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From the 30 semifinalists revealed on March 25, only the Top 10 will now proceed to the grand final on July 8 at the MTC Dome in Swakopmund. The official announcement of the finalists came after the preliminary show held on Saturday, May 13 at the Droombos Vineyard Country Lodge in Windhoek. Meet the Top 10 finalists: Aina Nghipuilepo Albertina Haimbala Ausha Abrahams Biolla Uzera Jameela Uiras Jenica Engelbrecht Lency Kuhanga Lidia Simon Martha Kautanevali Shasmida Eiases The winner and runners-up are expected to represent Namibia at Miss Universe 2023, Miss World 2024, and Miss Earth 2023. Last year's titleholder, Cassia Sharpley, who went on to participate in Miss Universe 2022 in New Orleans last January, will relinquish her reign at the end of the event. The Namibian Broadcasting Corporation (NBC) announced in March its acquisition of full ownership of the Miss Namibia organization. Photo: Miss Namibia

Following rounds of casting, a total of 32 finalists from 16 Polish provinces have been chosen to compete for the title of Miss Polski 2023 (Miss Poland 2023). They will undergo training and preparations leading up to the national final on July 16 at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater in Nowy Sącz, Małopolska. Aleksandra Klepaczka, last year's winner who participated in Miss Universe 2022 and will soon take part in Miss Supranational 2023, will crown her successor at the end of the event. The next Miss Polski is expected to compete in Miss Universe 2023 and Miss Supranational 2024 while the runners-up may be assigned for Miss International and The Miss Globe 2023 pageants. Meet the 32 finalists: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Polski Official 👑 (@miss.polski) Claudia Bankowska Agnieszka Brewka Roxana Broader Aleksandra Budnik Paulina Bulawa Nikola Dobrowolska Agata Filipowicz Karolina Gorbaniuk Paulina Grabowska Patrycja Jarocka Angelika Jurkow

Following rounds of auditions, a total of 15 finalists have been selected to compete for the title of Miss Universe Laos 2023. The selection committee during the audition day on May 7 consisted of former queens Christina Lasimma, Jennie Tonkham, New Souphone, and Malaithip. Representing 15 provinces from across the country, the finalists will be officially welcomed in a special ceremony this Saturday, May 13 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Vientiane. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Universe Laos Official 🇱🇦 (@themissuniverselaos) Reigning Miss Universe Laos, Payengxa Lor, achieved the historic Top 16 placement at Miss Universe 2022 in New Orleans last January. The winner of this year's national pageant will represent Laos at Miss Universe 2023 in El Salvador this December. Who will be Payengxa's successor for the crown? Meet the 15 finalists: BOKEO - Mouk Moukdavanh Many BOLIKHAMXAI - Bobby Phavina Mounvongsa CHAMPASAK - Xianxian Latdava

The Miss Universe Curacao 2023 final competition will be held on Saturday, May 27 at the World Trade Center in Curacao's capital city Willemstad. Seven of the most beautiful and talented young Curaçaoan women have been announced by the Curaçao Beauty Pageant Committee to compete for the coveted national title. View this post on Instagram A post shared by RockSnakes media (@rocksnakes) One of them will take home the opportunity to represent Curacao at Miss Universe 2023 which is expected to be held in El Salvador this December. The reigning queen who placed in the Top 5 at the 71st Miss Universe pageant, Gabriëla Dos Santos, will crown her successor at the end of the event. Who will be the next Miss Universe Curacao? Meet the contestants: Bianty Gomperts Kimberley Becker Nethania Hill Kimberly Fernandes Julia Schreiber Kim Rossen Thianny Braafhart Photos: Curaçao Beauty Pageant Committee, Rocksnakes / Instagram

The national casting for Miss Nederland 2023 (Miss Universe Netherlands 2023) was held on Saturday, April 29 at Anantara Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky Amsterdam. From hundreds of applications and out of 45 aspirants who were invited to attend the casting event, only 10 beauties were selected to move on to the competition. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Nederland Organisatie (@missnederland) The panel of judges consisted of Zoey Ivory, Nicky Opheij, national director Monica van Ee, reigning Miss Nederland Ona Moody, and her predecessors Julia Sinning, Denise Speelman, and Rahima Dirkse. Here are the names of the 10 finalists who will have the chance to win the crown and represent the Netherlands at Miss Universe 2023 in El Salvador later this year: Rikkie Valerie Kollé Habiba Mostafa Ruby-Ann Chwatchko Nazeli Kouki Chanille Hupsel Lidewei van der Staaij Beate van der Weide Nathalie Mogbelzada Christina Cairo Lou Dirchs Photo: FGM Photography, Miss Nede

The Miss Earth Colombia 2023 national pageant kicked off on April 20 with the arrival of contestants at Hotel Finca El Barranco in Montenegro, a beautiful municipality in the western part of the department of Quindío. A total of 11 eco beauties representing various departments of the country were chosen to compete for the title currently held by last year's titleholder and reigning Miss Earth Fire Andrea Aguilera.  After a week of pre-pageant activities, the final competition will take place tonight at Centro de Convenciones Las Camelias. The winner will represent Colombia at Miss Earth 2023 in Vietnam later this year. Don't miss watching the tenacious, intelligent, and beautiful "Mujeres de la Tierra" as they battle it all out for the crown from 7 p.m. local time. Who will be Miss Earth Colombia 2023? Meet the contestants: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Earth Colombia (@missearthcolombiaofficial) Bolivar - Marelis Salas Julio B

The Miss Exclusive 2023 (Miss Earth Belgium 2023) grand final will be held tonight in Zottegem with a live broadcast from 9 p.m. local time on MENT TV . A total of 15 selected contestants will battle it out for the national title currently held by reigning Miss Exclusive and Miss Earth 2022 Top 8 finalist Daphne Nivelles. In addition to Miss Earth, the Miss Exclusive organization has recently announced its acquisition of the license for another major pageant — Miss International. The winners of the national competition are expected to represent Belgium at Miss Earth 2023 in Vietnam and Miss International 2023 in Japan later this year. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Exclusive (@missexclusiveofficial) Tonight's magical event themed "1001 Exclusive Nights" will also feature reigning Miss Earth from Korea Mina Sue Choi who has been invited as a special guest. The current Miss International Jasmin Selberg of Germany was also announced la

Miss RNB España 2023 (Miss Supranational Spain 2023) will be held this Saturday, April 29 at the Impressive Playa Granada Golf Hotel in Granada, Spain. A total of 24 contestants representing various cities and regions of Spain were officially presented with their sashes on Wednesday, April 26 at Badía Beach Club. Present during the sashing ceremony were last year's winner and Miss Supranational Spain 2022 Ana Karla Ramirez, Mister Supranational Spain 2023 Iván Álvarez, and reigning Mister Supranational Luis Daniel Galvez Blanco from Cuba. Luis has been invited by RNB España organization to attend the upcoming final gala with Prince Julio César, the Miss and Mister Supranational national director for Cuba and Venezuela. The next Miss RNB España will represent Spain at the 14th Miss Supranational (Miss Supranational 2023) in Nowy Sącz, Małopolska, Poland this July. Who will be crowned Miss Supranational Spain 2023? Meet the contestants: View this post on Instagram

Miss Mega Bintang Indonesia 2023, a national pageant organized by Yayasan Dunia Mega Bintang and its founder Ivan Gunawan already kicked off last month. Following an audition round held at Le Meridien Jakarta in early March, the selected Top 20 finalists vying for the national titles at stake have been officially revealed. The finalists' orientation will be in May while the grand coronation will take place in June at a venue yet to be announced. Ivan Gunawan's YouTube channel will broadcast the final show. This year's competition will crown the main winner as Indonesia's representative to Miss Grand International 2023. At the end of the event, Miss Grand International 2022 second runner-up Andina Julie will pass the crown to her successor as Miss Grand Indonesia. The rest of the Top 5 finalists will go to Miss Face of Humanity 2023, Miss Eco International 2023, Reina Hispanoamericana 2023, and another international pageant that has not yet been revealed. Meet the Top 20

Miss Supranational Botswana 2023 grand final will be held this Saturday, April 15 at the Royal Aria Convention Center in Gaborone. A total of 12 stunning finalists have been selected to take part in the forthcoming national pageant's first edition organized by Something Big Botswana. Reigning Miss Supranational from South Africa, Lalela Mswane, has arrived in the country for the first time on Friday, April 14 to attend the event as a special guest. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Supranational - BOTSWANA (@misssupra_bw) The winner of Miss Supranational Botswana 2023 will represent "the land of diamonds, flora and fauna" at the Miss Supranational 2023 pageant in Poland this July. Who will become the first-ever Miss Supranational Botswana? Meet the 12 finalists: Felang Kwapa Baitse Serai Dabilo Moses Precious Haushiko Stephinah Sebina Cynthia Kalayakgosi Mosa Balesamang Laura Alfred Millicent Ramatlhape Kitso Makgekgenene Tia Lekgowa N

The 16 finalists vying for the national title of Miss Universe Croatia 2023 have been officially revealed on Wednesday, April 12 via social media of the competition. This year's final competition will take place on May 3 at the Emerald Hall of the Esplanade Hotel with live streaming on Jutarnji.hr for fans and followers at home. A series of pre-pageant events and activities including photoshoots, travel, rehearsals, and preparations were scheduled for the contestants prior to the grand coronation show in the country's capital city. The next Miss Universe Croatia will succeed last year's titleholder, Arijana Podgajski, and prepare to represent the Balkan nation at Miss Universe 2023 in El Salvador this December. Meet the 16 finalists: Ana Mujkić Granić, 18, from Vinkovci Andrea Erjavec, 23, from Perušić Ema Numić–Meša, 19, from Pula Ema Helena Vičar, 20, from Zagreb Klara Pelemiš, 27, from Zagreb Lucciana Ćebo, 19, from Zagreb Lucija Mlinarević, 18, from Split Matea Blaževi

Miss Nepal 2023, the 27th edition of the Miss Nepal pageant presented by Dabur Vatika will be held on May 27 at the Godavari Sunrise Convention Center in Lalitpur. Following rounds of auditions across all provinces of the country, a total of 24 contestants were officially sashed last March 31 by The Hidden Treasure Director Diwakar Rajkarnikar at Park Village Resort, Budalinkantha. Three new titleholders will be crowned by outgoing queens Miss Nepal World 2022 Priyanka Rani Joshi, Miss Nepal Earth 2022 Sareesha Shrestha, and Miss Nepal International 2022 Nancy Khadka at the culmination of this year's event. Their respective successors will go on to represent Nepal at international competitions — Miss World 2024, Miss Earth 2023 (Vietnam), and Miss International 2023 (Japan) pageants. The grand coronation show of Miss Nepal 2023 will be broadcast exclusively on Kantipur Television (KTV) and live streaming on the pageant's official YouTube channel. Meet the 24 contestants: