Celeste: the woman behind the brand

She doesn’t need a crown to be royalty, she’s the beauty queen in every room she walks into

Photography Mark Mendez | Makeup Joel Sebastian | Hair Bong Buan | Wardrobe Puey Qińeones | Video Keyr Castro

Beauty, built with intention.

There is a particular kind of womanhood that emerges when someone stops chasing who she “should” be—and steps confidently into who she’s meant to become. For Celeste Cortesi, that moment is now.

When she walks into the room for our GLEN interview, she isn’t the titleholder the world remembers. She isn’t the girl in the gown, the viral performance, the crown. She is softer in her presence but sharper in her vision—a woman who has learned, unlearned, rebuilt, and risen. A woman with a plan.

The world has known her for her beauty and grace; what they will come to know now is her instinct, her discipline, and her voice. She is building a brand from the inside out, rooted in her personal journey and the values she carried long before she stepped on any stage.

She is the founder who listens. The leader who evolves. The woman who understands that beauty is not a crown you wear—it’s a life you curate.

As our interview unfolds, it becomes clear that Celeste’s story is no longer about a moment on a stage. It’s about building something that will outlast the sparkle. It’s about becoming the woman she needed when she was younger. It’s about turning experience into direction and identity into legacy.

And if there is anything certain about Celeste Cortesi, it is this:
Her most defining chapter isn’t the one the world remembers.
It’s the one she’s writing now—more grounded, more intentional, and more luminous than ever.