Jinkee Pacquiao became an unexpected trending topic online after pageant fans and netizens pointed out her strong resemblance to newly crowned Miss Universe 2025, Fatima Bosch of Mexico.
Instead of brushing off the comparisons, Jinkee gamely joined the playful banter. The wife of boxing icon Manny Pacquiao reposted several humorous edits and congratulatory posts on her Instagram Stories on Friday, Nov. 21—the same day Fatima Bosch was crowned in Thailand.
Among the first to spark the comparison was content creator Senyora Official, who posted a swimsuit photo of Bosch and jokingly captioned it: “Congrats Ms @jinkeepacquiao! You’ve made the Philippines Proud.”
Another pageant-themed Facebook page edited two photos of Jinkee and added a “Miss Mexico” sash, captioning it: “Road to Miss Universe 2025.”
A separate Senyora page also posted an image of Miss Universe candidates, including Bosch, with the caption: “Pero ayaw din talaga patalo ni Ms Jinkee Pacquiao! Pasok din sa Top 12 e noh.”
The most viral, however, came from Bekis at Pageantry 2.0, which shared an edited photo of Jinkee, her twin sister Janet Jamora, and Bosch together, joking: “Dumating na sa Thailand si Jinkee Pacquiao at Janet Jamora para isupport ang isa nilang nawalay na kapatid na si Miss Mexico.”
Jinkee reposted all the memes, clearly amused by the ongoing comparisons.
She also reacted to Senyora’s congratulatory message with: “Parang ang layo naman Senyora, pero thank you na rin.”
In one Instagram Story, Jinkee can even be heard cheering during the announcement of the Miss Universe 2025 winner and first runner-up.
Fatima Bosch of Mexico emerged as Miss Universe 2025 after besting 119 candidates, including the Philippines’ Ahtisa Manalo, who finished as third runner-up.
The rest of the Top 5 were: 1st Runner-up: Praveenar Singh (Thailand), 2nd Runner-up: Stephany Abasali (Venezuela), 3rd Runner-up: Ahtisa Manalo (Philippines) and 4th Runner-up: Olivia Yacé (Côte d’Ivoire).
Outside of pageant humor, Jinkee is also celebrating a personal milestone: she and Manny recently welcomed their first grandchild, the newborn daughter of their eldest son, Jimuel Pacquiao.
