Pauline Cucharo Amelinckx (Tagalog: [paʊˈlin kuˈtʃaɾɔ ˌameˈliŋks]; born August 26, 1995) is a Filipina beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Supranational Philippines 2023.

[2][3] In 2014, Amelinckx represented Tribu Himag-ulaw from Placer, Masbate, at the Sinulog Festival Queen pageant and finished as first runner-up.

[10] At the coronation night held on September 16, 2018, she was crowned Mutya ng Pilipinas Global Beauty Queen 2018.

[14][15] At the end of coronation night, she was crowned Miss Universe Philippines Charity 2022, third to winner, Celeste Cortesi.

[17][18] In an interview with the Philippine Entertainment Portal, Amelinckx expressed that she was "afraid that people would be... naumay sa akin [grown tired of me]", on her third attempt on the pageant,[19] but was identified as a fan-favorite to win the competition.

[24][25] She, and Mister Supranational Philippines 2023 Johannes Rissler, departed to Poland to compete at their respective pageants, on June 26, 2023.

[28] In fast-track events held prior to the pageant, Amelinckx won the third challenge of Miss Supra Influencer, giving her an opportunity to automatically advance to the Top 24;[27] and won the first round of the Supra Chat, having competed against seven other delegates in the competition's tenth group, giving her another opportunity to advance to the semifinal of the pageant.

[38] Amelinckx's finish marked the Philippines' highest placement in the pageant since the crowning of Mutya Johanna Datul as Miss Supranational 2013.

[39][40] She received messages of congratulations from beauty queens Shamcey Supsup-Lee, Michelle Dee, Beatrice Gomez, Roberta Tamondong, and Tracy Perez.

[41][42] Online, her finish as a runner-up was met with dismay, with her performance being compared to that of Pia Wurtzbach and Catriona Gray.

[43][44] In response to the online backlash towards Aguilera's win, Amelinckx called for her supporters to find "pride and peace" with her finish.

[45][46] Following the pageant, Amelinckx traveled across Europe before returning to the Philippines,[47] where she received a "grand homecoming" in Bohol in conjunction with the Sandugo Festival.

[2] Amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the Philippines, she participated in the foundation's "Hope in a Box" initiative, which saw the distribution of coloring books and fruits in her barangay.