| Birth Name: | Christine Juliane Hinkle Opiaza |
| Birth Date: | 8 July 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Castillejos, Zambales, Philippines |
| Education: | Lyceum of Subic Bay (BS Business Administration)[1] |
| Miss Grand Philippines 2024 | |
Christine Juliane Hinkle Opiaza (born July 8, 1998) is a Filipino model, trainer, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Grand Philippines 2024. She represented the Philippines in Miss Grand International 2024 held in Thailand, where she ended up as first runner-up.[2] [3] [4]
Opiaza was born in Castillejos, Zambales. She first competed in pageants in 2012 in order to obtain a college scholarship. In 2013, she won a pageant whose grand prize was a scholarship to study at the Lyceum of Subic Bay. During her time in college, she was crowned Miss Lyceum in 2015. She graduated with a degree in human resource development management.[5]
See main article: Binibining Pilipinas 2022. Opiaza joined Binibining Pilipinas 2022 representing the province of Zambales but was unplaced.[6] [7] [8]
See main article: Miss Universe Philippines 2023. On February 18, 2023, Opiaza was introduced as one of the 40 delegates competing in the fourth edition of the pageant, serving as the delegate of Zambales.[9] [10]
At the coronation night, she advanced to the Top 5, where she and her co-finalists were asked, "A recent Goldman Sachs study found that artificial intelligence tools or AI could impact 300 million full-time jobs worldwide, which could lead to a significant disruption in the job market. What do you think of this?" She answered;
In September 29, 2024, Opiaza competed in the Miss Grand Philippines 2024 pageant, representing Castillejos, Zambales. She was crowned the winner at the pageant's coronation night at the Newport Performing Arts Theater in Pasay.[4]
Opiaza represented her country at Miss Grand International 2024, which was held in Cambodia and Thailand. At the final staging of the competition held at the MGI Hall in Bangkok, Thailand on October 25, 2024, she emerged as the first runner-up. Rachel Gupta of India won the title at the end of the event.[11]
Opiaza is also a modeling coach, focusing on teaching pageant contestants walk in stage. She runs her own modeling school called The Canvas. Among her former students is Reina Hispanoamericana Filipinas 2024 Deanna Maté.[5]