Sasha Lacuna excited for Thailand’s hosting of The Miss Globe 2026

For the first time ever, Thailand will be hosting The Miss Globe pageant, something that has piqued the curiosity of Binibining Pilipinas Sasha Lacuna, who is representing the country at this year’s edition of the international competition.

Nawat Itsaragrisil’s Miss Grand International Organization will be mounting The Miss Globe 2026 pageant in Phuket, that will run from Oct. 24 to Nov. 7. The Thai organizer had just wrapped up the staging of the 14th Miss Grand International pageant in Bangkok, a sudden move from what was supposed to be India’s first time hosting his pageant.

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He is on top of the staging of this year’s edition of The Miss Globe pageant in Thailand because he is the country’s national director for the Albania-based international competition. Reigning queen Cheraim Chayathanus Saradatta was a product of the Miss Grand Thailand pageant.

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Lacuna said she, her team, and the Bb. Pilipinas Charities Inc. have no idea what to expect. And this excites her. “There will be some things that The Miss Globe will sustain to Phuket, Thailand. But other than that, we’re really excited and we’re prepared for what the Miss Grand organization has to offer with their changes for The Miss Globe,” she responded to Inquirer Entertainment‘s question.

The 22-year-old student from Tarlac faced members of the media at her send-off press conference at Wolfgang Premier Lounge Cinema at Gateway Mall 2, at the Araneta City in Quezon City on Friday afternoon, Oct. 16.

It has only been three months since she won her Bb. Pilipinas crown, and this came as an advantage for her because this allowed her ot just continue what she has been doing during the course of the national competition as she sets her sights on her first international competition.

After Lacuna won her national crown, she buckled down to work and studied what The Miss Globe is all about, as well as the connections between the pageant’s home country, this year’s host country, and her own country.

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“The Miss Globe is a huge pageant about culture, connection, and tourism. So, they highly value cultural connection and especially now they’re moving to an Asian country. So it’s important that I study about the connection of Albania, Thailand, and the Philippines,” she said.

“One thing I learned is that all three countries have heartwarming people, they’re very hospitable. And one thing that we also have in common with Thailand is streetfood, beaches, and coastlines,” she continued.

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Lacuna hopes to take advantage of the global platform that The Miss Globe has to discuss mental health, something that she has also done in her Bb. Pilipinas journey.

“Mental health awareness still is a huge thing that we have to talk about, not just in our country but all over the globe. There’s a lot going on with our mental health right now, especially with social media, and how it affects our minds. And we just really have to keep pushing, for me at least, I really have to keep pushing about prioritizing learning about mental health,” she said.

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Lacuna will try to extend the Philippines’ current 11-year placement streak at The Miss Globe, and hopefully score the country’s third win in the pageant’s current iteration, following the victories of Ann Colis in 2015 and Maureen Montagne in 2021. /edv