Maria Francesca Guina Taruc (; born May 21, 1998) is a Filipino actress, TV host, model and Miss Freedom of the World Philippines 2018. A year later, she brought home the first crown of the Philippines in the Miss Tourism World Intercontinental 2019 pageant held in Nanjing, China.
Maria Francesca Guina Taruc hails from Angeles City, Pampanga and graduated from Holy Angel University with a degree in Mass Communication. She is the granddaughter of Luis Taruc, who led Hukbalahap guerrilla operations against Japanese occupation.
Taruc previously dated Luis Christian Singson, son of Ilocos Sur politician Chavit Singson, with whom she has a son named Luis Ethan (born December 23, 2022).