Miss Universe 2019 Top 24 Hot Picks

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Cindy Marina Miss Universe Albania 2019

Cindy Marina is an Albanian-American model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Albania 2019. She will represent Albania in the Miss Universe 2019 competition. Outside of modeling and pageantry, Marina is a setter for the USC Trojans women's volleyball team and the Albania women's national volleyball team. Marina began playing volleyball in her youth. She was a setter on her high school team, where she was a California state nominee for Gatorade Player of the Year in volleyball. After graduating from high school, Marina joined the Duke Blue Devils women's volleyball, and was named to the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) All-Freshman Team. For her sophomore year, Marina left Duke and began playing for the USC Trojans women's volleyball team. She joined the Albania women's national volleyball team in 2015, and led the team to a third-place finish in the Silver League during the 2018 Women's European Volleyball League in Hungary. At 17 years old, Marina became the youngest person to ever play for the Albanian national team. Marina began modeling at age 14. Her career in modeling began after being recruited by fashion designer Ema Savahl to model her dresses; Savahl is a friend of Marina's mother. She began her pageantry career in 2019, competing in the Miss Universe Albania 2019 competition. She went on to win the competition on June 7, 2019, becoming the first American-born woman to ever win the title. Now, she will represent Albania at the Miss Universe 2019 competition.

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Shirin Akter Shela Miss Universe Bangladesh 2019

Shirin Akter Shila is a Bangladeshi model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Bangladesh 2019 on 23rd October 2019. She is a third-year graduate student of the Physics Department of University of Dhaka. The diva is not new to pageantry as she participated in Miss World Bangladesh 2019. She was among the top ten contestants of this competition. She was declared as the best female model of Face of Bangladesh 2019. Shila was a contestant of Face of Asia 2019 in South Korea's capital Seoul where she represented Bangladesh. The diva, with her experience will be strong in the competition and will definitely leave a noteworthy mark at Miss Universe 2019.

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Fabiana Hurtado Tarrazona Miss Universe Bolivia 2019

Fabiana Hurtado Tarrazona is a Bolivian beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Bolivia 2019, as Miss Bolivia, she will now represent Bolivia at the Miss Universe 2019 competition. Hurtado began her pageantry career when she represented San Ignacio de Velasco to compete for the title of Miss Santa Cruz 2019 before eventually participating at Miss Bolivia 2019. She won the crown and an award at the conclusion of the final night; Miss Sports. On June 29, 2019. She was crowned as Miss Universe Bolivia 2019 and being the eventual winner of Miss Bolivia 2019. She was crowned by the outgoing titleholder, Joyce Prado. The diva seems to be confident and we believe that she will mark her stint in the finale.

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Geraldine Gonzalez Martinez Miss Universe Chile 2019

Geraldine González Martínez is a Chilean model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Chile 2019. She will now represent Chile at the Miss Universe 2019 competition. González was born and raised in Conchalí. She is a law student at the Andrés Bello University obtaining a master's degree in law. González has been training to be part of the Seventh Fire Company of Conchalí ever since on March 2019. She is also dedicating her time to the social program she developed with migrant women with support of the government of Conchalí. González competed in the 2018 edition of Miss Universe Chile where she was placed as the second runner-up behind Andrea Díaz. At her second attempt winning the title of Miss Universe Chile, she won the title of Miss Universe Chile 2019 representing Escuella SuperMiss on September 1, 2019 at the Casino Dreams in Punta Arenas, Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena, Chile. González also won the Miss Popularity award at the conclusion of the final night. She succeeded Andrea Díaz but was crowned by the first runner-up of Miss Universe Chile 2018, Sabina Ahumada.With her experience in the pageantry world and her strong abilities, she will definitely do great in the competition.

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Rosie Zhu Xin Miss Universe China 2019

Zhu Xin aka Rosie Zhu Xin, is a Chinese model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe China 2019. She will now represent China at the Miss Universe 2019 pageant. The diva is not new to pageantry as she first competed in Miss World China 2017 and she was placed as a finalist. Officials of Miss Intercontinental China allowed Xin to participate in the Miss Intercontinental China 2018 pageant. She was placed as a Top 10 finalist. She also represented Hebei at the Miss Universe China 2018 pageant held at Shenzhen and was crowned by her predecessor, Meisu Qin on January 14, 2019. The diva will definitely will many hearts and also her performance will be worth the note.

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Gabriela Tafur Nader Miss Universe Colombia 2019

Gabriela Tafur Náder is a Colombian lawyer, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Colombia 2018. She will represent Colombia at Miss Universe 2019. Tafur was born in Cali on 7 July 1995 to parents Octavio Tafur and Olga Liliana Náder. She is of Lebanese descent; her grandfather was originally from Chartoun, Aley District in Lebanon, and immigrated to Colombia during the Lebanese Civil War. At the age of four, she started to play the violin while attending Arboleda Academy. After graduating from Colegio Bolivar in Cali, Tafur moved to Bogotá to study law at the University of Los Andes. After graduation, she worked as a lawyer in the legal department of Microsoft Colombia, and also acted as a coordinator for the commercial law specialization at the University of Los Andes. Tafur began her modeling career as a teenager in 2009, after being selected for a modeling show in her hometown of Cali. This show led Tafur to begin a professional career as a model. In 2018, Tafur competed in the Miss Colombia 2018 pageant in Cartagena, Colombia. She was ultimately hailed the winner, and was crowned by outgoing titleholder Laura González. Tafur won two supplementary titles during the competition: Miss Punctuality Bulova and Queen of the Police. With her win, Tafur became the twelfth Miss Colombia winner to come from the Valle Department, the most successful department in terms of Miss Colombia titleholders. As Miss Colombia, she was invited to the Lebanese Diaspora Energy conference held in Lebanon in June 2019. The diva will definitely will many hearts and also her performance will be worth the note.

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Kyrsha Attaf Miss Universe Curacao 2019

Kyrsha Attaf is a Curaçaoan model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Curaçao 2019. She will represent Curaçao at the Miss Universe 2019 pageant. Attaf was crowned Miss Curaçao 2019 on June 20, 2019. Her court included Chantal Wiertz who was adjudged as the first runner-up and Liane Bonofacia who was the second runner-up at the finale. She succeeded outgoing Akisha Albert. The diva is a smart girl who will definitely be at everyone’s eyes and also as she is talented and beautiful, she will leave a noteworthy mark at the international competition. The diva will definitely will many hearts and also her performance will be worth the note.

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Barbora Hodacova Miss Universe Czech Republic 2019

Barbora Hodačová is a Czech model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Česká Miss 2019. She will now represent Czech Republic at the Miss Universe 2019 competition. Hodačová competed for the coveted title on August 25, 2019. Where she won and bested 11 other candidates also vying for the title. She succeeded outgoing titleholder, Lea Šteflíčková. She will now represent Czech Republic at the Miss Universe 2019 competition. The diva will definitely will many hearts and also her performance will be worth the note.

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Katja Stokholm Miss Universe Denmark 2019

Katja Stokholm is a Danish model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Denmark 2019 pageant and will represent Denmark at the Miss Universe 2019 pageant. Stokholm was born on June 20, 1996 and lives in Odense. She grew up and lives in Odense. Katja comes from a Danish and Russian family, and has therefore always been interested in gaining a deeper understanding of different cultures, people and languages. She can speak six languages, two of which are her native languages. She is currently studying International Economics and Business Administration at University of Southern Denmark in Odense. She has helped to raise funds for various charities, and is currently working as a volunteer on a project in the organisation “BørnsVilkår”. On 7 June 2019, Stokholm was crowned as Miss Denmark 2019 at Cirkusbygningen in Copenhagen replacing outgoing Helena Heuser. The newly crowned queen’s court included Sabrina Jovanovic announced as first runner-up, followed by Maria Mawuena as second runner-up. As Miss Denmark, Stokholm represented Denmark at the Miss Universe 2019 pageant where Catriona Gray of the Philippines will crown her successor at the end of the event.

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Serafina Nchama Eyene Miss Universe Equatorial Guinea 2019

Serafina Nchama Eyene Ada is an Equatorial Guinean model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Equatorial Guinea 2019. She will now represent Equatorial Guinea at the Miss Universe 2019 competition. Eyene was born in Bata, Equatorial Guinea and later resided in the city of Malabo. She studied Doctorate in Psychology at the National University of Equatorial Guinea. Serafina represented the district of Niefang at the Miss Equatorial Guinea 2019 competition held on September 7, 2019 at Malabo. She bested 23 other contestants vying for the coveted title. The diva will definitely will many hearts and also her performance will be worth the note.

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Maeva Coucke Miss Universe France 2019

Maëva Coucke is a French model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss France 2018. She represented France at Miss World 2018, where she placed in the top twelve, and will also represent France at Miss Universe 2019. Coucke is the third Miss France winner from Nord-Pas-de-Calais within the span of four years, following Iris Mittenaere (2016) and Camille Cerf (2015). Coucke started her pageantry career in 2013, when she was crowned Miss Boulogne 2013.[7] In October 2016, Coucke was crowned Miss Pévèle 2016 and therefore, was allowed to compete in the Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais 2017 competition. On 23 September 2017, she was crowned Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais 2017 in Orchies, then represented Nord-Pas-de-Calais at Miss France 2018. Coucke won the competition, and was crowned Miss France 2018. She is the third woman from Nord-Pas-de-Calais to win the title, following Miss France 2016 Iris Mittenaere and Miss France 2015 Camille Cerf. Coucke began to raise awareness for breast cancer after her mother was diagnosed with the disease in 2012. As Miss France 2018, she promoted the development of breast cancer prevention and screening. She was involved in make-up and dance workshops in hospitals to help women undergoing cancer treatment feel more confident in themselves. On 1 October 2018, she launched the Breast Cancer Awareness Month at the Eiffel Tower which was lit up in rosy pink lights to support Breast cancer awareness. The diva is well recognized for her causes and as she will bring them to Miss Universe, she will definitely leave a noteworthy mark at the international pageant.

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Gabriela Clesca Vallejo Miss Universe Haiti 2019

Gabriela Clesca Vallejo is a Haitian-Canadian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Haiti 2019. She will now represent Haiti at Miss Universe 2019. Gabriela was born in the Dominican Republic from a Dominican mother and a Haitian-Congolese father and raised at Haiti where she was taught how to speak French and Creole before she and her family moved to Canada when she was a teenager. Gabriela currently finished her final year of University studying International Development and Civil Law at the University of Ottawa. Along with her education, she works for the Federal Government at the Innovation Intellectual Canadian Property. Gabriela won Miss Supranational Canada to represent Canada at Miss Supranational 2014. She placed as a Top 20 finalist and won the Miss Congeniality award. She later represented West Ottawa at the 2017 Miss Universe Canada pageant where she was placed as a Top 20 finalist where Lauren Howe won the pageant. She later competed at a Haitian pageant for the first time, Miss Universe Haiti 2019, where she won and was given the right to represent Haiti at Miss Universe 2019. The diva will definitely will many hearts and also her performance will be worth the note.

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Birta Abiba Porhallsdottir Miss Universe Iceland 2019

Birta Abiba Þórhallsdóttir is an Icelandic model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Iceland 2019. She will represent Iceland at the Miss Universe 2019 pageant. Birta was born and raised in Mosfellsbær, a town just outside of Reykjavík. Throughout her life, Birta was the victim of racism, having experienced violence and verbal abuse because of her skin color. Birta has worked for the International Red Cross study aid program, in an effort to encourage children's literacy and education abroad. As a teenager, Birta wrote a full-length novel. Birta represented Geysir at the Miss Universe Iceland 2019 which was held on 31 August 2019 at the Stapi Hall Hljómahöll in Njarðvík. She was one of the winners and was crowned as Miss Universe Iceland 2019, being crowned by outgoing titleholder Katrín Lea Elenudóttir. As Miss Universe Iceland, Birta will represent Iceland at the Miss Universe 2019 competition. The diva will definitely will many hearts and also her performance will be worth the note.

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Vartika Singh Miss Universe India 2019

Vartika Brij Nath Singh is an Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss Universe India 2019 and will represent India at 68th edition of the Miss Universe pageant. She was previously crowned as Miss Grand India in 2015. The GQ magazine has ranked her among the hottest women of India in 2017. Singh competed at the Miss Diva 2014 pageant, where she placed in the top 7. She also won the 'Miss Photogenic' award at the contest. In 2015, she competed at the 52nd edition of the Femina Miss India pageant and was crowned Femina Miss Grand India 2015. Singh represented India at Miss Grand International 2015 in Bangkok, Thailand and won the 2nd runner up title. She also won the 'Best Social Media' award and placed in the Top 10 of Miss Popular Vote and Top 20 in Best National Costume sub-contests. Her finale gown was designed by Shane and Falguni Peacock and her national costume was designed by Malvika Tater. In 2016, her interview and the photoshoot were published in the January edition of the GQ (India) magazine. The magazine also ranked her among the hottest women of India in 2016. She competed in the Kingfisher Model Hunt contest in 2017 and was featured on the official calendar's March and October pages. She has contributed as a technical adviser to a health-based government project in association with the World Bank. In 2018, Vartika Singh founded a non-profit organization called ' Pure Humans '. As a Public health professional, she aims to create and spread awareness about Public health-related issues in the country. Vartika has been working with the Government of Uttar Pradesh to create awareness and educate the communities about Tuberculosis. She has also been working with the Smile Train Organization in India as a Goodwill Ambassador, to provide aid and treatment to children born with cleft lip and cleft palate. On September 26 2019, Vartika was appointed as Miss Universe India 2019, since there was no Miss Diva pageant conducted in 2019. She will represent India at the Miss Universe 2019 pageant to be held in Atlanta, Georgia on December 8 2019.

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Swe Zin Htet Miss Universe Myanmar 2019

Swe Zin Htet is a Burmese model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Myanmar 2019. As Miss Universe Myanmar, she will represent Myanmar in the Miss Universe 2019 competition. Swe Zin Htet had previously began her pageantry career after winning Miss Supranational Myanmar 2016; she placed in the top ten and won Miss Personality title at Miss Supranational 2016. The diva seems to be confident and we believe that she will mark her stint in the finale.

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Mehr Eliezer Miss Universe Panama 2019

Mehr Eliezer is a Panamanian-Indian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Señorita Panamá 2019. She will represent Panama at Miss Universe 2019. Mehr Eliezer was born in New Delhi, India and raised in Ciudad de Panamá. She lived in Davao in the Philippines for two years where she attended the Ateneo de Davao. She graduated from Balboa Academy in 2015 and earned two Bachelor’s degrees in International Relations and Economics from Florida State University in 2019. She is fluent in English and Spanish - she also speaks Hindi, Tagalog and Portuguese. As a young girl she swam for one of the Panamanian national swim clubs and her school swim team. She also did theater from a very young age and starred in “Saturday Night Fever” and “High School Musical” when she was in college. Mehr started boxing when she was 19. On January 16, 2019, Mehr attended the casting for the Señorita Panamá competition. On June 20, 2019, Eliezer began her pageantry career representing Isla Flamenco in the Señorita Panamá 2019 competition at the Roberto Durán Arena in Panama City, where she was crowned as Miss Universe Panama 2019. Also, she won a special award of Miss Pandora. She succeeded outgoing by Señorita Panamá 2018 Rosa Montezuma. As Señorita Panamá, Eliezer will represent her country at Miss Universe 2019. The diva will definitely will many hearts and also her performance will be worth the note.

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Ketlin Lottermann Miss Universe Paraguay 2019

On 7th August 2019, Ketlin Lottermann was crowned Miss Universo Paraguay 2019/ Miss Universe Paraguay 2019 as she became the official representative of Paraguay in Miss Universe 2019. Ketlin Lottermann represented Alto Paraná in the national contest holding the title of Reina Alto Paraná Universo 2019. The 25-year-old gorgeous beauty is a physiotherapist by profession. A fluent speaker of English and Portuguese, Ketlin is a strong candidate to represent Paraguay at the international contest. A fitness enthusiast, Ketlin is definitely prepared for her upcoming stint.

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Kelin Rivera Kroll Miss Universe Peru 2019

Kelin Poldy Rivera Kroll is a Peruvian businesswoman, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who holds the title of Miss Peru 2019. Having started modeling as a teenager, Rivera's first adventure in the world of pageants came at the age of 18, when she participated in the Miss Peru 2013 pageant for the first time on June 30 of 2012. as one of the youngest candidates in that year's edition and placed as the 2nd Runner-Up on the final night. Thanks to this result, it gave her the right to represent Peru at the Reina Hispano-Americans 2013 pageant in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. She won the special award of "Miss Elegance" but did not place among the Top 10 finalists. Having taken a break from pageants to focus on her studies, she came back in 2016 where she won the national collegiate title of World Miss University Peru 2016 in order to participate at the international level for a second time. Rivera traveled to Beijing, China to represent Peru at World Miss University 2016, where she defeated 56 other candidates from across the world to become the first Peruvian and first South American to win the title. She was crowned by the outgoing titleholder, Karina Martin from Mexico. The following year on October 29, 2017, she returned to the country's national pageant (in order to participate in 2018 events) and for the second time finished as 2nd Runner-Up. Her placement here gave her the chance to represent Peru internationally again, at the Miss Eco International 2018 pageant in Cairo, Egypt, where she placed as the 4th Runner-Up. Two years later, the Miss Peru organization featured a restructure due to incidents early in the year and called for a special edition of the 2019 pageant, where it was a requirement to have previous pageantry experience at the international or national level. Only ten candidates where selected in a rigorous casting call and interviews to compete for the national crown. On the night of October 20 and cited as a favorite for the title, Rivera went on to become Miss Perú 2019 on her third attempt at the crown at age 26. She will represent Peru at the Miss Universe 2019 pageant in Atlanta, Georgia. The diva will definitely will many hearts and also her performance will be worth the note.

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Gazini Christiana Ganados Miss Universe Philippines 2019

Gazini Christiana Jordi Acopiado Ganados, professionally known as Gazini Ganados, is a Filipino fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Philippines 2019. Known for her work in advocating for elderly care and HIV and AIDS research, she will represent the Philippines at the Miss Universe 2019 competition slated 8 December at the Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, the United States. Ganados joined Miss World Philippines 2014 and placed in the Top 13. On June 9, 2019, she competed in Binibining Pilipinas 2019 representing Talisay, Cebu and won the title of Miss Universe Philippines 2019. Ganados is the second Cebuana to win the Binibining Pilipinas Universe title, after Pilar Pilapil who won in 1967. During the national costume competition, she wore an ensemble inspired by Queen Juana (queen consort of Rajah Humabon) of the ancient Rajahnate of Cebu, and the whole representation of the festivities and meaning of the Sinulog Festival in the whole island of Cebu. In honor of her Middle Eastern roots, she chose to perform a belly dance presentation during the talent competition. As she is very close to her grandparents, her main advocacy is elderly care. Ganados was crowned by outgoing Miss Universe Philippines 2018 and Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray. Ganados won the following special awards: Best in Long Gown and Face of Binibini (Miss Photogenic). During the question and answer portion of the national pageant, she was asked: "If you win the crown tonight, what can you do to get more women in the workplace?" She replied: “If I win the crown tonight, what I will do is to promote my advocacy. My advocacy is for us women to fight for our rights and for elderly care and for us to be able to know that someone is loving and someone is pushing us to whatever ambitions that we have. We will be able to rise from our decisions to whatever dreams that we have, goals that we have, and we will achieve it because of those values, those wisdoms that they gave us.”

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Madison Anderson Berrios Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019

Madison Sara Anderson Berríos is a Puerto Rican-American model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019. She will represent Puerto Rico in the Miss Universe 2019 competition. Anderson was born on November 10, 1995 in Phoenix, Arizona. Anderson began her pageantry career as a teenager, placing as the fourth runner-up at Miss Florida Teen USA 2014. Afterwards, she won the right to represent Puerto Rico in the Top Model of the World 2015 competition where she placed as fourth runner-up to the eventual winner Elena Kosmina of Ukraine. Afterwards, Anderson was crowned Miss Grand Puerto Rico 2016. As Miss Grand Puerto Rico, Anderson placed as the third runner-up in Miss Grand International 2016, behind eventual winner Ariska Putri Pertiwi of Indonesia. After Miss Grand International, Anderson went on brief hiatus from pageantry until competing in Miss Florida USA 2019. She placed as the first runner-up behind winner Nicolette Jennings, who went on to place in the top ten of Miss USA 2019. Anderson later entered the Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019 competition, representing the municipality of Toa Baja. On June 13, 2019, Anderson went on to win the competition, succeeding Kiara Ortega. During the competition, Anderson garnered controversy as she was not raised in Puerto Rico, and did not have complete fluency in the Spanish language; during the question and answer portion of the competition, Anderson asked a judge to repeat the question, stating that Spanish was not her first language and she could not understand what he had said, eliciting boos from the audience. As Miss Universe Puerto Rico, Anderson won the right to represent Puerto Rico at the Miss Universe 2019 competition. The diva seems to be confident and we believe that she will mark her stint in the finale.

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Natalie Ortega Miss Universe Spain 2019

On 18th September 2019, in Teatro Kapital, Madrid, Natalie Ortega was crowned the new queen of Miss Universe Spain 2019. She succeeds and was crowned by Miss Universe Spain 2018 Angela Ponce at the conclusion. After being crowned, the beauty has earned the right to represent Spain at Miss Universe 2019 pageant and has taken over the responsibilities associated with her title. Natalie performed outstandingly and proved her worth at the pageant right and bested seventeen other delegates at the conclusion. With her sincerity and dedication, she grabbed everyone’s attention along with winning the crown. The proud Norwegian-Spanish 20-year-old diva is currently pursuing her studies in Administration field and speaks English, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish and a little Greek. She is blessed with enchanting beauty and a charming personality and stands 180 cm tall. The mesmerizing beauty will definitely mark a stint in the finale.

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Paweensuda Drouin Miss Universe Thailand 2019

Jennifer Paweensuda Saetan-Drouin also known by her Thai nickname Fahsai "clear sky", is a Thai-Canadian model, DJ and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Thailand 2019. She will now represent Thailand in the Miss Universe 2019 competition. Raised in Canada, Paweensuda moved to Thailand to work as a model and DJ. After placing as the first runner-up in Miss Thailand 2013 and second runner-up in Miss Universe Thailand 2017, Paweensuda was appointed Miss Thailand Earth 2017 and went on to place in the top eight at Miss Earth 2017. Paweensuda began her pageantry career in Thailand in 2013, entering the Miss Thailand Chinese Cosmos 2013 competition; she ultimately finished as the second runner-up. Afterwards, she was selected to represent Thailand in the Miss Chinese Cosmos Southeast Asia 2013 competition in Malaysia, where she placed within the top eight. After this experience, Paweensuda began taking part in more major Thai pageants. In December 2013, she competed in Miss Thailand 2013 and finished as the first runner-up; although the winner of Miss Thailand is not sent to any international competitions, it is the oldest and most traditional pageant in Thailand, and Paweensuda stated that she competed to honor her mother's wishes. After Miss Thailand, Paweensuda began to focus on her education and retreated from pageantry. She returned in 2017, competing in Miss Universe Thailand 2017. Despite being a frontrunner in the competition, she placed as the second runner-up behind winner Maria Poonlertlarp and also won the special award Miss Smile. Following her performance in Miss Universe Thailand 2017, Paweensuda was appointed to represent Thailand at Miss Earth 2017, where she placed in the top eight despite again being a frontrunner for the crown. Two years later, Paweensuda returned to Miss Universe Thailand and competed in Miss Universe Thailand 2019. Being a major frontrunner for the crown, Paweensuda went on to win the competition, being crowned by outgoing titleholder Sophida Kanchanarin and Catriona Gray of the Philippines, who had been crowned Miss Universe 2018. In the competition, she had also won Best Swimsuit, Perfect Poses, Miss Popular Vote, and was one of eight contestants awarded the Golden Tiara. Paweensuda will now represent Thailand at Miss Universe 2019. The diva seems to be confident and we believe that she will mark her stint in the finale.

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Andrea Piecuch Miss Universe United States Virgin Islands 2019

Andrea Piecuch is an American model and beauty pageant titleholder [citation needed who was crowned Miss US Virgin Islands 2019. She will represent the U.S. Virgin Islands at the Miss Universe 2019 pageant. Piecuch participated in the Miss Utah USA 2019 and became the third runner-up. The eventual winner was Amanda Giroux of Riverdale. Piecuch represented Hassel Island at the Miss US Virgin Islands 2019 which was held at the Divi Carina Bay Resort & Casino in Saint Croix on August 17, 2019. She was one of the winners and was crowned as Miss Universe U.S. Virgin Islands 2019. She was crowned by the outgoing titleholder Aniska Tonge. The diva seems to be confident and we believe that she will mark her stint in the finale.

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Hoang Thi Thuy Miss Universe Vietnam 2019

Hoàng Thị Thùy or Hoàng Thùy is a Vietnamese model and beauty pageant titleholder. She began her career in 2011, after winning cycle two of Vietnam's Next Top Model. Thùy later competed in Miss Universe Vietnam 2017, where she placed as the first runner-up. Two years later, she was appointed to represent Vietnam at Miss Universe 2019. She is often considered one of the most successful Vietnamese models on international runway. In 2011, Thùy joined Vietnam's Next Top Model cycle 2. Throughout the cycle, Thùy performed consistently well and only landed in the bottom two once. In the season finale, Thùy was announced to be the winner over the runner-ups Trà My and Lê T. Thúy. In 2015, it was revealed that Tyra Banks, creator of the Top Model franchise and also the special judge of the season 2 finale, fought for Thùy to become the winner of that cycle. She joined Top Model of the World 2012 in Berlin, Germany where she placed in the Top 15 and also won the Best Catwalk Award. Thùy started working both domestically and internationally as soon as she left Vietnam's Next Top Model. She was rejected multiple times by agencies in New York, Paris and London. In February 2014, she went to London to try out for its fashion week's casting calls without having an agency. With no personal contacts, she sent her portfolio by email to all the designers participating in Autumn/Winter 2014 London Fashion Week via any channels she could find. She first heard back from Jean Pierre Braganza and proceeded to successfully book 4 shows that season, which was a turning point in her international career. Since then, she has walked the runways of New York Fashion Week, London Fashion Week and Vietnam International Fashion Week. Thanks to her outstanding achievements, Hoàng Thùy was named in Forbes Vietnam's 30 Under 30 list in early 2015. She signed with PRM Models in London in 2015 and landed a fashion spread on Elle as well as Grazia shortly after, becoming the first Vietnamese model to do so. The same year, Thùy made an appearance on BBC One's The Clothes Show and was the only Asian model in that edition's cast. In 2017, she became a coach in the second season of The Face Vietnam. Throughout the show, general viewers called Thùy "the master of proverbs" due to her tendency to use Vietnamese proverbs in her confessions. Shortly after season two of The Face Vietnam ended, it was revealed that Thùy had signed up to join Miss Universe Vietnam 2017. She was a favorite throughout the competition. Ultimately, Thùy was named as the 1st Runner Up and received the People's Choice Award. The top three of the competition were all Vietnam's Next Top Model alumnae with the winner H'Hen Niê participating in cycle 6 (finishing 8th), Thùy winning cycle 2 and Mâu T. Thanh Thủy winning cycle 4. Due to the biennial hosting of Miss Universe Vietnam, the next edition would be held in 2019. Thus, Hoàng Thùy has a chance to represent Vietnam at Miss Universe 2019 if the pageant is held sooner than the country's selection that year. On May 6, 2019, Thùy was officially nominated to be Vietnam's representative at Miss Universe 2019. The diva seems to be confident and we believe that she will mark her stint in the finale.