The Miss Philippines-Cosmo 2024 Ahtisa Manalo IN HER ‘Dyesebel’ national costume. Image: Facebook/Miss Cosmo Ahtisa Manalo , the Philippines’ representative in the pioneer year of the Miss Cosmo pageant in Vietnam, sprained her ankle following a “technical incident” days before the scheduled preliminaries on October 2, and the coronation night on October 5. On Sunday afternoon, Sept.
29, The Miss Philippines issued a statement confirming that Manalo sustained a sprained ankle, resulting in her absence in recent activities. “But rest assured, our Queen is safe, and opted to rest so she can be well enough to take on the coming challenges,” the national organizers said. Manalo also took to social media after The Miss Philippines issued its statement.
“Hey loves! I am well and safe. I just need to rest to make sure my sprained ankle heals and recovers for the upcoming competition,” she said. “I’m sad to miss our activity today where I can interact with supporters, sponsors and other candidates but my health and recovery is my top priority now,” continued Manalo, who also pleaded to her fans to wish for the immediate healing of her ankle.
The Miss Philippines, meanwhile, thanked the Miss Cosmo Organization “for attending immediately to Ahtisa and taking care of her every need.” At around midnight on Sunday, Sept. 29, Miss Cosmo issued a statement on social media regarding its preliminary night and grand finale stage at the Phu Tho Stadium in Ho Chi Minh.