'What a year': Miss Universe Asia Chelsea Manalo looks back on 2024

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:950px"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1736318604722Miss-Universe-Asia-Chelsea-Manalo.jpg" style="width:950px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" alt="Miss Universe Asia Chelsea Manalo shares highlights of her 2024 in an Instagram reel. Manalo/Instagram"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Miss Universe Asia Chelsea Manalo shares highlights of her 2024 in an Instagram reel. <em>Manalo/Instagram </em></span></span></span></div><p>Chelsea Manalo is grateful for the year that has passed, saying that she has gained both blessings and lessons in 2024.</p><p>In an Instagram reel, the first-ever Miss Universe Asia shared highlights of her past year, including snippets of her journey as a beauty queen.</p><p>&quot;What a year for 2024,&quot; she said. &quot;Here&#x27;s myself looking back on everything that it brought me, the challenges, the lessons, the struggles, and the moments of strength.&quot;</p><p>&quot;It has been tough, but in ways I didn&#x27;t expect,&quot; she admitted. &quot;But it also showed me how strong I truly am.&quot;</p><p>Saying she is thankful for all the &quot;people, places, and moments that have shaped me along the way,&quot; Manalo said she is looking forward to more opportunities to learn and grow in 2025.</p><p>&quot;I approach 2025 with a quiet hope, trusting that whatever comes will continue to guide me toward becoming the person I’m meant to be,&quot; she said. </p><p>&quot;I am grateful, not just for the triumphs, but for the lessons learned in everyday life and for the grace that has carried me through it all. </p><p>&quot;Here&#x27;s to the next chapter, and I hope it&#x27;s for the best. Salamat at kasama kita sa tagumpay ko,&quot; she ended, addressing her 389,000 Instagram followers.</p><div><iframe class="instagram-media instagram-media-rendered" id="instagram-embed-2" src="https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEgkbDYyLBc/embed/?cr=1&amp;v=14&amp;wp=540&amp;rd=https%3A%2F%2Fod2-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com&amp;rp=%2F#%7B%22ci%22%3A2%2C%22os%22%3A2187605.5%2C%22ls%22%3A1863155.300000012%2C%22le%22%3A1864975.800000012%7D" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" frameBorder="0" height="881" data-instgrm-payload-id="instagram-media-payload-2" scrolling="no" style="background:white;max-width:540px;width:calc(100% - 2px);border-radius:3px;border:1px solid rgb(219, 219, 219);box-shadow:none;display:block;margin:0px 0px 12px;min-width:326px;padding:0px"></iframe></div><script async="" src="//www.instagram.com/embed.js"></script><p>Manalo was proclaimed Miss Universe Asia during the 73rd edition of the pageant in Mexico last November.</p><p>She joins Miss Universe&#x27;s first batch of continental queens: Tati Calmell of Peru (Miss Universe Americas), Matilda Wirtavuori of Finland (Miss Universe Europe and Middle East), and Nigeria&#x27;s Chidimma Adetshina (Miss Universe Africa and Oceania).</p><p>They will work with the reigning Miss Universe, Victoria Theilvig of Denmark, in projects with charities supported by the international pageant.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/entertainment/showbiz/celebrities/2025/1/3/chelsea-manalo-excited-to-fulfill-duties-as-miss-universe-asia-1155">Chelsea Manalo excited to fulfill duties as Miss Universe Asia</a></div><div><strong>Related video:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xDLT7exu8xs?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>Chelsea Manalo is grateful for the year that has passed, saying that she has gained both blessings and lessons in 2024.</p>

Chelsea Manalo is grateful for the year that has passed, saying that she has gained both blessings and lessons in 2024.

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'What a year': Miss Universe Asia Chelsea Manalo looks back on 2024

'What a year': Miss Universe Asia Chelsea Manalo looks back on 2024

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Published Jan 08, 2025 02:44 PM PHT

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