{"id":225714,"date":"2026-05-09T14:30:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T14:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/225714\/"},"modified":"2026-05-09T14:30:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T14:30:08","slug":"the-complicated-mothers-day-setup-of-muph-2026-queens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/225714\/","title":{"rendered":"The complicated Mother’s Day setup of MUPH 2026 queens"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Miss Universe Philippines 2026 Bea Millan-Windorski (center) and her fellow \u2018Faces of Mags\u2019 (from left) Roxie Beayens, Nicole Borromeo, Jacqueline Gulrajani, and Alex Comenares\/ARMIN P. ADINA<\/p>\n

Mother\u2019s Day<\/a> happens once a year, and it is celebrated every second Sunday of May. It should not be that much of a problem to plan something for the family matriarch for most of us. But for the 2026 Miss Universe Philippines<\/a> queens, it would not be that easy.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, May 10, recently-crowned queen Bea Millan-Windorski is set to have her victory press conference, while the rest of her fellow finalists will receive their respective titles under the sister brand The Miss Philippines.<\/p>\n

Some may find this as a bit of an inconvenience, but for the queens themselves, it only gives them the opportunity to further honor the women in their lives who made their journey to the crowns possible.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI\u2019m really hoping mom is able to rebook her flight. Of course we weren\u2019t expecting this twist of event, so she was gonna go back to the US for my brother\u2019s graduation,\u201d Windorski told Inquirer Entertainment.<\/p>\n

The La Union lass spoke with members of the media on May 6 at Gloria Maris Mall of Asia in Pasay City where she received her prize as one of the \u201cFaces of Mags\u201d together with Nicole Borromeo, Roxie Baeyens, Jacqueline Gulrajani, and Alex Colmenares. Beayens was also there as one of the Queens of Pablo, along with Ysabella Ysmael, Adela-Mae Marshall, and Apriel Smith.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFingers crossed that she\u2019s able to rebook with EVA because it would mean the world to me if I could spend Mother\u2019s Day while celebrating this victory but also with my mom,\u201d Windorski said.<\/p>\n

As for Borromeo, she will have to wait a bit to celebrate with her mother Joanne, who had already flown back home to Cebu after the May 2 coronation show of the Miss Universe Philippines pageant.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFor sure there will be a celebration. I\u2019m just thankful to God that my mom got the chance to fly in. We got the chance to have some time together, we had lunch. I have yet to surprise her,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Smith\u2019s family had also flown back to Cebu, and she shared how bereft of time she was. As an overseas Filipino worker, she flew straight to Manila from Singapore in February when the competition started.<\/p>\n

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\u201cI was so very happy because my mom did finish the show. Before, when I joined pageants, if it\u2019s QNA time she would go out and take time to go anywhere just not to hear my QNA. So right now I\u2019m so happy. She\u2019s been there from the start until finish,\u201d she shared.<\/p>\n

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Miss Universe Philippines 2026 \u2018Queens of Pablo\u2019 (from left) Apriel Smith, Adela-Mae Marshall, Ysabella Ysmael, and Roxie Baeyens\/ARMIN P. ADINA<\/p>\n

But while the Cebuana beauties had their moms fly a few hours to catch the show, Beayen\u2019s mother Julia got to have a longer trip coming from overseas.<\/p>\n

\u201cMiss Universe Philippines became a path for me to spend time with my mom. [Because] it feels like a big celebration, she traveled far, so I\u2019m so grateful for that. She\u2019s turning 70 years old this year, [so] I just want to make the most out of the time I have with her before she returns abroad,\u201d Beayens said.<\/p>\n

Currently staying at her place, her mom even ironed the dress she wore that day. \u201cShe\u2019s a super mom, she still has the strength. So thank you, even if sometimes you get tired, you never show it, and you always show up for me,\u201d she continued.<\/p>\n

Alex Colmenares\u2019 mom Katherine had already passed, but she said Mother\u2019s Day will definitely be different for her this year. \u201cMy mom\u2019s in heaven na, and being part of Miss Universe Philippines was one of her biggest dreams for me, ever since I was young,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

The Negrense beauty also imparted her message to all the mothers: \u201cThank you so much for bringing us to this world, for your strength, for all your sacrifices, for the love. And wala talagang makakapantay sa pagmamahal ng isang ina (Nothing comes close to a mother\u2019s love). So I salute all the mothers out there.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ysabella Ysmael also gave a shout out to her \u201cnumber 1 supporter,\u201d her mother Marita.\u00a0\u201cMothers really give us everything, their everything, especially my mom. She\u2019s really been my inspiration all my life,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI told you this already, but I aspire to be at least half of the woman you are. Thank you for raising me to be the strong woman that I am. You are my everything. I love you,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

Marshall, an only child, got emotional when she spoke about her mother Esperanza. \u201cI just want to celebrate with her and thank her for her support and her sacrifice in this journey. To my mom, I just thank you so much. Only we know the sacrifice we made, and it means so much to me. I love you,\u201d she said, trying to fight back her tears.<\/p>\n

Gulrajani, for her part, said every day is Mother\u2019s Day for her. \u201cI always think of my mom. If anything, that\u2019s one of the reasons why I joined Miss Universe Philippines. In a way it\u2019s more special (this year). In a way I feel like I have done somethign extra special, the extra mile, and going really further in achiving my dream. And I\u2019m very happy about that,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

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Windorski also thanked her \u201cNanay\u201d Antoinette, and imparted her message to all the mothers. \u201cThank you so much for your hard work, for your belief in your children that we could build a better world. And I\u2019m so excited that we get to celebrate all mothers all around the world,\u201d she said. \/edv <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Miss Universe Philippines 2026 Bea Millan-Windorski (center) and her fellow \u2018Faces of Mags\u2019 (from left) Roxie Beayens, Nicole…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":225715,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[9,24,63,122,124,123],"class_list":["post-225714","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225714","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=225714"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/225714\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/225715"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=225714"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=225714"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=225714"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}