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MANILA, Philippines – Baguio City’s Tarah Valencia finished as third runner-up during the Miss Supranational 2025 coronation night held in Malopolska, Poland on Friday, June 28 (Philippine time).
Eduarda Braum of Brazil was crowned the 16th Miss Supranational, succeeding 2024 titleholder Harashta Haifa Zahra of Indonesia. Germany’s Anna Lakrini placed first runner-up, and Curacao’s Quishantely Leito was second runner-up.
Tarah hoped to clinch the Philippines’ second Miss Supranational crown, over a decade after Mutya Datul’s win in 2013.
Earlier in the competition, Tarah successfully entered the semi-final round of the Miss Supranational Supramodel of the Year competition.
She also received praise for her elaborate National Costume, “Kalabaw: Strength of the Land, Spirit of the People.”
In an Instagram post, she described it as a tribute to Cordilleran farmers and the noble carabao — a longstanding Filipino symbol of perseverance, resilience, and the country’s agricultural heritage.
Designed with a solihiya weaving pattern and Cordillera-sourced fabrics, the ensemble featured a sculpted shoulder piece resembling a carabao’s head, along with a headpiece that combined traditional Cordilleran beadwork, carabao horns, and a gold-accented salakot adorned with wood bead tassels.
Tarah won the Miss Supranational Philippines 2025 after her third runner-up finish at the Miss Universe Philippines 2024 pageant last May, following second runner-up Ahtisa Manalo, first runner-up Stacey Gabriel, and Miss Universe Philippines 2024 Chelsea Manalo.
The young beauty queen previously held the titles of Miss Hotel and Restaurant Association of Baguio 2023 and Miss Baguio Turismo. She graduated cum laude from the University of Baguio with a degree in Tourism Management, majoring in International Tourism.
Previous near winners of Miss Supranational are Alethea Ambrosio, who was named Miss Supranational Asia and Oceania in 2024, and Pauline Amelinckx, who finished first runner-up in 2023.
Miss Supranational is an annual international beauty pageant launched in 2009. – Rappler.com
