The pride of Cebu, Ralph Jude Dinolan, has made his kababayans proud by emerging as one of the top winners in the 7th edition of the Mister National Universe 2025 pageant.
The 27-year-old model and professional basketball player, who represented the island of Cebu in the competition, was named third runner-up with the equivalent title of Mister National Earth.
The grand coronation was held on June 22 at the Chulabhorn International Conference Centre inside The Kaset Hua Hin Resort in Hua Hin District, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand. His fellow Filipino candidate, Marcus Parcon—who represented the Philippines—reached the Top 10.
During the speech round of the finals night, Dinolan highlighted his identity as a simple yet hardworking athlete from Cebu, aiming to inspire the younger generation.
“I’m a simple man, a hardworking man, a Cebuano from the land of the Philippines. I always aspire to become the best version of myself,” he said on stage.
“We all know that I am a basketball player. I will always instill to learn the values of being a good leader, to instill the discipline, because we all know that we have a stand, we have a voice here. So I hope that on this stand, I will inspire the young minds of today’s generation. I will continue to enlighten them, to help them grow,” the proud Cebuano continued.
“As a candidate of the Mister National Universe, I am right here, truly grateful and honored to have this stand right now, to have this voice. Because I know I can share my love, my devotion as an athlete.”
Here’s the final result of the recently concluded Mister National Universe 2025 pageant:
- Grand Winner/Mister National Universe 2025 – Dylan de Jesus, Puerto Rico
- First Runner-up/Mister National World 2025 – Saerdonnconn Barlow, Thailand
- Second Runner-up/Mister National Globe 2025 – Jonas Sia, Malaysia
- Third Runner-up/Mister National Earth 2025 – Ralph Jude Dinolan, Cebu Island, Philippines
- Fourth Runner-up/Mister National Intercontinental 2025 – E Sunday Chijindu, Nigeria
- Fifth Runner-up/Mister National Global Ambassador 2025 – Gokul Sahu, India
With his new achievement in pageantry, Dinolan joins the list of Filipino contenders who have also competed in Thailand and brought honor to the country.
In June 2024, Jupheter Franco of General Santos City won the Mister Continental World 2024 title in Pattaya.
In December, Mark Joseph “MJ” Macalintal from Caloocan City was hailed as the First Runner-up in the Man Hot Star International 2024 competition held in Bangkok.
And just this June, Zambaleña beauty Christine Juliane “CJ” Opiaza assumed the title of Miss Grand International 2024—originally the first runner-up—following her crowning moment in Bangkok.
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