# The Miss Philippines 2023

The Miss Philippines 2023 was the first The Miss Philippines pageant, held at the Mall of Asia Arena in Bay City, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines, on October 24, 2023.
Along with the Mister Pilipinas Worldwide 2023 pageant, The Miss Philippines 2023 was organized as part of the larger The Filipino Festival event.
Pauline Amelinckx, who was appointed as the inaugural The Miss Philippines on August 10, 2023, crowned Alethea Ambrosio of Bulacan as her successor at the end of the event.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| The Miss Philippines 2023 | Bulacan – Alethea Ambrosio |
| Top 4 | Cebu City – Chantal Elise Schmidt Mandaluyong – Isabelle de los Santos Northern California – Blessa Ericha Figueroa |
| Top 10 | Cavite – Vincy Trish Cordova Cebu – Maria Izobel Taguiam Iloilo City – Raniele Shaine Saulog Hawaii – Issha Rose Mata Pampanga – Leigh Danielle Sunga Southern California – Hanna Reese Uyan |

### Appointments

In a separate ceremony after four months of the coronation, on February 18, 2024 four finalists including The Miss Philippines were appointed to represent the Philippines on the following pageants:

#### Color keys

* The contestant was a Runner-Up in an International pageant.
* The contestant was a Semi-Finalist in an International pageant.
| Title | Delegate | International placement |
| Miss Supranational Philippines 2024 | Bulacan – Alethea Ambrosio | Top 12 – Miss Supranational 2024 |
| Miss Asia Pacific Philippines 2024 | Northern California – Blessa Ericha Figueroa | 3rd Runner-Up – Miss Asia Pacific International 2024 |
| Miss Aura Philippines 2024 | Mandaluyong – Isabelle de los Santos | 1st Runner-Up – Miss Aura International 2024 |
| Miss Eco Philippines 2024 | Cebu City – Chantal Elise Schmidt | 1st Runner-Up – Miss Eco International 2024 |
| Miss Eco Teen Philippines 2024 | Southern California – Hanna Reese Uyan | Did not compete – Miss Eco Teen International 2024 |

## Special Awards

| Awards | Delegate |
| People's Choice Awardee | Cavite – Vincy Trish Cordova |
| Miss Kemans | Northern California – Blessa Ericha Figueroa |
| Miss Hello Glow | Mandaluyong – Isabelle de los Santos |
| Miss Ever Bilena | Cebu City – Chantal Elise Schmidt |
| Miss Fairy Skin | Cebu City – Chantal Elise Schmidt |
| Miss Great Lengths | Mandaluyong – Isabelle de los Santos |

## Background
### Qualification for international pageants

The Miss Philippines 2023 will determine the Philippines' representatives for three international pageants: Miss Supranational, Miss Charm, and Miss Asia Pacific International.
The pageant is also meant to select the representative to Miss Charm. With Krishnah Marie Gravidez of Baguio already appointed as Miss Charm Philippines shortly after the conclusion of Miss Universe Philippines 2023, the 2024 pageant will select the representative for Miss Charm 2025.
The representatives will be selected among the top four placers.

### Hosts and performers

Beatrice Luigi Gomez and Annabelle McDonnell duo as presenters for Mister Pilipinas Worldwide 2023 final event while Rabiya Mateo and André Brouillette hosted The Miss Philippines 2023 segment in the last hours of the festival.
The Gigi Vibes led by Gigi de Lana did the opener performing covers of songs by Michael Jackson. Thai actor Fourth Nattawat and Josh Cullen of SB19 also did their own performance in-between the pageant's segments.

### Format

The coronation night would not feature the tradition swimsuit competition portion. A Runway Segment featuring the contestants in formal wear will be featured as well as a portion were candidates would make speeches related to Filipino culture and heritage in a way similar to that done on TED Talks.
An online poll was also opened with the results accounting for 50 percent of the contestants' final score.

## Pageant

The program for The Miss Philippines 2023 started after the conclusion of the Mister Pilipinas Worldwide 2023 men's pageant. A video of the 21 contestants in white dress introducing themselves was displayed. Five special awards named after the program's sponsors were then conferred.
The contestants then walked the runway wearing red short dresses by Mikee Andrei. The top ten candidates, along those who did not make the shortlist, would then be announced who would showcase their own custom-made evening gowns.
Four were selected among the ten. The top four candidates would engage in a TED Talks-style speech with the prompt "What to you is the true identity of a Filipino, and how do you intend to promote it to the world?". Alethea Ambrosio from Bulacan was named the pageant winner after this portion and was crowned by appointed titleholder Pauline Amelinckx.

## Contestants

Twenty-one contestants competed for the title. The entrants underwent a screening process. They had to be from 18 and 32 years old. The pageant was also open to women who are married and/or have children.
| Locality | Contestant |
| Bacolod | Janine Gelera |
| Batangas | Aleckzandra Beatrice Engson |
| Bulacan | Alethea Ambrosio |
| Cavite | Vincy Trish Cordova |
| Cebu | Maria Izobel Taguiam |
| Cebu City | Chantal Elise Schmidt |
| Hawaii | Issha Rose Mata |
| Iloilo | Gessa Evonne Villaruel |
| Iloilo City | Raniele Shaine Saulog |
| Las Piñas | Therese Abbygayle Laurel |
| Mandaluyong | Isabelle de los Santos |
| Northern California | Blessa Ericha Figueroa |
| Nueva Ecija | Gila Salvador Arellano |
| Pampanga | Leigh Danielle Sunga |
| Pangasinan | Rebecca Rose Ayuban |
| Pasig | Alyssandrea Denise Tan |
| Quezon City | Nicole Trisha Lao |
| Taguig | Alcea Aira de Jesus |
| Toledo | Rikka R. Alcomendras |
| Southern California | Hanna Reese Uyan |
| Zambales | Joanna Marie Rabe |