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Ahtisa Manalo

アハティサ・マナロ　/　あはてぃさ・まなろ

Model from Philippines

May 25, 1997 (age 29)　・　Candelaria, Philippines

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My Take

What draws me to Ahtisa Manalo is the arc, not just the crown. She was first runner-up at Miss International back in 2018, and instead of treating that near-miss as an ending she spent years sharpening herself before finally winning Miss Universe Philippines 2025 and placing third runner-up on the global stage. That kind of patient, unglamorous persistence is rarer than beauty and far more interesting to me. Coming up through a provincial university in Candelaria, she clearly built her poise the hard way. I read her real strength as resilience, the quiet refusal to let one disappointment define the story.

Overview

Ma. Ahtisa Manalo (born May 25, 1997) is a Filipino beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Philippines 2025. She represented the Philippines at Miss Universe 2025, where she was the third runner-up. Manalo represented the Philippines at Miss International 2018, where she was the first runner-up.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Ahtisa Manalo
Name (Japanese): アハティサ・マナロ
Reading: あはてぃさ・まなろ
Born: May 25, 1997 (age 29)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Ox
Origin: Candelaria, Philippines
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: model

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Manuel S. Enverga University Foundation

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ahtisa/
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ahtisa%20Manalo

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