The Miss Philippines 2023
The Miss Philippines 2023 was the first The Miss Philippines pageant, held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Bay City, Pasay, Metro Manila, on October 24, 2023.
Along with the Mister Pilipinas Worldwide 2023 pageant, The Miss Philippines 2023 was organized as part of the larger The Filipino Festival event.
Pauline Amelinckx, who was appointed as the inaugural The Miss Philippines on August 10, 2023, crowned Alethea Ambrosio of Bulacan as her successor at the end of the event.
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant | Ref. |
| The Miss Philippines 2023 | Bulacan – Alethea Ambrosio | |
| Top 4 |
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| Top 10 |
Appointments
In a separate ceremony four months after the coronation on February 18, 2024, five finalists, including The Miss Philippines, were appointed to represent the Philippines on the following pageants:;Color keys
- The contestant was a runner-up in an international pageant.
- The contestant was a semi-finalist in an international pageant.
| Title | Delegate | International placement | Ref. |
| Miss Supranational Philippines 2024 | |||
| Miss Asia Pacific Philippines 2024 | |||
| Miss Aura Philippines 2024 | |||
| Miss Eco Philippines 2024 | |||
| Miss Eco Teen Philippines 2024 |
Background
Qualification for international pageants
The Miss Philippines 2023 will determine the Philippines' representatives for the 2024 editions of Miss Supranational, Miss Asia Pacific International, Miss Aura International, and Miss Eco International.The representatives will be selected among the top four placers.
Hosts and performers
Beatrice Luigi Gomez and Annabelle McDonnell duo as presenters for Mister Pilipinas Worldwide 2023 final event while Rabiya Mateo and André Brouillette hosted The Miss Philippines 2023 segment in the last hours of the festival.The Gigi Vibes led by Gigi de Lana did the opener performing covers of songs by Michael Jackson. Thai actor Fourth Nattawat and Josh Cullen of SB19 also did their own performance in-between the pageant's segments.
Format
The coronation night would not feature the tradition swimsuit competition portion. A Runway Segment featuring the contestants in formal wear will be featured as well as a portion were candidates would make speeches related to Filipino culture and heritage in a way similar to that done on TED Talks.An online poll was also opened with the results accounting for 50 percent of the contestants' final score.
Pageant
The program for The Miss Philippines 2023 started after the conclusion of the Mister Pilipinas Worldwide 2023 men's pageant. A video of the 21 contestants in white dress introducing themselves was displayed. Five special awards named after the program's sponsors were then conferred.The contestants then walked the runway wearing red short dresses by Mikee Andrei. The top ten candidates, along those who did not make the shortlist, would then be announced who would showcase their own custom-made evening gowns.
Four were selected among the ten. The top four candidates would engage in a TED Talks-style speech with the prompt "What to you is the true identity of a Filipino, and how do you intend to promote it to the world?". Alethea Ambrosio from Bulacan was named the pageant winner after this portion and was crowned by appointed titleholder Pauline Amelinckx.
Contestants
Twenty-one contestants competed for the title. The entrants underwent a screening process. They had to be from 18 and 32 years old. The pageant was also open to women who are married and/or have children.| Locality | Contestant |
| Bacolod | Janine Gelera |
| Batangas | Aleckzandra Beatrice Engson |
| Bulacan | Alethea Ambrosio |
| Cavite | Vincy Trish Cordova |
| Cebu | Maria Izobel Taguiam |
| Cebu City | Chantal Elise Schmidt |
| Hawaii | Issha Rose Mata |
| Iloilo | Gessa Evonne Villaruel |
| Iloilo City | Raniele Shaine Saulog |
| Las Piñas | Therese Abbygayle Laurel |
| Mandaluyong | Isabelle de los Santos |
| Northern California | Blessa Ericha Figueroa |
| Nueva Ecija | Gila Salvador Arellano |
| Pampanga | Leigh Danielle Sunga |
| Pangasinan | Rebecca Rose Ayuban |
| Pasig | Alyssandrea Denise Tan |
| Quezon City | Nicole Trisha Lao |
| Taguig | Alcea Aira de Jesus |
| Toledo | Rikka R. Alcomendras |
| Southern California | Hanna Reese Uyan |
| Zambales | Joanna Marie Rabe |