Photo courtesy of MUP
The Miss Universe Philippines Organization (MUPH) announced the official Top 40 candidates advancing in the 2026 competition.
In an Instagram post, MUPH said the selection was based on public voting via Maya and the results of the selection committee’s deliberation during the evening gown competition.
The delegates were presented in alphabetical order by city and municipality as they moved forward to the next stage of the pageant.
The Top 40 candidates are:
- Alexandra Krishna Oriño – Albay
- Megan Baldevia – Bacolod City
- Roxie Baeyens – Baguio City
- Kathleen Dale Caseñas – Bohol
- Ryla Hernandez – Cabanatuan City
- Erica Cadayday – Camiguin
- Jencel Caña – Cavite
- Apriel Smith – Cebu City
- Nicole Borromeo – Cebu Province
- Clarissa Westram – Cotabato Province
- Trexy Roxas – Iligan
- Cherieze Cacayorin – Ilocos Norte
- Zestah Espinosa – Iloilo City
- Bea Millan-Windorski – La Union
- Ysabel Prats – Laguna
- Scarlett de Mesa – Los Baños, Laguna
- Ashley Subijano Montenegro – Luisiana, Laguna
- Justine Felizarta – Manila
- Lyneree Montero-Yodong – Mountain Province
- Adela-Mae Marshall – Muntinlupa City
- Alexandria Colmenares – Negros Occidental
- Fatima Al-Sowyed – Negros Oriental
- Michelle Burchelle – Nueva Ecija
- Jacqueline Aluning – Nueva Vizcaya
- Neil Silva – Occidental Mindoro
- Aviona Dass – Palawan
- Allyson Hetland – Pampanga
- Donna Nuguid – Pangasinan
- Kristen Marcelino – Pateros
- Patricia Ella Evangelista – Quezon Province
- Alicia Buendia – Rizal
- Catherine Wardle – Samar Island
- Rose Albania – San Carlos City, Pangasinan
- Jayka Munsayac – San Jose, Negros Oriental
- Rachel-Hanna Gozun – Santo Tomas, La Union
- Jenrose Javier – Sultan Kudarat
- Jacqueline Gulrajani – Tacloban City
- Chrsytel Correos – Tandag City
- Marian Arellano – Tarlac
The winner will be crowned by Miss Universe Philippines 2025 Ahtisa Manalo and will represent the country in Miss Universe 2026, set in November in San Juan, Puerto Rico.