MANILA - Mexico's Ximena Navarrete, who won the Miss Universe crown back in 2010, has included the Philippines' Pia Wurtzbach among her favorite contestants in this year's pageant.
On her official Twitter account, Navarrete named Wurtzbach alongside representatives from Colombia, Dominican Republic, Vietnam, Peru, Chile, Brazil, USA, Venezuela, Australia, and Mexico.
Philippines, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Vietnam, Perú, Chile, Brazil, Usa, Venezuela, Australia
y mi México !!!
— Ximena Navarrete (@ximenaNR) December 17, 2015
Para los que me preguntan mis favoritas para Miss Universo hasta ahora // My favorite contestants so far #MissUniverse
— Ximena Navarrete (@ximenaNR) December 17, 2015
The winner of Miss Universe 2015 will be announced during a coronation night to be held in Las Vegas on Sunday (Monday morning in Manila).
Meanwhile, the Philippines' Hillarie Danielle Parungao is in the current top 10 of Miss World's People's Choice poll, according to the pageant's website.
The 24-year-old Parungao is joined by representatives from Cameroon, Ecuador, France, India, Lebanon, Russia, Thailand, Venezuela and Vietnam.
The current top five, according to the official Facebook page of Miss World are France, India, Lebanon, Thailand, and Vietnam.
One can still cast their vote for their top three through the official free app of Miss World, which can be downloaded via Apple's iStore or the Google Play Store. Voting will officially close at 9:30 p.m. (Manila time).
The winner, to be revealed during the coronation night in Sanya, China Saturday evening, will be granted a free pass into the finale.
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com