The Philippines' Gwendolyne Fourniol made it to the top 25 of Miss World 2024 head to head challenge.

The French-Filipina beauty took her spot in the challenge where she raised her advocacy for quality education under the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals.

"Those children in a marginalized community have the least access to quality education, girls, children from low income families and those who are in conflict have the least access to quality education," she said in speech.

"Now how can we solve this? The answer is TIP -- Technology , Investment and Policy. With technology we can leverage the educational gap that is currently happening and I have actually tried this in our learning center which I built with the help of many people.

"Second, Investment. We have to invest in education and make sure that is reached to marginalized communities.

"And lastly, Policy. Policy-makers need to ensure that these policies are regulated and mandated for people who do not have access to quality education and for those who are in dark places," she said in her speech.

Finalist were chosen based on their speech during the preliminary events along with their speech on the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. 

Fourniol is among the finalists from the Asia and Oceanic group together with candidates from Australia, India, Indonesia, Lebanon, Malaysia, Nepal, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Candidates from Brazil, Puerto Rico, Trinidad and Tobago, United States, Botswana, Kenya, Madagascar, Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Belgium, England, Ireland, Northern Ireland, Spain, Wales, also made the cut.

Fourniol is aiming for the Philippines' second Miss World crown, after Megan Young in 2013.

The coronation night of the 71st Miss World will be held at the Jio World Convention Center in Mumbai, India on March 9, 7 p.m. (9:30 p.m. in the Philippines).

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