Miss Universe Philippines 2025 Ahtisa Manalo shared to Philstar.com her preparations for the upcoming Miss Universe pageant next month.
“Ngayon I’m slowing down with preparation na, since I believe that all the preparations have been done months before,” Ahtisa said, sharing she was in a relaxation period.
“Now is the time to get into a good mindset knowing that this competition is going to be a marathon and knowing that it’s time to let all the hardwork do the talking. Kasi at this point, it’s all muscle memory from here.”
The Filipina is one of the most popular candidates in this year’s edition and despite the pressure of winning the fifth Miss Universe crown, she expressed gratefulness to her fans.
“You know of course, big appreciation to those everyone who have been supporting me ever since,” said the beauty queen, who was a Binibining Pilipinas batchmate of Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray.
Ahtisa shared that fans’ support and love mean a lot to her and is a motivating factor for her to join pageants.
“I really value the rallying behind me everytime I go out and do something. It really means a lot to me,” Ahtisa ended.
The 74th Miss Universe finals will be held in Bangkok, Thailand – where Catriona won her crown – on Nov 21, 2025 with more than 130 delegates competing.