Ahtisa Manalo is off to Bangkok, Thailand, for the Miss Universe 2025 pageant. On Sunday, November 3, fans gathered at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport to send off the Filipino beauty queen.
"The cheers were wild and full of love. Fans filled the airport to send off our Miss Universe 2025 Ahtisa Manalo as she flies to Bangkok for Miss Universe 2025," the Miss Universe Philippines Organization posted on Instagram as they shared the clip of Ahtisa with her supporters at the airport.
The organization also extended its gratitude to everyone who attended the send-off. "Thank you for joining us in sending off our queen to Bangkok, Thailand for Miss Universe 2025! The whole nation is with you in this fight, Ahtisa!"
In an interview during her send-off press conference in late October, Ahtisa promised to give her all in the competition.
“This send-off, this is just the beginning of our competition. Mayroon pa tayong ilalaban na fifth crown, so I really hope that you still support me all throughout my Miss Universe journey when I get to Thailand. And ilalaban ko kayo lahat."
She added: "I will do my best. I will make sure that the Ahtisa of the Miss Universe stage is the best Ahtisa ever."
In a previous interview with PeopleAsia in September, Ahtisa discussed her preparations for the upcoming Miss Universe pageant in Thailand this November.
"For me, it's just being my best when I get there. My team is making sure that I am my most prepared and I am the best Ahtisa when I go to Thailand," she relayed.
The beauty queen remarked that she and her team are focusing on what they can control.
"That's really all we can do. We can only fix things that we can control, so the normal things like training for pasarela, hair and makeup. I go to the gym every day, I control what I eat, communications. I am even trying acting workshops. I think it's gonna help me by putting myself in a stressful situation 'cause I haven't done [acting] before," she said.
The coronation night of the Miss Universe 2025, which will be the 74th edition of the pageant, is set to be held at the Impact Challenger Hall in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand, on November 21.