Miss CosmoWorld Philippines Samantha Viktoria Acosta waves to the crowd after her coronation. Image: INQUIRER.net/Armin P.
Adina Another alumna of the Binibining Pilipinas pageant was crowned Miss CosmoWorld Philippines when Samantha Viktoria Acosta inherited the title from fellow Binibini Elda Louise Aznar at the culmination of the national competition on Wednesday evening, Nov. 6. Third time’s the charm for the Bulacan lass, as she finally snagged a title on her third national competition.
She just came fresh from her participation in the 2024 Bb. Pilipinas pageant in July, where she advanced to the Top 15 and was proclaimed as Playtime Binibini. She also joined the 2017 Miss Philippines Earth pageant.
Acosta bested 11 other aspirants in the competition held at the Winford Manila Hotel and Casino. She also took home the Best in Swimsuit award and was proclaimed as Miss JC. She also earned her spot in the Final Five with her Miss Popularity award.
The Miss CosmoWorld Philippines pageant is a national competition that is mounted by another Bb. Pilipinas alumna, 2021 runner-up Meiji Cruz who became the first Filipino woman to bring home the Miss CosmoWorld title from Malaysia. She posted her international victory in 2022.
Aznar finished second in the international competition last year, and Acosta hopes to sustain the Philippines’ strong showing by duplicating Cruz’s feat. Not to be confused with the “Miss Cosmo” pageant that held its first edition this year in Vietn.