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 Cebu City – Chantal Elise Schmidt Mandaluyong – Isabelle de los Santos Northern California – Blessa Ericha Figueroa Top 10 Cavite – Vincy Trish Cordova Cebu – Maria Izobel Taguiam Iloilo City – Raniele Shaine Saulog Hawaii – Issha Rose Mata Pampanga – Leigh Danielle Sunga Southern California – Hanna Reese Uyan
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. The Miss Philippines Supranational 2024 The Miss Philippines Asia Pacific 2024 The Miss Philippines Aura 2024 The Miss Philippines Eco International 2024 The Miss Philippines Eco Teen 2024
Special awards Awards Delegate Ref. People's Choice Awardee Cavite – Vincy Trish Cordova Miss Kemans Northern California – Blessa Ericha Figueroa Miss Hello Glow Mandaluyong – Isabelle de los Santos Miss Ever Bilena Cebu City – Chantal Elise Schmidt Miss Fairy Skin Miss Great Lengths Mandaluyong – Isabelle de los Santos
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 ContestantBacolodJanine GeleraBatangasAleckzandra Beatrice EngsonBulacanAlethea AmbrosioCaviteVincy Trish CordovaCebuMaria Izobel TaguiamCebu CityChantal Elise SchmidtHawaiiIssha Rose MataIloiloGessa Evonne VillaruelIloilo CityRaniele Shaine SaulogLas PiñasTherese Abbygayle LaurelMandaluyongIsabelle de los SantosNorthern CaliforniaBlessa Ericha FigueroaNueva EcijaGila Salvador ArellanoPampangaLeigh Danielle SungaPangasinanRebecca Rose AyubanPasigAlyssandrea Denise TanQuezon CityNicole Trisha LaoTaguigAlcea Aira de JesusToledoRikka R. AlcomendrasSouthern CaliforniaHanna Reese UyanZambalesJoanna Marie Rabe
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