Ahtisa Manalo gave a strong performance at the Miss Universe 2025 Q&A portion.
During the coronation night held in Bangkok, Thailand on Friday, Ahtisa was first asked, “As a global ambassador or citizen, what will be your contribution to humanity?”
Her answer was, “I want to be the hope of people. I come from a very poor background. I started pageants at 10 years old to put myself through school and to lift my family out of poverty. And if there’s anything that I want to show the universe, I’m here right now. I’m standing as Miss Universe because I was able to get myself out of any situation because I was hardworking, I was persistent, and I fight for what I want.”
For the final question, the Top 5 candidates were asked, “If you win the title of Miss Universe tonight, how would you use this platform to empower young girls?”
Ahtisa answered, “I work with an organization called Alon Akademie where we work with young people to provide them opportunities to make them realize that it doesn’t matter what your life circumstances is, it doesn’t define where you will go. And I want to continue working with Alon Academy in a platform like Miss Universe to pursue making sure that people from low-income backgrounds are given the same opportunities like everyone else.”
Prior to this, Ahtisa stunned in her white two-piece for the swimsuit portion, and an elegant silver ensemble for the evening gown portion. —Nika Roque/JCB, GMA Integrated News
