The first edition of the MGI All Stars pageant just gained huge traction with the announcement of Gazini Ganados as the fourth entry from the Philippines in the groundbreaking global tilt.
Her inclusion in the roster of official candidates on Thursday night, March 12, got pageant fans ecstatic, many of whom took to social media to congratulate the 30-year-old Palestinian-Filipino model and actress from Talisay City, Cebu.
Fuschia Anne Ravena, 2022 Miss International Queen titleholder, was the first official candidate from the Philippines confirmed to join MGI All Stars. Manila-based Brazilian entrepreneur and reigning Noble Queen of the Universe Alexia Nuñez was the second entry.
In January, the organizers announced a third entry from the Philippines, Keylyn Trajano, who represented Arabia in the 2025 Universal Woman pageant, where she finished in the Top 12. The Pampanga-based model was born to Filipino parents in Saudi Arabia.
Ganados, who is also a Sparkle GMA artist, released a series of photographs on her Instagram account when her participation in the newest global competition from the organizers of the Miss Grand International pageant was officially confirmed.
In the official announcement, the organizers cited her “striking beauty, commanding stage presence, and inspiring life,” and touted her as “one of the Philippines’ most recognizable beauty queens.”
Ganados was the last Binibining Pilipinas queen to represent the Philippines in the Miss Universe pageant. She joined the global competition’s 68th edition and finished in the Top 20.
Her first major national competition was the 2014 Miss World Philippines pageant, held after Megan Young claimed the country’s first-ever Miss World victory. Ganados earned a spot in the Top 13.
MGI All Stars gathers women who have already competed in an international competition, including those who have won global titles, aged 20 to 40 years old.
It is open to delegates who were assigned female at birth and transgender women, with no restrictions on marital status. Mothers or those who have borne children are also allowed to compete.
The first edition of MGI All Stars will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, in the second quarter of the year, with the Grand Final scheduled for May 30. (Armin P. Adina © Philippine Daily Inquirer)
