Katrina Llegado

Pageantry Llegado entered pageantry in 2018, when she competed in the Mutya ng Taguig pageant as the candidate for Bagumbayan, Taguig, and finished in the top five. Since her initial stint, she has trained with the beauty camp Aces and Queens.

2019: Reina Hispanoamericana

On September 15, 2019, Llegado represented Taguig at Miss World Philippines 2019, her first national competition. In events leading up to the finals, she won three special awards, including Miss Photogenic and Best in Evening Gown. At the end of the event, she won the supplemental title Reina Hispanoamerica Filipinas 2019, receiving the title from outgoing titleholder Alyssa Mulach.

Llegado represented the Philippines at Reina Hispanoamericana 2019 and was fifth runner-up.

Miss Universe Philippines 2022

In February 2022, the Miss Universe Philippines organization listed Llegado as one of the 50 applicants shortlisted to compete in the 2022 edition. In the qualifying challenges for the edition, she placed first in the swimsuit competition. During the preliminary competition, she was awarded one special award.

Llegado worked with longtime collaborator Pablo Mendez III for her evening gowns for the competition. Working with the Taguig Waterlily Livelihood Center, Mendez also designed a Filipiniana made of dried water lilies for the national costume competition.

During the finals, she was named as a semifinalist and then progressed to the final round. At the final question-and-answer round, she was asked to share one thing she could teach to Filipinos. In her response, she discussed the importance of self-love and self-improvement and its role in becoming a "transformed women".

At the end of the event, she was named as the second runner-up to Celeste Cortesi of Pasay.

Miss Universe Philippines 2025

Llegado following the finals of Miss Universe Philippines 2025. On February 7, 2025, the accredited partner of Taguig for the Miss Universe Philippines pageant appointed Llegado as its delegate to the 2025 edition.

During the preliminary competition, she was awarded one special award, which she shared with Yllana Aduana of Siniloan and Ahtisa Manalo of Quezon. Llegado worked with Mendez again for her evening gowns. Brian Diego designed her entry for the national costume competition, which depicted the mythological deity Amihan and paid tribute to the country's emerging drag culture.

Like in her previous stint, she advanced to the semifinals and progressed to the final round. At the final question-and-answer round, she was asked how she can help empower women to participate in politics. In her response, she emphasized gender equality and the roles of women as trailblazers and leaders.

Llegado finished in the top six, with Manalo winning the pageant.

Miss Supranational 2026

In May 2025, The Miss Philippines organization appointed Llegado as The Miss Philippines Supranational, allowing her to represent the Philippines at Miss Supranational 2026.

Llegado worked with a number of designers in her bid for the title, including Ryan Ablaza Uson and Manny Halasan. Mendez designed her gown for the preliminary competition while Rian Fernandez designed her evening gown for the finals.

In pre-pageant events, she was a semifinalist for two fast-track events. During the finals, she advanced to the top 24, and then the top 12.

In the second round, she was asked to share the moment she became the woman "she was meant to be" rather than the one she expected. She shared that she always believed that people "should never fit into a mold" and that they are "perfectly imperfect". She recalled her struggles with achieving perfection and her sense of belongingness in Miss Supranational.

At the end of the event, she was named the winner, receiving the title from her predecessor, Eduarda Braum of Brazil, becoming the second Filipina to win the title after Mutya Johanna Datul in 2013, and the first titleholder to be crowned with the Fioletowa Crown. Her win tied the Philippines with India for the most titles won in the pageant's history.

Other ventures In 2021, Llegado co-founded Philippine cosmetics brand Clocheflame with Arianne Amante, and is the chief financial officer. The brand has partnered with Project Pearls to support the latter organization's livelihood programs for women in low-income areas in Tondo, Manila.

Personal life Llegado has been in a relationship with James Vilela Dizon since 2014.