Maria Mika Maxine Medina represented the Philippines in Miss Universe 2016, where with the grace of her brilliance she secured her position in Top 6. With this, the Philippines placed in the semifinals for the seventh consecutive year.
Medina obtained a bachelor's degree in interior design from the Philippines School of Interior Design in De La Salle–College of Saint Benilde. Moreover, she is a commercial print ad model and a senior member of Professional Models Association of the Philippines. Besides her pageantry career, she is a Filipino designer, actress and a model. She was cast in three movies in the years- 2014, 2017, 2018. She has also left her footprints in the world of television. Medina is not a new face in the beauty pageant world as earlier she joined Binibining Pilipinas 2016.