PH's Maria Gigante is Universal Woman 2024!

Maria Gigante welcomed everyone in the new era of beauty in her final speech that's why this 30-year-old cebuana beauty reigned supreme in the recently concluded second edition of the Universal Woman pageant held in Phnom Pehn, Cambodia last March 22. 

Aside from winning the crown, Gigante was also named as the Universal Woman Sympathy award, She also won the UW Social Media award by garnering the most number of votes on the pageant's official website.  

Gigante bested 43 other candidates including back-to-back seeking Venezuela, Lisandra Chirinos who ended up as the first runner up, France's Elisa Myshyne finished second runner up, host Cambodia's Brianna Mai settled for third runner up, and rounding up the top 5 is Tavera Chabelli of Dominican Republic.

A pageant veteran she is, Maria first joined Binibining Pilipinas back in 2016 and made a pageant comeback in Miss World Philippines 2022 where she finished in the top 10 of the competition before being appointed as Universal Woman Philippines last February 27.

ALV Pageant Circle Officially Welcome Universal Woman Philippines

Inclusiveness has been the name of the game in modern day female pageantry, no boundaries, no barriers, no limits, everyone is welcome to celebrate ones womanhood. 

Last February 27, Arnold L. Vegafria and the ALV Pageant Circle welcomed its newest franchise partner the "Universal Woman" pageant led by its first winner Valentina Sanchez Trivella from Venezuela and Visionary Chief and Image Consultant Alexander Gonzales in a press conference held at the Kingsford Hotel in Pasay City. 

Universal Woman Pageant serves as a platform to promote the uniqueness, brilliance, and diverse beauty of every woman that has been making and creating positive impact in our society, and by this, the pageant aims to promote real inclusivity by welcoming every women that are 25-45 years old, they can be married, divorced, with children, even transwomen are welcome to join in this pageant.

The pageant aims to bring a new era in beauty pageants where beauty shines through confidence and every positive impact that women make in our society are celebrated.

The second edition of the Universal Woman pageant is set on March 24 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia where we will be sending Maria Gigante as the very first Universal Woman Philippines. 

During the press conference the 29-year-old, model-host Maria also had her official sashing and crowning moment, definitely she is all set to represent the Philippines at the Universal stage. 

Maria Gigante finished in the Top 11 of the Miss World Philippines pageant held back in June of 2022 where Gwendolyne Fourniol emerged as the winner.