of the Carcar contingent. On January 18, she was crowned as the Sinulog Festival Queen of that year, becoming the second winner from Carcar. As festival queen, she competed at the Reyna ng Aliwan 2019 pageant, where she won, marking her first national title. However, she would be stripped of the title following her subsequent participation in other pageants.
Borromeo then represented Carcar at Miss Teen Philippines 2019, where she finished as the second runner-up to Nikki de Moura of Cagayan de Oro. In August, she joined Miss Millennial Philippines 2019, a tourism beauty pageant segment of the Philippine reality show, Eat Bulaga!. After months of competition, she would be crowned as the winner on October 26, marking the second consecutive title for a candidate from Cebu.

Binibining Pilipinas 2022

On July 31, 2022, she represented Cebu at the Binibining Pilipinas 2022 pageant and was crowned Binibining Pilipinas International 2022, succeeding Hannah Arnold of Masbate.

Miss International 2023

Borromeo represented the Philippines at the Miss International 2023 competition on October 26, 2023, in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. She finished as the third runner-up to Andrea Rubio of Venezuela.

Miss Universe Philippines 2026

On February 1, 2026, the Miss Universe Philippines Cebu Organization appointed Borromeo and Apriel Smith as their delegates for Cebu and Cebu City, respectively, at Miss Universe Philippines 2026.