For the second straight year, AQUA Boracay hosted the Miss Universe Philippines candidates and became the venue for the 2023 swimsuit presentation. The resort's world-class swimming pool designed by Lor Calma became the runway for the 37 lovely ladies last April 13 as they sashayed in their bikinis from SV Merch.
A Miss Universe Philippines aspirant pulled out of the competition due to a health condition. Pangasinan bet Evangeline Fuentes ended her pageant journey
The mounting political and civil unrest that took place in the last quarter of 2022 led the organizers to move the original pageant date of the Reina Hispanoamericana coronation night from late October last year to February 4 this year.