ALV Pageant Circle crowns new queens for international pageants

A game of musical chairs ensued in local pageantry as already reigning queens received new national titles at the Coronation Gala of ALV Pageant Circle, organizer of the Miss World Philippines pageant and the defunct Miss Grand Philippines contest.

Officially receiving her crown as Miss Elite Philippines was Sophia Bianca Santos, who was 2024 Miss World Philippines Second Princess, and erstwhile 2024 Universal Woman Philippines.

She clinched her national title at the 2024 Miss Grand Philippines pageant that was also mounted by ALV Pageant Circle, but had to relinquish her crown for not meeting the minimum age requirement of her supposed international competition.

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Santos will fly to Egypt for the 2026 Miss Elite pageant, where she hopes to inherit the title from reigning Filipino queen Juvyel Anne Saluta, who won in 2024.

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Inheriting the Face of Beauty Philippines crown from reigning international queen Nikki Buenafe Cheveh was Olivia Grace Reilly, who was previously Miss Teen International Philippines. She will now try to score a third consecutive win for the country in the Face of Beauty International pageant in Taiwan in November.

Crowned as the new Miss Tourism International Philippines was pageant veteran Michelle Arceo, replacing Jayvee Lyn Lorejo who received the title at the 2026 Miss World Philippines pageant.

Arceo was first runner-up at the first-ever Miss Environment International in 2021 and second runner-up at the 2024 Reina Hispanoamericana pageant. She was also supposed to compete at the Miss Tourism World pageant, but it kept getting postponed.

She is now on a mission to post the Philippines’ seventh victory in the Miss Tourism International pageant, but the staging of the 2026 edition in China has also been postponed.

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Competing at the 2026 Miss Asia Pacific International pageant in Cebu in October is Gabrielle Galapia who was Second Princess at the 2026 Miss World Philippines pageant.

Miss Grand Philippines 2025 first runner-up Margaret Briton received the Miss Interglobal Philippines title, and will represent the Philippines at the Miss Interglobal competition later this year.

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Crowned as 2026 Miss Glamour Look International Philippines was actress-singer Erika Davis. She was the only one who did not take part in any of ALV Pageant Circle’s competitions among those crowned at the gala.

Those who retained the titles that they received after the 2026 Miss World Philippines pageant were Miss Tourism Queen of the Year International Philippines Lorraine Ojimba and Universal Woman Philippines Marizza Delgado.

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A new Miss Global Philippines titleholder will be crowned at a separate ceremony, also at Seda Vertis North this Saturday afternoon, after the previous titleholder Valerie West stepped down. /ra