Keylyn Trajano, Imelda Schweighart stir post-MGI All Stars drama
Instead of pageantry, Trajano says Schweighart should try auditioning for ‘PBB’
Keylyn Trajano and Imelda Schweighart. Images: Facebook/Keylyn Trajano, Imelda Schweighart
Filipina queens Keylyn Trajano and Imelda Schweighart stirred up drama after their exit from the inaugural staging of the MGI All Stars pageant, as they traded barbs on social media.
The issue stemmed from Schweighart’s livestream after she, Trajano, and Alexia Nuñez failed to advance to the Top 18 of the pageant, held at the MGI Hall in Bangkok, Thailand on May 30, Saturday night. Moments after their exit, the Filipino
Trajano then countered Schweighart’s claims, saying she just went out to eat, with a dig at the latter’s alleged propensity for fomenting drama, and a retort that she should have just joined the reality show “Pinoy Big Brother” (PBB).
“Relax guys nasa food court lang ako kumakaen, si Imelda mahilig sa issue live ng live [kasi] everyone avoids her. Grow up, sis. You ain’t for pageantry, [I’ll] help you sa PBB! Love you!” she wrote.
Schweighart’s complaints
On her TikTok live, Schweighart also complained about missing the Top 18, grumbling that she shouldn’t have joined the pageant instead. She also claimed that she and her fellow beauty queens were unaware of the audience’s live voting at the finale.
While her TikTok live has expired, netizens reuploaded clips of it on social media.
“Kung alam ko lang na voting ang eksena, edi sana hindi na ako pumasok. Hindi na ako sumali. Eh hindi naman namin alam. Ngayon lang din sinabi lahat eh. So kung alam ko ‘yan umpisa pa lang, hindi ako nag-invest kasi malaki na agad ang gastos just to get here. With the voting in itself, suntok sa buwan,” she said.
(If only I knew that voting is involved, I shouldn’t have joined. I shouldn’t have taken part in it. We didn’t know it. They just told us about it now. If only I had known it from the beginning, I wouldn’t have invested a lot of money just to get in here. With the voting in itself, it’s already impossible.)
Schweighart also pointed out that aside from themselves, candidates have to bring in their own glam teams, which is another huge investment in itself. For her, this makes the live voting “unfair” because she feels it’s another responsibility for the candidate.
“Tapos kapag naligwak ka, parang magdedemand sila na para bang nag-vote ka. Diba? Tatawagin mo kong unplaced eh nasa kamay mo naman ‘yun. Kung naka-Top 18 ka, parang nagka-bragging rights ka. So what kung hindi ka nakapag-Top 18? Sa Pilipinas lang naman issue kung hindi ka nakapag-Top 18. Eh lapagan na ng pera ngayon, hindi na siya gilas,” she said.
(When you get eliminated, they will demand something from you as if you voted. Right? You’re gonna call me unplaced even if the decision is in your hands. When you advance to the Top 18, it’s like you gained the bragging rights. What if you didn’t make it to the Top 18? It’s only an issue in the Philippines if you didn’t enter the Top 18. Money is part of the game now, it’s not only about skill.)
Aside from Schweighart, Trajano and Nuñez, the other Filipinas who competed in MGI All Stars were Gazini Ganados and Fuschia Anne Ravena. Ganados finished in the Top 5, while Ravena ended her journey at the Top 18.
TEAM PHILIPPINES LOOK: Here are the other four candidates from the Philippines, Alexia Nuñez, Fuschia Anne Ravena, Imelda Schweighart, and Keylyn, at the #MGIAllStars Grand Final.
The Filipino-German beauty queen previously represented Kalibo, Aklan at Miss Universe Philippines (MUPh) 2026; however, the MUPh organization confirmed her departure moments before crowning its titleholder.
The organization also clarified that the decision was “mutual” and that there was no hostility between the two sides.
Schweighart also competed at the following pageants: Binibining Pilipinas 2013 (Top 15), Miss Earth 2016 (winner, but resigned from her title), and Miss Universe Germany (unplaced).
