Baguio beauty queen is Miss World Philippines 2024

Baguio City, Philippines – Relinquishing the Miss Charm Philippines crown to join another national pageant was all worth it for Baguio beauty queen Krishnah Marie Gravidez as she was crowned Miss World Philippines 2024 during the pageant’s finals held at the Mall of Asia Arena on Sunday, July 19.

The Baguio beauty bested 32 other equally-beautiful candidates in the pageant, even getting the Best in Evening Gown award and Best in Swimsuit award.

The top 20 candidates were first announced during the competition. On said round, Khrisnah’s name was called, being the winner of two of the fast-track challenges - Miss Multimedia and Top Model Competition.

Getting the top spot in these challenges paves way for candidates to automatically secure a spot in the top 20.

Casual interview followed. Their beautiful physique and pasarela was later featured in the swimsuit competition. In the evening gown segment, the blue and silver modern Filipiniana gown worn by Gravidez, a creation of Rian Fernandez stood out among the rest of the gowns showcased that night.

Following said segments was the announcement of who made it to the top 10.

In the final round, the top 10 finalist knowledge on current events and issues were tested.

Gravidez picked the name of Kirk Bondad, Mister World Philippines 2022 who threw her a question if inclusivity should be a top priority in the world of pageantry.

Gravidez answered, “Pageantry is a platform where we express ourselves as women and men. And I feel like this is a great platform for us to promote our advocacies, the cause that we're fighting for, and the things that we love. So I think that in a world where we're evolving, I think we as humans should evolve too.”

Her short but on point answer allowed her to succeed Miss World Philippines 2022 Gwendolyne Fourniol.

Gravidez is among three Cordillerans who will be representing the country in major international pageants this year. The two others are Binibining Pilipinas Myrna Esguerra of Abra and Miss Supranational Philippines Tarah Valencia who also represented Baguio City.