Katulad ng inaasahan, hinirang na 2026 Miss Universe-Philippines ang pambato ng La Union na si Bea Millan Windorski.
Siya ang higit na pinaborang manalo ng mga huradong ang tiningnan ay ang tinatawag na “overall package” na may mataas na height, magandang pangangatawan at mukha, may aura na kayang makipagsabayan sa ibang lahi, maayos ang communication skills, mahusay rumampa at appeal na gusto ng majority ng crowd.
Ginanap ang Coronation Night noong Linggo, May 2, 2026, at the SM Mall of Asia Arena kung saan mula sa top 30 candidates ay pumili ng top 15 na kinabibilangan nina: Muntinlupa, Sultan Kudarat, Baguio City, Tacloban City, La Union, Quezon Province, Taguig, Camiguin, Tarlac, Manila, Iloilo City, Cebu Province. Cebu City, Pampanga, at Negros Occidental.
Rumampa ang 15 kandidata suot ang kanilang mga pabulosang gown hanggang sa piliin ang top 7 finalists na sina: Cebu (Nicole Borromeo), Cebu City (Apriel Smith), Pampanga (Allyson Hetland), Sultan Kudarat (Jenrose Javier), Taguig (Bella Ysmael), Tarlac (Marian Arellano) at La Union (Bea Windorski).
Ang pito ang binigyan ng pagkakataon na sumagot sa final Q&A kung saan ang tanong ay ganito: “Many Filipinos are being frustrated with the country. For you, why is it still worth it to represent the Philippines on the global stage?”
Ang mga nagmarkang mga sagot ay mula kina Cebu City, Taguig at La Union, ayon pa rin sa mga beauty enthusiasts and supporters.
Tugon ng taga La Union,,“The Philippines is something that I’ve been in love with my whole life. Growing up in a predominantly non-diverse [part] of the United States, I was identified as a Filipina first and foremost. I often had to point where the Philippines was on a map to my peers, and I always felt a sense of belonging and hope. I chose to pack my life into Balikbayan Boxes because I believe in the limitless potential of the Filipino people and the fact that we need to create local opportunities here so that people don’t have to go abroad and be separated from their families in order to stay. If I were to get the title of Miss Universe Philippines, I promise to be a public servant for all.”
Ang naging sagot naman ni Taguig, “Our country is going through a crisis right now, and although this is something that is not new to us, I believe that I am a representation of a Filipino who never gives up. I have stood on this stage before but I came back not because this journey is easy, but because I believe that dreams are worth chasing. And I’m here before you because I want to prove that we Filipinos, although we may stumble or fall sometimes. We will always soar twice as high.”
Ganito naman ang naging sagot ni Cebu City, “I do understand that we Filipinos feel that way because we care deeply and we know that we deserve better. As an OFW myself, I always send money back home and I feel frustrated too. But as long as we know that we show up and we don’t just share our struggles, but we share the stories of hope and culture and heritage for us being Filipino. And I’m ready to represent each one of you out there, that we don’t stop raising our flags because Philippines is worth believing in.”.
Although marami naman ang nagsasabing higit na mas may dating at maayos ang naging pagsagot sa final Q&A nina Cebu City at Taguig na sina April Smith at Bella Ysmael respectively, sa bandang huli nga ay ipinasa ng outgoing Miss Universe-Philippines Ahtisa Manalo ang korona kay Bea.
Laking Amerika si Bea na minsan na ding naging kinatawan ng USA sa Miss Earth at nagwagi bilang Miss Earth Water noong 2024.
Bumalik siya sa bansa at muling nanirahan sa hometown ng kanyang ina sa La Union at opisyal na ngang naging representative sa Miss Universe-Philippines.
Ngayong November 2026 ay magiging pambato siya ng bansa sa gaganaping 75th Miss Universe pageant in Puerto Rico.