Tracy Maureen Perez (; born March 23, 1993) is a Filipino model, industrial engineer and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Philippines 2021. She represented the Philippines at the

Miss World 2021 Miss World 2021 was the 70th edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Coca-Cola Music Hall in San Juan, Puerto Rico on 16 March 2022. The coronation was originally scheduled to be held on 16 December 2021 at the José Miguel Agrelot Col ...

pageant in

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, Puerto Rico and finished as a Top 13 semifinalist.

Early life and education

Tracy Maureen Perez was born premature on March 23, 1993 in

Cebu City Cebu City, officially the City of Cebu ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Sugbo; fil, Lungsod ng Cebu; hil, Dakbanwa sang Sugbo), is a 1st class Cities of the Philippines#Legal classification, highly urbanized city in the Central Visayas Regions of the P ...

, Philippines, to a single mother, Chona Asibal Perez. Perez's mother, a former beauty queen herself (

Binibining Cebu Miss Cebu (formerly Miss Cebu Tourism in 1984 to 1999 and Binibining Cebu in 2018 to 2021) is the oldest running beauty pageant in Cebu, Philippines. The reigning Binibining Cebu is Beatrice Luigi Gomez from San Fernando. History The beau ...

finalist and Binibining Pilipinas 1979 candidate), was originally from

Bayugan, Agusan del Sur Bayugan, officially the City of Bayugan ( ceb, Dakbayan sa Bayugan; fil, Lungsod ng Bayugan), is a 5th class component city in the province of Agusan del Sur, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 109,499 people.. G ...

Mindanao Mindanao ( ) ( Jawi: مينداناو) is the second-largest island in the Philippines, after Luzon, and seventh-most populous island in the world. Located in the southern region of the archipelago, the island is part of an island group of ...

but then moved to

Cebu Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 ...

in the

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. Perez graduated from the

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with a degree in

industrial engineering Industrial engineering is an engineering profession that is concerned with the optimization of complex process (engineering), processes, systems, or organizations by developing, improving and implementing integrated systems of people, money, kno ...

Pageantry

Miss World Philippines 2019

Perez joined Miss World Philippines 2019 as her first national pageant. She placed in to the top 12 to eventual winner

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by the end of the event.

Miss Universe Philippines 2020

Perez competed in the

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pageant. She placed top 16 to eventual winner

Rabiya Mateo Rabiya Occeña Mateo (; born November 14, 1996) is a Filipino model, host, actress, entrepreneur and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2020. She represented the Philippines at the Miss Universe 2020 pageant and finished as ...

Iloilo City Iloilo City, officially the City of Iloilo ( hil, Siyudad/Dakbanwa sang Iloilo; fil, Lungsod ng Iloilo), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the Western Visayas region of the Philippines on the island of Panay. It is the capital city of t ...

. * Special Awards: ** Miss Photogenic ** Best in Swimsuit Photo

Miss World Philippines 2021

In October 2021, Perez competed at the Miss World Philippines 2021 pageant for the second time, where she clinched the Miss World Philippines 2021 title. During the coronation night, she slipped on the edge of the platform after fixing her stance and fell down the stairs of the stage before the announcing of winners. Then she fell a second time shortly after she was crowned, during her first walk as the reigning queen, causing her crown to slip from her head. Perez will compete at the

pageant in

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in December 2021. * Special Awards: ** Miss Blue Water Day Spa ** Miss Artopian International ** Miss Bench ** Miss Dermfix ** Best in Swimsuit

Miss World 2021

Perez was declared one of the winners of the Miss World 2021 Beauty with a Purpose competition, as well as of the head-to-head challenge, securing a spot in the semifinals. She also revealed she will be wearing a national costume inspired by the goddess

Mayari In Kapampangan mythology, Mayari is the goddess of the moon and ruler of the world during nighttime. In Tagalog mythology According to Hiligaynon anthropologist F. Landa Jocano—in "Notes on Philippine Divinities" (1968)—the ancient Tagalo ...

, for the Dances of the World segment on finals night. Mayari, in Philippine mythology, is the ruler of the moon and the most beautiful deity in the celestial court. * Special Awards: ** Head-to-Head Challenge ** Beauty with a Purpose Perez concluded her

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journey as a Top 13 semifinalist.

Karolina Bielawska Karolina Bielawska (born 11 April 1999) is a Polish model, television presenter, and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2021. She became the second titleholder from Poland, the first one being Aneta Kręglicka who won the pageant in 1989. ...

of Poland won the said pageant.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Perez, Tracy Maureen Living people Miss World 2021 delegates Miss World Philippines winners Miss Universe Philippines contestants Filipino female models 1993 births Cebuano beauty pageant winners