MANILA, Philippines — Beauty queen Chelsea Manalo is getting ready to fulfill her duties as the first-ever Miss Universe Asia in the new year.
At the most recent edition of Miss Universe, the Philippine representative finished in the Top 30 but was selected as the Continental Queen for Asia followed by a fan-voted National Costume win (making it back-to-back victories for the Philippines).
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Joining Chelsea as Continental Queens was her roommate Tatiana Calmell from Peru for the America's, 1st runner-up Chidimma Adetshina from Nigeria for Africa and Oceania, and Finland's Wirtavuori for Europe and the Middle East.
All of them join the court of Miss Universe 2024 Victoria Kjær Theilvig, Denmark's first-ever titleholder.
In a video uploaded on Miss Universe's social media channels, Chelsea gave a holiday message and thanked her fans for making her the first Miss Universe Asia.