Emma Tiglao inspires Myrna Esguerra to give her best in Miss International

October 23 ------ Binibining Pilipinas Myrna Esguerra is gearing up for the 63rd Miss International pageant that will take place in Japan next month. And her grit has become even more pronounced with the recent victories that the Philippines has been enjoying in the global arena.

The country scored an unprecedented back-to-back in the 2025 Miss Grand International pageant when Emma Tiglao inherited the title from Christine Juliane “CJ” Opiaza in the competition on Oct. 18, and Esguerra congratulated the new queen. “Aside from being so proud of Ate Emma, I am also greatly inspired to perform just like her. Although not in the grand way, but to really give it my all,” she told Inquirer Entertainment in a recent interview.

Esguerra, who like Tiglao started her pageant journey in local competitions in Pampanga, said she is undergoing intense preparations so she can showcase the Philippines’ culture in Japan. “I’m so excited, and I am greatly inspired now to do my best in Miss International. So, thank you Ate Emma for bringing that spirit out of me,” continued the beauty queen, who just turned 24 earlier this month. Esguerra also imparted this message to Tiglao: “You’ve come such a long way Ate Emma. From Pampanga, I have idolized you. And I’m so proud that the whole world now sees how a truly amazing woman you are.”

She said Tiglao once sat in the judging panel of a pageant that she joined in Pampanga, and from that moment, she had truly admired the seasoned pageant queen. “Whenever you’re in a place, you light up the place. And I just can’t wait to see you when you come back here in the Philippines. I’m so proud of you, Ate,” Esquerra said. She will be flying to Japan more than a year and a half since earning her Binibining Pilipinas crown in the national pageant’s 60th edition last year and is set out to post the Philippines’ seventh victory in the global tilt

The 2025 Miss International pageant will hold its final competition show at the second gymnasium of the Yoyogi National Stadium on Nov. 27. Around 80 delegates from different countries and territories around the world are expected to take part. Venezuelan beauty Andrea Rubio, who won in 2023, will be one of the hosts of the coronation show. She was also a guest and one of the judges in the Binibining Pilipinas competition where Esguerra won.

Source: inquirer.net