13 things about Face of Beauty International 2025 Nikki Buenafe

Nikhisah Buenafe Cheveh represented Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines in the fourth edition of Miss Grand Philippines. She represented the country in the 11th edition of Face of Beauty International.

BIOGRAPHY

Also known as Nikki Buenafe, Cheveh is an Iranian-Filipino beauty queen from Buenlag, Binmaley, Pangasinan, Philippines. She is trilingual.

Cheveh attended Our Lady of Fatima University in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines. When she was a Miss World Philippines 2024 candidate, she introduced her organization Duyan ng Aruga, which supports children in education, and her project Danum Pundasyon na Bilay, which provided clean portable water to more than 150 families.

On June 4, 2025, Cheveh turned 23. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She speaks Filipino, Persian and Filipino.
2. She was raised by a single mother.
3. She studied pharmacy at Our Lady of Fatima University.
4. She has Hashimoto’s disease, an autoimmune disease in which the thyroid gland is gradually destroyed.
5. In 2017, she and her family moved to the Philippines.
6. She is Binibining Binmaley 2023.
7. She is Limgas na Pangasinan World 2023.
8. She was a Miss World Philippines 2024 finalist.
9. She is Miss Multinational Philippines 2025.
10. She was a Bb. Universidad de Dagupan 2025 judge.
11. She was the Miss Hundred Islands 2025 preliminary competition host.
12. She was crowned Face of Beauty Philippines 2025 at Miss Grand Philippines 2025.
13. She won Face of Beauty International 2025.

TIMELINE

Cheveh is a skincare enthusiast. She is 5’8″ tall .

2023

• On April 29, 2023, she represented Binmaley at Limgas na Pangasinan 2023 and competed against 24 other candidates at the Pangasinan Provincial Capitol in Lingayen, Pangasinan. She ranked first and was crowned Limgas na Pangasinan World 2023. Rona Lalaine T. Lopez of Mangaldan ranked second and was crowned Limgas na Pangasinan Grand 2023 and Stacey de Ocampo of Bolinao ranked third and was crowned Limgas na Pangasinan Mutya 2023.

2024

• On April 26, 2024, she crowned her successor Limgas na Pangasinan World 2024 Lhya Yzhienne Laylo of Pozorrubio at the Pangasinan Provincial Capitol in Lingayen.
• On July 19, 2024, she represented Pangasinan at Miss World Philippines 2024 and competed against 32 other candidates at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Metro Manila. She finished in the Top 10 and was crowned Miss Multinational Philippines 2025.

2025

• On February 1, 2025, she crowned her successor Bb. Binmaley 2025 Jorgina Rose de la Cruz in Binmaley.
• On March 8, 2025, she hosted the preliminary competition of Miss Hundred Islands 2025 at Como Laya Resort in Magsaysay, Alaminos, Pangasinan.
• On April 29, 2025, she served as a judge at Bb. Universidad de Dagupan 2025 at Arzadon Gymnasium of the Universidad de Dagupan in Bonuan Binloc, Dagupan, Philippines.
• On August 24, 2025, she represented Quezon City at Miss Grand Philippines 2025 and competed against 28 other candidates at the SM Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay. She ranked fifth and was crowned Face of Beauty Philippines 2025.
• On November 30, 2025, she represented the Philippines at Face of Beauty International 2025 and competed against 32 other candidates in Taichung, Taiwan. She won the title.