Last July 13, 2023, Miss Grand Philippines named its latest titleholder—Nikki de Moura. The pageant took place at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, where the charmer from Cagayan de Oro bested 29 candidates.

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Nikki is the Philippine representative to the Miss Grand International pageant in Vietnam this coming October. She is crowned as the first ever Filipina to take home the title.

On her Instagram account, Nikki de Moura shared about her climb to the top. “The sweet reward for persistent dedication,” she captioned her photos. In a separate post, she also added, “Proudly waving the flag.”

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Get to know Miss Grand Philippines 2023 Nikki de Moura through the gallery below:

Nikki de Moura was born to a Brazilian father and a Filipina mother. - Born and raised in Brazil, Nikki was born in Rio de Janeiro and moved to the Philippines back in 2016 when she decided to brave the waters of the fashion world. @msgrandphilippines via @nikki_de_moura

@jharwin.castaneda via @nikki_de_moura

Nikki is a mental health and mindfulness advocate. - Apart from pursuing pageantry, Nikki is also championing advocacies and is passionate about promoting mental health and mindfulness.@dookieducay via @nikki_de_moura

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She acted alongside James Reid in a music video. - James Reid and American music artist Destiny Rogers collaborated on a single called “Lie to Me.” The music video for the track features James, Destiny, and Nikki de Moura as talents. @carelessph via @nikki_de_moura

@carelessph via @nikki_de_moura

Nikki made it to a model search reality show. - In 2021, she was part of the sixth season of “Supermodel Me,” where she participated as a contestant. The reality competition has a roster of 12 aspiring Asian models who want to make it to the fashion industry, and Nikki finished as 1st runner-up.@nikki_de_moura

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She first forayed into professional modeling in 2017. - Prior to being in beauty pageants, Nikki de Moura started her professional endeavors in 2017 and has since endorsed some big fashion brands and clothing companies.@nikki_de_moura

@kennethtangonan via @nikki_de_moura

Nikki has participated in beauty pageants before Miss Grand Philippines. - Besides Miss Grand Philippines, Nikki bagged two pageantry titles in the past: Miss Governor’s Cup South in 2018 and Miss Teen Philippines in 2019. She was only 15 years old at the time, emerging triumphant in her chosen career. @kennethtangonan via @nikki_de_moura

@kennethtangonan via @nikki_de_moura

She plans to pursue culinary arts for college. - Despite her busy-as-a-bee days, Nikki de Moura is excited to continue her education and is definitely eyeing a degree in culinary arts for college. @shairaluna via @nikki_de_moura

@msgrandphilippines via @nikki_de_moura

Lead photos by @jharwin.castaneda via @nikki_de_moura

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