Alethea Rodriguez Ambrosio (born July 17, 2002) is a Filipino model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as The Miss Philippines 2023 appointed as Miss Supranational Philippines 2024.[1][2][3]
Ambrosio is noted to have won The Miss Philippines 2023 pageant by speaking in Filipino in the final word round.[4] She represented the Philippines at the Miss Supranational 2024 pageant where she finished in the top 12 and was crowned Miss Supranational Asia and Oceania.[5][6]
Ambrosio began pageantry when she was first crowned Miss Rotary Club of Taguig West and competed in the Miss Rotary 2023 pageant where she placed in the top 10.[7][1]
Ambrosio represented the Philippines and competed against 67 candidates from their respective countries/territories in the Miss Supranational 2024 pageant at Nowy Sącz, Poland.[14] She was a semi-finalist in the Supra Model of the Year challenge placing in the top 11 of the pre-pageant event.[15] On the coronation night on July 6, 2024, Ambrosio advanced to the top 12 question and answer portion where all 12 contestants were asked to answer, "Why they should be the next brand ambassador of the Miss Supranational organization" in 20 seconds.[16] She responded;
"In my country where beauty queens are often applauded for speaking in English, I won my national title using Filipino, our national language. As a cultural torch bearer, I seek to lead the path in forging cross-cultural understanding among my sisters as your next Miss Supranational ambassadress."[16]
Ambrosio finished in the top 12 and was crowned Miss Supranational Asia and Oceania, this title is awarded to the highest-ranking representative from the continent who did not make it into the top five.[17][18] At the end of the night, Harashta Haifa Zahra of Indonesia won the event.[19]
