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MANILA, Philippines — Keylyn Trajano, Imelda Schweighart, Alexia Nunez, Fuschia Ravena, and Gazini Ganados are now in the Thai capital Bangkok to represent the Philippines at the inaugural Miss Grand International All Stars later this month.
Trajano, Universal Woman 2025 Top 12 finalist, departed from Manila last Saturday, May 16.
The ALV Pageant Circle organized a send-off for Trajano at the Pandan Asian Café in Quezon City a day before her departure.
“An All Star queen has the ability to gravitate towards everyone around her. She’s a chameleon, and her stars shine not on their own but with others,” Mass Communications graduate shared.
“I’m grateful to everyone in the media. In school, we were taught that media delivers important information to the masses. Without them, Papa Nawat and my sister queens would not have heard of me,” she added.
The delegates will each receive their official sashes on May 20.
“I’m grateful to everyone because this is a collective fight. When the MGI All Stars came out, it gave me and my sister queens a platform to use our voices. Win or lose, we will all raise our respective flags.
“The Philippines is worth representing, no matter the present circumstances, because it is the time for us to focus on the believers and not the naysayers,” the equal rights advocate added.
When asked what aspect of the competition she prepared for the most, she said it was her outfits that were all created for her by Filipino fashion designers. She said that her seven pieces of luggage contain at least 120 changes of apparel!
“A community does not only address particular sectors, but it talks of the whole and all the issues they face. Thus, we should not marginalize a particular sect. Like an anthill, as long as the queen survives, the army lives on.
“What makes a beauty queen matter is what she does after her coronation and how she commits to her causes and takes action for its fruition,” the beauty queen added.
Binibining Pilipinas Universe 2019 Gazini Ganados, meanwhile, posted a clip of her sendoff on the same day wearing a Dandy Temporosa creation.
"She is poetry wrapped in armor, carrying a warrior’s heart, strength in faith, and fire within her soul," Gazini wrote on her caption.
Imelda Schweighart, who caused a stir this year in her reentry to the pageant circuit, wore a custom Dante Mana dress.
"Unforgettable departure," Imelda said.
Imelda won Miss Philippines Earth 2016 and was initially known as among the candidate to Miss Universe Philippines 2026. It would later be revealed that she has joined the first edition of MGI All Stars. Bea Millan-Windorski eventually won Miss Universe Philippines 2026.
Noble Queen of the Universe 2025 Alexa Nuñez also posted about her departure for the Bangkok finale.
"A journey built on faith, dreams, courage, and purpose. I truly believe pageantry is so much more than beauty. It’s about growth, becoming, discovering your potential, and allowing yourself to dream bigger with every step you take. Today, I leave not only excited for the competition, but also grateful for the opportunity to experience a new culture, meet incredible women, learn from different stories, and create memories that will stay with me forever. Dreams feel impossible… until one day you’re living them," Nunez said.
“There are 15 to 18 trans queens in the pageant. To be part of the official lineup is already something. An All Stars queen must be culturally fit to work with the organization and must be willing to work with everyone,” Keylyn ended.
The grand finale of the inaugural edition of MGI All Stars will unfold on May 30 in Bangkok, Thailand.
Miss Universe Philippines 2023 Michelle Marquez Dee, Miss Universe Thailand 2019 Paweensuda Drouin, and Miss Grand International 2025 Emma Mary Tiglao will be hosting the pageant's preliminaries.
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