Katarina Rodriguez

Katarina Sonja Rodriguez[fn 2] (Tagalog pronunciation: [ɾoˈdɾigɛs]; born August 1, 1992) is a Filipino actress, athlete, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Philippines 2018.

[9][10] She is also a cycling instructor, a competitive long-distance runner, and participated as a member of the De La Salle University Women's Track and Field Team.

[7] On March 18, 2018, Rodriguez crowned Karen Gallman as her successor at the Binibining Pilipinas 2018 pageant held at the Smart Araneta Coliseum in Quezon City, Philippines.

[13] Rodriguez represented the Philippines at the Miss Intercontinental 2017 pageant held in Hurghada, Egypt[14] on January 24, 2018 where she finished as 1st runner-up to Veronica Salas Vallejo from Mexico.

She is one of favorite contestants in Miss World 2018 but failed to place in the semifinals, ending the Philippines' seven-year streak of consecutive placements, from 2011 through 2017.