A decade of near-misses ended in gold for Emma Mary Tiglao, the 30-year-old pageant veteran from Pampanga who turned persistence into a defining victory. After years of building, pausing, and rebuilding her momentum, she claimed the Miss Grand International 2025 crown in Bangkok on Saturday, 18 October.
Her path began in 2012 at Mutya ng Pilipinas, where she finished as 1st Runner-up. She later entered Binibining Pilipinas 2014, placing in the Top 15, and took 4th Princess at Miss World Philippines 2015.
