Ahtisa Manalo’s Miss Universe batchmate from Vietnam joins MGI All Stars

January 15 ------ Another former Miss International Queen winner is joining the first edition of MGI All Stars, Vietnam’s Nguyen Huong Giang, who also competed at the recent Miss Universe pageant with Ahtisa Manalo.

The announcement was made at the Miss Grand International social media pages on Tuesday evening, Jan. 13. “[Nguyen] is a Vietnamese model, singer, television producer, and one of the most influential transgender figures in Southeast Asia,” the post said.

Crowned in 2018 as the first, and so far only, Vietnamese winner of Miss International Queen, Nguyen is set to face another titleholder of the biggest international pageant for transgender women, Fuschia Anne Ravena. Ravena, the third Miss International Queen winner from the Philippines, was announced as an official delegate to the first edition of MGI All Stars last month. Another entry from the country is the reigning Noble Queen of the Universe, Alexia Nuñez.

MGI All Stars is a trailblazing international pageant that gathers women who have already competed in global competitions, including those who have won titles. The competition is open to delegates who are assigned female at birth and transgender women, with no restrictions on marital status. Even mothers or those who have borne children are allowed to compete, as long as they fall in the 20 to 40 age bracket.

Before winning the Miss International Queen title in 2018, Nguyen rose to fame as the first transgender contestant on “Vietnam Idol.” In 2025, she was appointed to represent her country at the 74th Miss Universe pageant in Thailand.

MGI All Stars employs a groundbreaking format wherein the titleholder may defend her crown in the next “season” of the competition for a chance to win $1 million if she succeeds in defending her title for a third time. The first edition of MGI All Stars will take place in Bangkok, Thailand, in May, with the “Grand Final” scheduled on May 30.

Source: inquirer.net