Victoria Velasquez Vincent competed in Miss Universe Philippines twice and Miss Universe New Zealand once. She represented New Zealand in the 73rd edition of Miss Universe.

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BIOGRAPHY

Vincent is the Irish-Filipino-Kiwi architect, heritage conservationist and beauty queen born and raised in Auckland, New Zealand. Her father is Irish while her Filipino mother Josephine Martinez Velasquez Vincent is from Bacoor, Cavite, Philippines.

On September 7, 2025, Victoria turned 30. Here are 13 more things about her:

  1. In 1999, she was rescued after being kidnapped at a market in Molino, Bacoor.
  2. In 2016, she entered the University of Auckland in Auckland.
  3. In 2018, she visited Indonesia.
  4. In 2019, she visited Australia.
  5. In 2020, she graduated from the University of Auckland with double master’s degrees in architecture and heritage conservation.
  6. Amid the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in 2020, she spent the quarantine in Auckland.
  7. She is Miss Universe Cavite 2021.
  8. She was crowned Miss Universe Philippines Charity 2021 at Miss Universe Philippines 2021.
  9. In 2023, she lived in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
  10. In 2024, she visited Mexico.
  11. She is Miss Universe Bacoor 2024 and was a Miss Universe Philippines 2024 finalist.
  12. She won Miss Universe New Zealand 2024.
  13. She was a Miss Universe 2024 candidate.
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TIMELINE

Vincent is 5’9″ tall and she is fluent in English and Filipino. Her Miss Universe 2024 roommate was Irene Mukii of Kenya.

2010s

  • In February 2016, she became a University of Auckland student.
  • In September 2018, she traveled to Bali, Indonesia.
  • In December 2018, she visited different tourist spots in the Philippines including Taal Volcano in Batangas, Boracay Island in Aklan, Dau Falls and Malapascua Island in Cebu and Siargao Island in Surigao del Norte.
  • In January 2019, she stayed on Siargao Island and visited Coron, Palawan, Philippines before going back to Auckland.
  • In July 2019, she traveled to Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

2020s

  • On May 6, 2020, she graduated from the University of Auckland but there was no graduation ceremony due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
  • On March 5, 2021, she visited the market in Molino for the first time since she was kidnapped there in 1999.
  • On September 30, 2021, she represented Cavite at Miss Universe Philippines 2021 and competed against 27 other finalists at the Henann Resort Convention Center at the Alona Beach in Panglao, Bohol, Philippines. She finished third and was crowned Miss Universe Philippines Charity 2021.
  • On October 12, 2021, she revealed that shortly after the Miss Universe Philippines 2021 coronation night, she was offered the Miss Universe New Zealand 2021 title, which she politely declined a week later.
  • As Miss Universe Philippines Charity 2021, Victoria appeared in the “It’s Showtime” episode on October 11, 2021 with Miss Universe Philippines 2021 Beatrice Luigi Gomez, Miss Universe Philippines Tourism 2021 Katrinan Dimaranan and Miss Universe Philippines 2021 runners-up Steffi Aberasturi and Maureen Wroblewitz.
  • On June 10, 2022, she gave a speech at the opening ceremony for the national congress of the United Architects of the Philippines Student Auxiliary (UAPSA).
  • On February 1, 2024, she was appointed Miss Universe Bacoor 2024.
  • On May 22, 2024, she represented Bacoor at Miss Universe Philippines 2024, competed against 52 other candidates at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City, Metro Manila and finished in the Top 10.
  • On September 29, 2024, she competed against 15 other Miss Universe New Zealand 2024 candidates at the Dorothy Winstone Centre Performing Arts Centre in Auckland and won the title.
  • On November 14, 2024, she wore a dress designed in collaboration with Axel Que featuring manaia patterns created by Tristan Marler in the Miss Universe 2024 national costume competition at the Arena Ciudad de México (Arena CDMX) in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico.
  • On November 16, 2024, she represented New Zealand at Miss Universe 2024 and competed against 124 other candidates at the Arena CDMX. She was unplaced.
  • On June 24, 2025, she crowned her successor Miss Universe New Zealand 2025 Abbigail Sturgin at the SkyCity Theatre in Auckland.

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