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The Top 5 of the Miss Supranational 2021 Top Model competition have been announced on Wednesday, August 18 at the Hotel Beskid in Nowy Sącz. Louise-Marie Losfeld (Belgium), Alice Li (China), Darelys Santos (Panama), Karla Guilfú Acevedo (Puerto Rico), and Amelia Michael Sky (South Sudan) were named the Top Models of their respective regions. The winner of the Top Model competition will automatically advance to the final Top 24 on Saturday, August 21. Miss Supranational 2021 final will take place at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater in Nowy Sącz, Małopolska, Poland. Photos: Miss Supranational

Miss Supranational Ghana 2021 Verónica Sarfo Adu Nti was named Miss Talent on Wednesday, August 18 at the Hotel Beskid in Nowy Sącz. Shivali Patel (USA), Linda Sibrián (El Salvador), Queenie Benjarat (Thailand), and Jenelle Thongs (Trinidad and Tobago) completed the Top 5 finalists. The professional makeup artist and singer from Kokofu in the Ashanti Region, Ghana, will compete with 57 other beauties during the 12th edition of Miss Supranational on Saturday, August 21 at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater in Nowy Sącz, Małopolska, Poland. "Congratulations to all my sisters in this category. We are all winners, Your talents are amazing and beautiful," Verónica shared on social media. Photos: Miss Supranational

Miss Supranational Belgium 2021 Louise-Marie Losfeld was awarded Miss Photogenic during the Miss Supranational 2021 preliminary competition held at Hotel Beskid in Nowy Sącz on Tuesday, August 17. "Today was such an amazing day. We did the preliminary and I won the title of Miss Supranational Photogenic. I’m so grateful. Can’t wait until the big final," Louise-Marie shared on her social media account. The 18-year-old fashion model from West Flanders, Belgium, will compete with 57 other beauties during the 12th edition of Miss Supranational on Saturday, August 21 at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater in Nowy Sącz, Małopolska, Poland. Photo: Dorota Czoch / Miss Supranational

The Final 10 contestants of the Miss Supranational 2021 Supra Influencer Challenge have been released by the Miss Supranational organization. They are Alice Li (China), Sophie Marie Dunning (England), Denisse Nicolle Ligpitan (Germany), Dísa Dungal (Iceland), Jessica Marie Hopper (Ireland), Phidelia Mutunga (Kenya), Solange Hermoza (Peru), Dindi Pajares (Philippines), Jenelle Thongs (Trinidad and Tobago), and Valentina Sánchez (Venezuela). Fifty-eight contestants are currently vying for the coveted title of Miss Supranational 2021. The final competition will be held on August 21 at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater in Nowy Sącz, Małopolska. Photo: Miss Supranational

Following the crucial closed-door interview, the all-important preliminary competition of Miss Supranational 2021 will be held at 1 p.m. CET (Poland time) today. The 58 contestants will be up for another round of pre-judging in swimsuits & evening gowns at the Hotel Beskid in Nowy Sącz. Miss Supranational third runner-up and Miss Universe second runner-up Janick Maceta, and Miss Supranational Caribbean Yaliza Burgos will host the event. The preliminary competition will be streamed live on the Miss Supranational Official YouTube channel. Photo: Miss Supranational

Puerto Rico's Karla Guilfu was named Miss Elegance 2021 in a special red carpet event held at the Muszyna City Hall in Małopolska on Friday, August 13. Miss Supranational Philippines Dindi Pajares and Miss Supranational Dominican Republic Eoanna Constanza were the first and second runners-up, respectively. The certified yoga instructor and model who hails from Isla Culebra will compete with over 50 other contestants in the 12th edition of the Miss Supranational pageant. Miss Supranational 2021 final will be held at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater in Nowy Sącz, Małopolska this August 21. Photos: Miss Supranational / Facebook

Over 50 contestants from around the world are currently in Poland competing for the coveted title of Miss Supranational 2021. Following their official sashing ceremony at the Sheraton Hotel in Krakow over the weekend, the contestants were taken to spectacular sightseeing. They visited the historical city of Krakow, the second largest and one of the oldest cities in the host country, and the famous Stacja Narciarska in Jaworzyna Krynicka where they enjoyed the clear views of the Tantra mountains and a thrilling 10-minute cable-car ride. Standouts are the Philippines, Belgium, Namibia, Puerto Rico, Thailand, USA, Indonesia, Netherlands, Dominican Republic, Romania, Peru, Brazil, Venezuela, Czech Republic, India, and Poland. The 12th edition of the Miss Supranational pageant will be held at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater in Nowy Sącz, Małopolska, where Anntonia Porsild of Thailand will crown her successor at the end of the event. Photo: Pawee Ventura / Miss Supranational

The Top 10 finalist of the Miss South Africa 2021 national competition was virtually announced on Tuesday, August 3 on the pageant's online platform. Four finalists are from Gauteng, three from Western Cape, two from Eastern Cape and one from KwaZulu-Natal. They are Zimi Mabunzi, Jeanni Mulder, Bianca Bezuidenhout, Cheneil Hartzenberg, Kgothatso Dithebe, Catherine Groenewald, Moratwe Masima, Kaylan Matthews, Lalela Mswane and Tiffany Francis. The distinguished panel of judges includes former Miss South Africa titleholders Bokang Montjane-Tshabalala (2010), Liesl Laurie (2015), Melinda Bam (2011), and Tamaryn Green (2018). Miss South Africa 2021 will take place at Sun International's Grand West Arena in Cape Town on October 16. Three winners will be chosen to represent South Africa at Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss Supranational pageants. Photo: Miss South Africa / Instagram

Dindi Pajares of Orani, Bataan has been officially announced as Miss Supranational Philippines 2021 on Saturday, July 24. The 28-year-old international flight attended and Philippine Air Force (PAF) reservist was voted by her fellow Miss World Philippines contestants. Miss World Philippines 2021 was scheduled to be held on Sunday, July 25 at Okada Manila but moved to August 8 due to the COVID-19 restrictions. The newly appointed Miss Supranational Philippines will represent her country at the Miss Supranational 2021 pageant in Poland this August. Photos: Ryan Agustin, Charvin Valdez Torne / Miss World Philippines Organization

Natalia Balicka was officially announced as the newly appointed Miss Supranational Poland 2021 on Wednesday, July 7. The 21-year-old medical student from Poznan was first runner-up at Miss Polski 2020 won by Anny-Marii Jaromin. She will represent Poland at the Miss Supranational 2021 pageant to be held this August in Nowy Sącz. "I don’t have much time to prepare but thanks to the people who are surrounding me and helping me with preparing for the competition I know that I will show my best side," she said. Photo: Miss Polski / Facebook

Miss Florida, Sophia Acosta, bested 16 other contestants to win the title of Miss Supranational USA 2021 in a national competition held last June 19 in Rosemont, Illinois. The runners-up were Felicity Véliz, Natalie Iman Duvalsaint, Devon Caleyy and Alexis Orozco. Sophia is expected to represent the United States at the Miss Supranational 2022 pageant to be held in Poland. "I have no words to express how blessed and honored I feel after being crowned Miss Supranational USA. It has been a long journey of hard work, dedication, and determination. I have been preparing for this moment for years," she said. At the end of the event, Miss Supranational USA 2019 Regina Gray of Milwaukee, Wisconsin graciously crowned the new winner. Photo: Miss Supranational USA

A 24-year-old beauty of Indian descent from North Carolina, Shivali Patel, was officially announced as the new Miss Supranational USA 2020 on Tuesday, June 15. The e-commerce executive and author assumed the national title after Madeleine Overby made the difficult decision to step down and relinquish her duties. Shivali is no stranger to pageantry as she has previously joined the Miss World America pageant twice and placed as runner-up. She will now prepare to compete for the coveted title of Miss Supranational 2021 this August in Nowy Sacz, Malopolska, Poland. "When I was five years old, my mum and dad thought it would be a wonderful bonding experience to compete in a pageant. Little did I know that nearly twenty years later, I would go on to owe a great deal of the woman I would become today to that same incredible world," she posted on social media. Photo: King Aaron Photography

Thailand's representatives for the Miss and Mister Supranational 2021 have been officially announced. A 26-year-old public relations and image management graduate of Bangkok University, Benjarat Akkarawanichsil Aebi, was named Miss Supranational Thailand 2021. She succeeds Anntonia Porsild, who is currently the reigning Miss Supranational. The Mister Supranational Thailand 2021 title was designated to Nipun Kaewruan. He is a 19-year-old athlete and aerospace engineering student at Kasetsart University. Benjarat and Nipun will represent "The Land of Smiles" at the Miss and Mister Supranational 2021 final this August in Nowy Sacz, Poland. Photos: Supranational Thailand / Instagram

Solange Hermoza Rivera was officially named Miss Supranational Peru 2021 last Thursday, May 27. The 26-year-old actress from La Libertad holds a bachelor's degree in business engineering. She was first runner-up during Miss Peru 2020 national competition. Also announced by Miss Peru Organization on its official social media platforms was Mister Supranational Peru 2021 Varo Vargas. Solange and Varo will represent Peru at the Miss Supranational and Mister Supranational 2021 competitions, respectively, in Poland this August. "I could not have a better partner for this great adventure that is coming to us, I am convinced that we will be a wonderful duo, ambassadors of Peru who will give soul, heart, and life in the competition," Solange shared online. Photos: Segura & Vilela / Organización Miss Perú

For the first time in history, the Miss South Africa pageant is now open for transgender women to participate. According to the Miss South Africa organization, interested applicants need to have a valid South African ID document that shows "female" as their amended sex in order to be eligible to compete. South Africa has been blazing a trail in a continent where many countries still consider homosexuality taboo. The rainbow nation was the fifth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage. Out of the 54 states recognized by the United Nations or African Union or both, the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association stated in 2015 that homosexuality is outlawed in 34 African countries. Spain's Angela Ponce became the first-ever transgender woman to compete in the Miss Universe pageant. Since then, several other national pageants that traditionally only accept naturally born female changed their rules. Photo: Miss South Africa / Facebook