MANILA -- Twitter was once again on fire during the coronation night of the 2017 Binibining Pilipinas pageant held at the Araneta Coliseum on Sunday night.

• IN PHOTOS: Bb. Pilipinas 2017 coronation night

While thousands of pageant fanatics roared inside the Big Dome, some decided to stay inside their homes and air their cheers on social media. Over 280,000 tweets related to the pageant have been posted on Twitter.

No wonder the hashtag #BBPilipinas2017 was one the top trending topics on Twitter last night.

Congratulations to our new queens! #BbPilipinas2017 pic.twitter.com/IuCNvGMAfn

— Bb. Pilipinas (@RealBbPilipinas) April 30, 2017

Filipino-British beauty Rachel Peters was named as country’s next representative to the Miss Universe pageant. Other winners include Maria Angelica De Leon (Bb. Pilipinas International), Elizabeth Clenci (Bb. Pilipinas Grand International), Chanel Olive Thomas (Bb. Pilipinas Supranational), Katarina Rodriguez (Bb. Pilipinas Intercontinental) and Nelda Ibe (Bb. Pilipinas Globe).

Twitter's official data show that netizens had a different set of bets. The top five most mentioned candidates on Twitter were (in order): Katarina Rodriguez, Maria Gail Devora Tobes, Rachel Peters, Charmaine Elima, and Sirene Sutton.

Peters, who placed third on Twitter's list of most mentioned candidates, said she is still at a loss for words over her win.

“Honestly, it hasn’t sunk in to me yet. This is a dream come true,” she told ABS-CBN News' Mario Dumaual in an interview. “I have no words.”

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While Peters is pressured to return the crown back to the Philippines, her fans are in full support of her win.

Congrats to the newest Miss Universe Philippines 2017, Rachel Peters! #bbpilipinas2017 #WearTheCrown pic.twitter.com/jaUEhekuvB

— Vickie Rushton (@TeamVickieFTW) April 30, 2017

Rachel Peters is pure gold. Am so happy she got the crown. Well deserved. Beauty, brains and breeding! @RJdelaFuente u must be so happy 😘😉 pic.twitter.com/IAuIIpPZJL

— Angeli P Valenciano (@AngeliPV) April 30, 2017

Congratulations Bb Universe Philippines Rachel Peters. Well-deserved! #bbpilipinas2017

— Tim Yap (@officialTIMYAP) April 30, 2017

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Here are some of the top tweets during the event:

THIS IS SO FUNNY HAHAHA 😂🙈 #bbpilipinas2017 pic.twitter.com/8h8nJq8hxr

— Dallas Whitesides (@DiazJoshx) April 30, 2017

Wala bang special awards na
Bb. Cream
Bb. Q
Bb. Cologne
Bb. You light up my world like nobody else?#BbPilipinas2017

— john | rex (@jrexcortez_) April 30, 2017

Oh pak! Power puff girls! Lavarn! #bbpilipinas2017 pic.twitter.com/61lvz7AhHG

— Maxine Medina (@Maxine_Medinaa) April 30, 2017

"The Way You Look Tonight" by @imdanielpadilla #BbPilipinas2017 pic.twitter.com/lWOp76EYYl

— Gretchen Ho (@gretchenho) April 30, 2017