Christine Juliane Hinkle Opiaza (born July 8, 1998) is a Filipino model, trainer, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Grand Philippines 2024. She represented the Philippines in Miss Grand International 2024 held in Thailand, where she ended up as first runner-up.[2][3][4]
Early life
Opiaza was born in Castillejos, Zambales. She first competed in pageants in 2012 in order to obtain a college scholarship. In 2013, she won a pageant whose grand prize was a scholarship to study at the Lyceum of Subic Bay. During her time in college, she was crowned Miss Lyceum in 2015. She graduated with a degree in human resource development management.[5]
On February 18, 2023, Opiaza was introduced as one of the 40 delegates competing in the fourth edition of the pageant, serving as the delegate of Zambales.[9][10]
At the coronation night, she advanced to the Top 5, where she and her co-finalists were asked, "A recent Goldman Sachs study found that artificial intelligence tools or AI could impact 300 million full-time jobs worldwide, which could lead to a significant disruption in the job market. What do you think of this?" She answered;
We are moving forward progress and growth. But change is not always about progress. We have to consider that manpower really posts of the economic development of each and every country. We have to put importance in each and every person making their costs be seen in each and every aspect in the country. So we have to balance the AI and also the importance of having manpower in the country.[11]
