In the ever-astonishing world of beauty pageants, age is apparently just a number—or is it? With Miss Universe’s new policy lifting the age limit for contestants, the spotlight is on the magic number: 60, not 69. 

Despite 69-year-old Filipina beauty Jocelyn Pilarsky Cubales’s unsuccessful bid for the Miss Universe Quezon City crown, a 60-year-old — Alexandra Rodriguez — triumphs in Miss Universe Buenos Aires, on her way to the Miss Universe Argentina crown! As the age-old adage goes, beauty knows no bounds.

But wait, the winner of Miss Universe Quezon City, has withdrawn from the contest. Should Cubales be appointed as the representative to the 2024 Miss Universe Philippines national pageant, it would be a showdown of epic proportions if she and Rodriguez make it to their respective national titles.

Picture this: senior versus senior in Mexico City, a battle royale of seasoned elegance and grace. Who needs youthful exuberance when you have the timeless allure of age?