Alexie Brooks
Alexie Brooks | |
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| Born | Alexie Mae Caimoso Brooks February 21, 2001 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Eco Philippines 2024 Miss Eco International 2025 |
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Alexie Mae Caimoso Brooks (born February 21, 2001) is a Filipino athlete, model, and beauty pageant titleholder. She was appointed as Miss Eco Philippines 2025 and represented the Philippines at Miss Eco International 2025, held in 19 April 2025 in Egypt. She became the third Filipina Miss Eco International.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Brooks was born on February 21, 2001, in Lebanon to a Black American father and an overseas Filipino worker mother.[3] She was raised in Leon, Iloilo, by her grandparents. She pursued a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA), majoring in Marketing Management, at the National University in Manila, where she graduated in 2024.[4]
In 2022, she was named the Most Valuable Player by the University Athletic Association of the Philippines (UAAP) while representing National University in athletics. That same year, she also competed in the Southeast Asian Games held in Vietnam.[5]
Pageantry
[edit]Miss Universe Philippines 2024
[edit]Brooks represented Iloilo City at Miss Universe Philippines 2024 after winning the title of Miss Iloilo earlier that year. She finished in the Top 10 of the national pageant and was later appointed as Miss Eco Philippines 2025.[2]
Miss Eco International 2025
[edit]Brooks represented the Philippines at Miss Eco International 2025. At the end of the event, Brooks won the Best in National Costume award, and was ultimately crowned as Miss Eco International 2025, the third woman to win the title for the Philippines, after Cynthia Thomalla and Kathleen Paton.[2]
Personal life
[edit]Brooks identifies as androgynous.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Pagulong, Charmie Joy (2024-07-06). "Once bullied for being black, Alexie Brooks finds her place in Philippines pageantry". Philstar Philstar. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
- ^ a b c Abad, Ysa (2024-05-22). "Miss Universe Philippines names representatives to 4 other int'l pageants". RAPPLER. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
- ^ "Former vegetable vendor crowned Miss Iloilo 2024". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
- ^ "Ms. Universe Philippines—Iloilo City 2024, Alexie Mae Brooks Visits NU". National University. Retrieved 2025-01-12.
- ^ Amio, Jon (2024-01-27). "Alexie Brooks: Athlete, beauty queen, & everything in between". Panay News. Retrieved 2025-04-08.
- ^ "Miss Iloilo 2024 Alexie Brooks opens up about her sexuality". PEP.ph. 25 March 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2025.
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Iloilo
- Filipino people of American descent
- Filipino people of African-American descent
- Hiligaynon people
- Filipino female models
- University Athletic Association of the Philippines players
- National University (Philippines) alumni
- The Miss Philippines winners
- Miss Eco International winners
- LGBTQ beauty pageant winners
- 21st-century Filipino LGBTQ people