THE ICONIC "MA. AHTISA MANALO" INTRO IS BACK! 🇵🇭 Miss Universe Philippines 2025 Ahtisa Manalo thrilled pageant fans as she brought back her iconic introduction, “Ma. Ahtisa Manalo, Philippines!” during The Universe Ceremony tonight, Nov. 5, 2025. COURTESY: Miss Universe Philippines/Facebook | GMA News

A Miss Universe executive singled out and criticized one contestant at an event in Thailand, causing an international controversy after the video went viral. Ahead of the 74th Miss Universe competition, which takes place in Bangkok later this month, contestants attended a talk from Nawat Itsaragrisil, a Thai businessman and national director of Miss Universe Thailand. While live streaming the event on Facebook, the Miss Universe Thailand organization captured a heated exchange between Itsaragris