Miss Universe Philippines 2025 Ahtisa Manalo said she and her team left “no stone unturned” in preparing for her Miss Universe journey. Speaking at a crowded NAIA Terminal 1 on Sunday, November 2, Manalo was greeted by loud cheers from pageant fans before her flight to Bangkok. | via Dyan Castillejo, ABS-CBN News | ABS-CBN News

Contestants at the Miss Universe pageant were shocked when a pageant official called one of the contestants "dumb." This all happened at a pre-competition event in Thailand, where Miss Mexico Fatima Bosch says the official criticized her for apparently not posting about her time in Thailand, per the rules. Bosch tried to explain to the official, Director of Miss Universe Thailand Nawat Itsaragrisil, why she had not posted, saying the director of the Miss Universe Mexico told her not to. They wen