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Who Is Mika Salamanca? 10 Things About the PBB Collab Winner
Mika and Brent Manalo are the PBB Celebrity Collab Edition's Big Winners!
by Firas Abboud
Published on Jul 6, 2025
All good things must come to an end—such is the case with Pinoy Big Brother's Celebrity Collab Edition, which recently concluded with the crowning of the reality show's first-ever Big Winner Duo.
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With 33.03% of the total votes, BreKa—Brent Manalo and Mika Salamanca—was declared the 18th season's Big Winners. RaWi—Ralph de Leon and Will Ashley—finished in 2nd place, with 25.88% of the votes. The Third Big Placers are Charlie Fleming and Esnyr Ranollo—CharEs, with 22.91%. Taking fourth place with 8.77% are AZ Martinez and River Joseph of AZVer.
1. She is a Scorpio
Born on October 26, 2000 and raised in Pampanga, Anne Michaella "Mika" Salonga Salamanca entered and won the 18th edition of the reality series at 24 years old.
2. She is the 11th female Big Winner
Over the course of 18 seasons, PBB has produced 19 Big Winners—11 of which are women, then eight who are men. Mika joins the elite circle with Nene Tamayo, Keanna Reeves, Kim Chiu, Beatriz Saw, Melai Cantiveros, Myrtle Sarrosa, Miho Nishida, Maymay Entrata, Anji Salvacion, and Fyang Smith.
3. She is a Scholastican
Mika has lived in the United States. In fact, she graduated high school in the state of Alabama. She then attended St. Scholastica's College in Manila.
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Instagram/mikslmnc.
4. She started on YouTube
Mika gained popularity on YouTube (@MikaSalamanca), where she uploads lifestyle videos and song covers. Her channel currently has 114 videos, and she has a whopping 4.53 million subscribers as of writing.
5. She is a beauty girl
In a bag raid video, Mika shared five things she cannot live without—sunscreen, eye drops, lip balm, fragrance, and water! A beauty girl through and through!
6. She has plenty of tattoos
Mika currently has 21 tattoos all over her body. The themes of her tattoos range from nature and anime to quotes she lives by.
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Instagram/mikslmnc.
7. She is a Swiftie
Mika loves Taylor Swift. In fact, one of her tattoos says "fear less," which is a fun play on Taylor's hit Fearless. Mika also happily shared her experience watching the Eras Tour in Japan on her Instagram. "May 10 years old na umiiyak sa loob ng puso ko sa tuwa," she captioned.
8. She loves to create art
Her love for art prompted Mika to create paintings and sketches, which she has shared on her Instagram and YouTube channel.
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Instagram/mikslmnc.
9. She is an entrepreneur
Mika has recently added entrepreneur to her resume. She owns a clothing line called Noir and taking her love for coffee to the next level, she has a café called Suelo Coffee in San Fernando, Pampanga.
10. She has a combined social media following of 10.9 million
Never miss a post from the Controversial Ca-Babe-len ng Pampanga by following her on Instagram (@mikslmnc) and TikTok (@mikasalamanca).