Philippine bet Ahtisa Manalo has concluded her quest to secure the Philippines' first Miss Cosmo International crown. Ahtisa made it to the roster of Top 10 finalists during the pageant's grand coronation night held on Saturday night, October 5, 2024 at Saigon Riverside Park, Thu Duc City, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Ahtisa secured her spot in the Top 10 after being voted as Cosmo People's Choice winner, triumphing in three phases of this special award. However, she was unable to progress to the pageant's Top 5 after the evening gown competition.
At present, the Top 5 contestants are participating in the pageant's Question and Answer segment. The Top five finalists are:
- Miss Cosmo Indonesia - Ketut Permata Juliastrid
- Miss Cosmo United States Of America - Samantha Elliott
- Miss Cosmo Vietnam - Bui Xuan Hanh
- Miss Cosmo Peru - Romina Lozano
- Miss Cosmo Thailand - Karnruethai Tassabut
Accompanying Ahtisa in the Top 10 are: Miss Cosmo Zimbabwe Ruvimbo Njomboro; Miss Cosmo Cambodia Leakena In; Miss Cosmo Dominican Republic Heather Nunez; and Miss Cosmo Mexico Melody Murguia.
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MISS COSMO 2024 TOP 20
Former Pinoy Big Brother housemate Franki Russell, representing New Zealand, advanced to the Top 20 finalists and clinched the Best in National Costume award.
Her "Kiwi Angel" ensemble was designed by Filipino designer Simeon Cayetano.
Completing the Top 20 are:
- Miss Cosmo Netherlands - Serena Darder
- Miss Cosmo South Africa - Lebohang Raputsoe
- Miss Cosmo Bangladesh - Farzana Yasmin Ananna
- Miss Cosmo Brazil - Cristielli Monize Camargo
- Miss Cosmo Puerto Rico - Keylianne Rodríguez
- Miss Cosmo Chile - Anita-María Rojas
- Miss Cosmo El Salvador - Sofia Cordova
- Miss Cosmo Guatemala - Ximena Carrillo
- Miss Cosmo Greece - Konstantina Sotiriou
- Miss Cosmo Sierra Leone - Shalom John
The pageant's judges include former Miss Universe Organization President Paula Shugart; former Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and former Ambassador of Vietnam Pham Quang Vinh; President and Chief Executive Officer of KC Global Media Entertainment George Chien; Miss Supranational 2022 2nd runner-up Nguyen Huynh Kim Duyen; Miss Universe 2018 runner-up H’Hen Nie; and Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu.
The event was hosted by Miss International 2026 Kylie Verzosa, alongside Vietnamese host MC Duc Bao.
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