Louie Heredia praises Ahtisa Manalo: ‘You deserve the high scores I gave you’

Filipino singer Louie Heredia, who was part of the Miss Universe 2025 selection committee, was all praises for Ahtisa Manalo as he underscored she is worthy of the high scores he gave her.

Heredia expressed his admiration for the beauty queen hours after the coronation show concluded, through his Instagram page on Friday, Nov. 21. He included in his post a photo of them taken at the backstage, with Manalo donning her Val Taguba evening gown.

“I am very proud of you, Ahtisa! You did great and you deserve the high scores I gave you in all the categories of the competition. God bless you more,” the singer wrote.

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Manalo was named the Miss Universe 2025 third runner-up at the coronation show held in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday. Mexico’s Fatima Bosch won the title.

Bosch’s win, however, was marred by controversy after resigned Miss Universe judge Omar Harfouch’s claimed that the Mexican beauty queen was a “fake winner” and that the competition was “rigged.” He alleged that Miss Universe Organization president Raul Rocha and Bosch’s father had a business relationship, hence her win.

Omar further released an alleged photo of Bosch and Rocha in an embrace. The international pageant organization has yet to comment on these claims as of this writing. /ra