Never too late: SexBomb Sugar Mercado realizes pageant dreams in Mrs. Universe 2025

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The 38-year-old mother of two will represent the Philippines in the upcoming Mrs. Universe 2025 in Manila

MANILA, Philippines – SexBomb Girls member Sugar Mercado is treading new ground in the world of pageantry.

The 38-year-old will represent the Philippines in the upcoming Mrs. Universe 2025, scheduled to happen in October in Manila, pageant manager Wilbert Tolentino confirmed.

Mercado, herself, meanwhile expressed gratitude and disbelief over being able to represent the Philippines in the pageant.

“Maraming salamat po sa pagkakataon. Tiwala na kaya ko palang maging Queen kahit isa na kong ina,” the mom of two wrote.

(Thank you so much for the opportunity. Trust that I can be a queen all along even though I’m already a mother.)

Mercado then thanked her friends, family, and all those who believed in her or criticized her — adding that these are the people she gets strength from to go for her biggest dreams.

At the pageant’s 48th edition, Mercado will go up against over 100 delegates from all over the world. Representing Quezon City, she was selected to be the Philippines’ bet for Mrs. Universe 2025 on May 30.

The current Mrs. Universe titleholder is Belarus’ Natalia Daroshka, who was crowned in South Korea.

Sugar Mercado is an original member of SexBomb Girls, a Filipina girl group that rose to fame in the late ’90s and early 2000s.

At present, Mercado, who is a single mom, works as a dancer, singer, and host. – Rappler.com