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Heritage, Worn as Art: The Miss Fit Philippines 2026 Preliminaries

National costume, swimsuit and special awards: one night at Bigger Pictures in Mandaluyong, and a panel ready to choose.

Fashion · By Reign Republic · October 24, 2026
A Miss Fit Philippines 2026 candidate in a national costume of flowers and coral colors.
National costume night at the Miss Fit Philippines 2026 preliminary competition.BAB.FOTO for Reign Republic
Event
Miss Fit Philippines 2026 Preliminary Competition
Date
October 23, 2026
Venue
Bigger Pictures, Mandaluyong
Segments
National costume · Swimsuit · Special awards

Before a crown is decided, there is the preliminary competition, and at Miss Fit Philippines 2026 it opened with heritage. On October 23 at Bigger Pictures in Mandaluyong, the candidates presented their national costumes: suns and fans, wings and flowers, each one a story of the islands carried under the lights.

The swimsuit preliminary followed, and with it the other half of what this pageant measures. Miss Fit asks its candidates to show discipline, and the swimsuit round is where the work behind every stride becomes visible.

The night closed with the special awards, presented on the Miss Fit Philippines 2026 stage.

The panel

Crowns, sashes and seasoned eyes: the preliminary panel included Maria Zheliaskova (Miss Globe Ukraine 2026), Miss International Moldova 2026, Maria Katrina Calica (Miss Fit Philippines 2025), Kirsten Dawn Delerio (Miss Fit Philippines 2025 1st Runner-Up), runway coach Ian Mendajar of Kembot Studios, and Paul Izon Reyes.

Four nights later, the same stage story ended at SM Skydome, where Kailey Rose Kemp was crowned Miss Fit Philippines 2026.

Reign Report · Watch the prelims

The preliminary competition in a minute: costume, swimsuit and the special awards.

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