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Chelsea Manalo joins Thailand's Songkran festivities for first time
Chelsea Manalo joins Thailand's Songkran festivities for first time
ABS-CBN News
Published Apr 15, 2025 06:23 PM PHT

Miss Universe Asia 2024 Chelsea Manalo is all set for Songkran. Manalo/Instagram

Chelsea Manalo continues to enjoy her stay in Thailand as part of her duties as the first-ever Miss Universe Asia.
Chelsea Manalo continues to enjoy her stay in Thailand as part of her duties as the first-ever Miss Universe Asia.
The Filipina beauty queen recently joined the Songkran festivities for the first time. Also part of the celebration was reigning Miss Universe Victoria Theilvig of Denmark and her fellow continental queens: Tati Calmell of Peru (Miss Universe Americas), Matilda Wirtavuori of Finland (Miss Universe Europe and Middle East), and Nigeria's Chidimma Adetshina (Miss Universe Africa and Oceania).
The Filipina beauty queen recently joined the Songkran festivities for the first time. Also part of the celebration was reigning Miss Universe Victoria Theilvig of Denmark and her fellow continental queens: Tati Calmell of Peru (Miss Universe Americas), Matilda Wirtavuori of Finland (Miss Universe Europe and Middle East), and Nigeria's Chidimma Adetshina (Miss Universe Africa and Oceania).
All of them donned traditional Thai attire, with Manalo a vision in pink and green.
All of them donned traditional Thai attire, with Manalo a vision in pink and green.
"There's nothing quite like the magic of Songkran, a celebration that brings together tradition, joy, and community in the most vibrant and unforgettable way," Manalo said in an Instagram post.
"There's nothing quite like the magic of Songkran, a celebration that brings together tradition, joy, and community in the most vibrant and unforgettable way," Manalo said in an Instagram post.
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"From the gentle blessings of water to the playful street festivities, we’re beyond grateful to be part of this beautiful celebration of renewal and unity. Moments like these remind us how lucky we are to experience different cultures, to feel so alive, and to welcome the new year with open hearts (and soaked clothes)," she added.
"From the gentle blessings of water to the playful street festivities, we’re beyond grateful to be part of this beautiful celebration of renewal and unity. Moments like these remind us how lucky we are to experience different cultures, to feel so alive, and to welcome the new year with open hearts (and soaked clothes)," she added.
Manalo earlier said she is "so pumped to experience Songkran for the first time and make some unforgettable memories."
Manalo earlier said she is "so pumped to experience Songkran for the first time and make some unforgettable memories."
"Excited to be part of such a beautiful tradition of renewal, joy, and community," she shared in a previous Instagram post.
"Excited to be part of such a beautiful tradition of renewal, joy, and community," she shared in a previous Instagram post.
Manalo arrived in Thailand last March 31 and will stay there until April 25 as part of her "Royal Tour of Asia" with her fellow Miss Universe queens.
Manalo arrived in Thailand last March 31 and will stay there until April 25 as part of her "Royal Tour of Asia" with her fellow Miss Universe queens.
This will be followed by a visit to the Philippines from April 26 to May 3.
This will be followed by a visit to the Philippines from April 26 to May 3.
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