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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1765870933990Thumb_Louie Heredia 12162025.png" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="Louie Heredia shares his experience as a Miss Universe judge in an interview with Korina Sanchez. Sanchez/YouTube"/>Louie Heredia shares his experience as a Miss Universe judge in an interview with Korina Sanchez. Sanchez/YouTube </div>The Miss Universe Organization (MUO) needs to step up its game and restore people&#x27;s trust after all the chaos and controversy that surrounded this year&#x27;s pageant, one of the judges of the competition said. Original Pilipino Music veteran Louie Heredia, who was part of this year&#x27;s jury, made this statement in an <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wsOiAKgSl8I">interview</a> with broadcast journalist Korina Sanchez in her YouTube channel.He told the former &quot;TV Patrol&quot; anchor that concrete actions must be taken by MUO to ensure transparency in the next edition of the pageant, which will be held in Puerto Rico in 2026.&quot;Siguro naman they will have changes, no? They will be more transparent. Because Puerto Rico is already asking for transparency for the 75th Miss Universe,&quot; he said. &quot;I have to say they (MUO) have to do something really drastic to bring back that tiwala sa Miss Universe,&quot; he added.Heredia was one of the judges in the finals of Miss Universe 2025 in Thailand which <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2025/11/21/mexico-wins-miss-universe-2025-crown-ph-s-ahtisa-manalo-is-3rd-runner-up-1208">proclaimed Mexico&#x27;s Fatima Bosch as the winner</a>.But he was already part of the jury as early as the closed-door interviews and preliminaries. He was able to get to <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2025/11/16/louie-heredia-shares-experience-as-miss-universe-closed-door-interview-judge-1844">evaluate more than a hundred candidates</a>, one by one, even before the coronation night.When asked what he thinks about the results, Heredia said <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2025/11/22/-i-gave-ahtisa-really-high-scores-louie-heredia-opens-up-on-experience-as-miss-universe-judge-1448">he was rooting for the Philippines&#x27; Ahtisa Manalo</a>, who placed third runner-up, and Praveenar Singh of Thailand, who was named first runner-up.&quot;In my heart, akala ko talaga the last two standing would be Miss Philippines and Miss Thailand. That was on my mind -- remember, I am only one of the eight judges,&quot; he said. He was quick to add that Mexico&#x27;s Bosch also received high scores from him, although he was honest enough to admit that based on his and the other judges&#x27; facial expressions, they did not expect her to win the crown.&quot;In fairness to the other judges, none of us talked about our scores backstage. We never discussed na dapat ito, dapat &#x27;yan,&quot; he said. He also feels sorry for Bosch as <a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/pageants-beauty-queens/2025/12/15/miss-universe-fatima-bosch-gets-homecoming-parade-in-mexico-1809">her win was already tainted</a> even if none of the rigging allegations have been proven: &quot;Actually naaawa ako sa kanya... kasi mabait na bata naman siya eh.&quot;<div> </div><div>Bring back accounting firm for transparency</div>Heredia agreed with fellow judge Natalie Glebova, who earlier said that MUO needs to bring back the involvement of an accounting firm to ensure fairness and transparency.In an <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/DRUBBtwAevC/?img_index=1">Instagram post</a>, the Miss Universe 2005 titleholder said she would not be participating as a judge again anytime soon following the chaos that ensued in this year&#x27;s pageant. &quot;When I competed in 2005 and years prior, I recall there was always an auditor that came on stage with sealed results from the accounting firm. I&#x27;d like to bring that back please,&quot; she said. Heredia went on to appease dismayed Filipino pageant fans, saying that Manalo delivered an impressive performance on the Miss Universe stage.&quot;She really did well talaga,&quot; he said. &quot;Huwag kayong malungkot kasi may 2026 pa, may 2027 pa. Laban pa rin, Pilipinas.&quot;

The Miss Universe Organization needs to step up its game and restore people's trust after all the chaos and controversy that surrounded this year's pageant, one of the judges of the competition said.

The Miss Universe Organization needs to step up its game and restore people's trust after all the chaos and controversy that surrounded this year's pageant, one of the judges of the competition said.

Miss Universe needs to restore people's trust after controversy, says Pinoy judge

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Published Dec 16, 2025 03:42 PM PHT

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