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Manila Bulletin
|January 25, 2026
Veejay Floresca on winning 'Project Runway,' showacing at NYFW, and claiming spaces
When Veejay Floresca returned to the Philippines during the holiday season, she came back with renewed confidence.
Not that she wasn’t confident before—but returning home after becoming the first Filipino and trans woman to win the 21st season of the design competition series “Project Runway” definitely added a bounce to her step.
“There’s an unfinished story that I need to put an ending to—that’s why I joined,” Veejay said in between a mini Miss Universe 2025 preliminaries viewing. The moment was a tad amusing, as she previously went viral for her reaction video to the pageant’s 2010 edition.
Veejay studied fashion design and merchandising at De La Salle—College of Saint Benilde in the Philippines and later earned a master’s degree in fashion from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. She also studied bridal wear at Central Saint Martins in London.
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