On Sunday morning, Filipino fans will be glued to their seats to watch the live telecast of the 72nd Miss Universe, where they will be rooting for Philippine bet Michelle Dee.
The 28-year-old actor-model has been earning raves in El Salvador and cementing her ranking as one of the top favorites for the title. If luck is on her side, Michelle will bring home the country’s 5th Miss Universe crown.
Will Thailand’s Anntonia Porsild live up to the hype as the one to beat? Others high on the list expected to crowd Michele for the title are Dominican Republic’s Marina Downing, Puerto Rico’s Karla Guilfú, USA’s Noelia Voigt, Nicaragua’s Sheynnis Palacios, France’s Diane Leyre, South Africa’s Bryoni Govender, Mexico’s Melissa Flores and Venezuela’s Diana Silva.
The Miss Universe national costume show is happening today (Friday) and everyone is excited to see a surprise Michael Barassi-designed national costume.
Meanwhile, the World Final of Miss Globe 2023 is set for tomorrow (Saturday), where country bet Anna Lakrini has positioned herself as a top contender for the title. The Filipino-German beauty, who celebrated her 26th birthday there in Tirana, Albania, was named first runner-up in the preliminary Miss Bikini swimsuit competition.
Mutya ng Pilipinas queens set out to keep the Philippines’ winning tradition
Still on the pageant scene, Mutya ng Pilipinas’ Jeanette Reyes is now competing in Miss Tourism International 2023 in Sabah, Malaysia, with the Coronation Night on November 25th, while Iona Gibbs will fly in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt on November 28th for the Miss Intercontinental 2023 pageant.
Reyes and Gibbs were in their winning forms and confidently declared they were ready to continue the Philippines’ winning tradition in the two pageants, during a simple send-off, held at the CWC Interiors Showroom, in BGC, Taguig, organized by Mutya ng Pilipinas, led by its president, Cory Quirino.