Lance Joseph Martinez

Meet the Top 31 Queens Moving Forward in Miss Universe Philippines 2026 Competition

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<p>The race to the <strong>Miss Universe Philippines 2026</strong> crown is heating up as the competition narrows, with the organization officially unveiling the <strong>Top 31</strong> candidates advancing to the next stage following the preliminary interview round.</p><p>From an initial <strong>Top 50</strong>, the field has now been trimmed to 31 contenders after the second round of voting. Still, the journey is far from over for the remaining delegates—because according to the organization, all 50 candidates technically remain in contention. A wildcard twist on coronation night will bring back 10 eliminated queens, giving them another shot at the crown.</p><p>Beyond fan voting,<strong></strong> the delegates have been putting their best foot forward across a series of preliminary events, showcasing their intelligence, charisma, and pasarela. &quot;Selected through a combination of public votes via Maya, the discerning eyes of our selection committee, and their performance during the Preliminary Interviews, these women now advance to the next stage of Miss Universe Philippines 2026,&quot; the organization wrote.</p><p>With the stakes higher than ever, all eyes are now on the Top 31 as they continue their quest for the crown at the much-awaited coronation night of Miss Universe Philippines 2026 on May 2.</p><div><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Albay - Alexandra Krishna Oriño</strong><strong><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776664539316[image] - 663279.jpeg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></strong><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong> </strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Baguio - Roxie Baeyens</strong><strong><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776664758916baguio.jpeg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></strong><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong> </strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Cabanatuan City (Filipino Society of Alberta, Canada) - Princess Ryla Hernandez</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776664774314cabanatuan city.jpeg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong> </strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Camiguin - Erica Cadayday</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776664786614camiguin.jpeg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong> </strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Cavite - Jencel Caña</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776664799876cavite.jpeg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong> </strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Cebu City - Apriel Smith</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776664814874cebu city.jpeg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong> </strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Cebu Province - Nicole Borromeo</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776664828615cebu province.jpeg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong> </strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Cotabato Province - Clarissa Westram</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776664841495cotabato.jpeg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong> </strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Ilocos Norte (Filipino Society of Hawaii) - Cherieze Cacayorin</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776664856895ilocos norte.jpeg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong> </strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Iloilo City - Zestah Espinosa</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776664870834iloilo city.jpeg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong> </strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>La Union - Bea Millan-Windorski</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776664883934la union.jpeg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong> </strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Laguna - Ysabel Prats</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776664895955laguna.jpeg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong> </strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Los Baños, Laguna - Scarlett Anne De Mesa</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776664914312los banos.jpeg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong> </strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Manila - Justine Felizarta</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776664964453manila.jpeg" style="width:700px;display:block" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong> </strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Mountain Province - Lyneree Montero-Yodong </strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776664998313mountain province.jpeg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Muntinlupa - Adela-Mae Marshall </strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776665009914muntinlupa.jpeg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Negros Occidental - Alexandra Colmenares </strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776665020754negros occidental.jpeg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Nueva Ecija (Filipino Society of United Kingdom) - Michelle Burchelle </strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776665032813nueva ecija.jpeg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Nueva Vizcaya (Filipino Society of Washington) - Jacqueline Aluning </strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776665045712nueva vizcaya.jpeg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Occidental Mindoro - Neil Silva </strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776665057373occidental mindoro.jpeg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Pampanga - Allyson Hetland </strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776665076434pampanga.jpeg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Pangasinan - Donna Rein Nuguid </strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776665089533pangasinan.jpeg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Quezon Province - Patricia Ella Evangelista </strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776665102075quezon province.jpeg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Rizal (Filipino Society of Southern California) - Alicia Buendia </strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776665112555riza.jpeg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Samar Island - Catherine Wardle </strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776665122293samar island.jpeg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>San Jose, Negros Oriental (Filipino Society of Bellevue, Washington) - Jayka Munsayac </strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776665133774san jose.jpeg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Sultan Kudarat - Jenrose Javier </strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776665146114sultan kudarat.jpeg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Tacloban City - Jacqueline Gulrajani </strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776665158718tacloban city.jpeg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Taguig - Ysabella Ysmael </strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776665170514taguig.jpeg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Tandag City - Chrystel Mae Correos </strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776665183172tandag city.jpeg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/></div><div style="text-align:center"><br/></div><div style="text-align:center"><strong>Tarlac - Marian Arellano</strong></div><div style="text-align:center"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1776665197832tarlac.jpeg" style="width:700px" class="fr-fic fr-dib"/><br/></div><p>Photos from <strong>@themissuniverseph</strong></p>

<p>Here are the 31 delegates advancing further in their quest for the Miss Universe Philippines 2026 crown! #MUPH2026</p>

Here are the 31 delegates advancing further in their quest for the Miss Universe Philippines 2026 crown! #MUPH2026