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Maria Camila Sanabria Pereyra has been appointed as the new Miss Universe Bolivia 2022 and will represent her country at the 71st Miss Universe pageant in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA this January. The 27-year-old beauty replaced the previous titleholder Maria Fernanda Pavisic Rojas who was dethroned due to her controversial "social experiment" video mocking her fellow competitors at Miss Universe. No stranger to pageantry, the newly proclaimed Miss Universe Bolivia has in October competed in Miss Grand International 2022 which was held in Indonesia and unfortunately missed a placement. Camila holds a bachelor's degree in business administration and master's in commercial management. She represented Santa Cruz at Miss Bolivia 2022 in July where she was originally named as her country's representative at Miss Supranational 2023. Her designation as Miss Grand Bolivia came after Alondra Mercado's renouncement of the title. Meet the new Miss Universe Bolivia:

The pre-pageant activities for the 30 contestants vying for the highly coveted Miss France 2023 have officially begun.  They arrived in Guadeloupe on Monday, November 21 for their traditional preparation trip that involves photoshoots, press meetings, catwalk exercises, and etiquette courses, among others. Joining them were Miss France organization's President and CEO Alexia Laroche-Joubert, former national director Sylvie Tellier, new national director Cindy Fabre and reigning queen Diane Leyre. As part of the Miss France pageant tradition, the contestants representing various French regions and departments also have to take the 'culture générale' (general culture) test. Les 30 Miss ont passé leur test de culture générale 📚 #MissFrance2023 #MissFrance pic.twitter.com/Tl3XlarLVH — Miss France (@MissFrance) November 23, 2022 The test evaluates their general knowledge through a series of questions that could be related to current events, history, geography, and even logic

The upcoming 71st Miss Universe edition in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA will not be holding a national gift auction and the contestants were informed not to bring a national gift. Instead, they need to customize their own cape for the swimsuit competition taking inspiration from anything that could be related to their cause or the country that they represent. The capes will be auctioned instead of national gifts and proceeds will benefit a charity that has yet to be announced. Contestants will each receive a blank cape from the Miss Universe Organization and they are instructed to bring the "custom art cape" and a copy of the "clearance agreement" to the Miss Universe host country. The 71st Miss Universe competition will be held on January 14 at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center. Photos: Miss Universe RELATED POSTS: 71st Miss Universe: Contestants' profiles are out, fan voting now open 71st Miss Universe will be hosted in New Orleans on January 14 Miss Uni

Thirty-two beauties have been selected as official finalists for Miss Belgium 2023. The winner will have the opportunity to represent Belgium at the Miss Universe and/or Miss World pageants. The finalists are expected to be taken on a trip to Baron Resort in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt, as part of their pageant activities leading up to the final on a date and venue yet to be announced. Reigning Miss Belgium Chayenne van Aarle will compete in the 71st Miss Universe pageant in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA this January. Who will be her successor for the national title? Visit the Miss Belgium official website and social media accounts to learn how to vote for your favorites. Meet the Top 32 finalists: MB01 - Christina Lalomia MB02 - Solyne Husson MB03 - Noa Kiekens MB04 - Charlotte Van Den Berghe MB05 - Cheany Van der Jeugt MB06 - Silva Hakobyan MB07 - Claire Lansenebre MB08 - Caprice Coyne MB09 - Salem Ali Haifa MB10 - Lena Gonzalez Blanco MB11 - Demmi Van Bossche MB12 - Noémie Rosato MB13 - S

Diana Tashimbetova was announced as Miss Universe Qazaqstan 2022 (Miss Universe Kazahstan), one of the three title winners of the Miss Qazaqstan 2022 final on Friday, November 18 at the Palace of the Republic in Almaty. Hailing from Almaty City, the 19-year-old model was crowned alongside Miss Qazaqstan 2022 Tomiris Kakimova from Astana and Miss Earth Qazaqstan 2022 Dilnaz Tilaeva. "I am overwhelmed with incredible emotions. Thank you everyone for your support, it means a lot to me. With hard work, I won the title of Miss Universe and soon I will represent my native Kazakhstan on the world level," she shared in a statement on social media after winning her title. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Diana Tashimbetova Miss Universe Kazakhstan 2023 (@diana.tashii) "A huge honor for me. I will proudly and with dignity carry that title. I will do my best to meet the expectations of all those who believe in me. It’s just the beginning," she

The Miss Qazaqstan 2022 (Miss Kazakhstan) final show will be held this Friday, November 18 at the Palace of the Republic in Almaty. A total of 23 contestants from across the country are vying for the national title and the winners are expected to represent Kazakhstan at the prestigious international pageants — Miss World, Miss Universe, and Miss Earth. Founded in 1997, this year's competition which is themed "Reincarnation New Era" will be the 26th edition of the national pageant. The celebrity member of the jury includes Ukrainian singer Svetlana Loboda, Miss Qazaqstan President Aidai Isayeva, journalist and personal brand expert Dinar Satzhan, and producer Zhan Mukanov. LOBODA, Ninety One, Dastan Orazbekov, Amre, Raim, Luina, and Yenlik & Rauana will be the special guest performers. Meet the 23 finalists: Altyniya Gazizova  - 18, graduated from the National Academy of Sciences and is currently a student of media technologies, from Semey Aziza Syzdykova  - 25, financ

Miss Distrito Capital, Diana Silva, bagged the title of Miss Venezuela 2022 during the 70th year anniversary edition of the Miss Venezuela pageant on Wednesday, November 16 at the Poliedro de Caracas. The 25-year-old cabin crew and advertising student succeeded last year's winner Amanda Dudamel and will now represent Venezuela at the 72nd Miss Universe pageant (Miss Universe 2023). She was also awarded Miss Photogenic. Miss Portuguesa, Andrea Rubio, 23, was crowned Miss Venezuela International 2022 by outgoing titleholder Isbel Parra of Región Guayana. She will go to the 61st Miss International (Miss International 2023) in Japan. Rounding out the Top 5 were first runner-up Miss Delta Amacuro, Daniela Malavé; second runner-up Miss La Guaira, Andrea Romero; and third runner-up Miss Amazonas, Katheryne Bello. The final questions were asked by five of seven former Miss Universe winners from Venezuela — Maritza Sayalero (1979), Irene Sáez (1981), Alicia Machado (1996), Stefanía Fernande

Ndoun Issie Marie Princesse was crowned Miss Cameroun 2023 (Miss Cameroon) on Saturday, November 12 at the Palais Polyvalent des Sports de Yaoundé. The 22-year-old management student and breast cancer advocate representing Littoral bested 18 other finalists to win the national title. She is now expected to represent Cameroon at the Miss Universe pageant. Miss South West, Monalisa Muketey Jelly, and Miss Ouest, Raissa Ngueuleu Zollo, were named the first and second runners-up, respectively. This year's competition was the 16th edition of the Miss Cameroun pageant. Cameroon, a country in west-central Africa, made its debut at Miss Universe in 2021 (Miss Universe 2020) with Angèle Kossinda. Meet the new Miss Cameroun: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Issie princesse (@miss_cameroun_2023) Photos: Miss Cameroun

The profiles of the contestants vying for the 71st Miss Universe title are now available on the official website and app of the Miss Universe pageant. Fan voting is officially open and the contestant with the highest votes will automatically earn a spot in the semifinals. Only the first vote is free and additional votes can be purchased. A total of 86 countries are confirmed to participate in the upcoming competition based on the available profiles posted by the Miss Universe Organization. The final show will be held on January 14 at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. Here are the 86 confirmed contestants: ALBANIA - Deta Kokomani ANGOLA - Swelia Da Silva Antonio ARGENTINA - Bárbara Cabrera ARMENIA - Kristina Ayanian ARUBA - Kiara Arends AUSTRALIA - Monique Riley BAHRAIN - Evlin Khalifa BELGIUM - Chayenne Van Aarle BELIZE - Ashley Lightburn BHUTAN - Tashi Choden BOLIVIA - Maria Fernanda Pavisic Rojas BRAZIL - Maria Eugenia Mamede BRITIS

The sash presentation ceremony of the Miss Universe Malta 2023 pageant was held on Sunday, November 6 at The Brewhouse Malta in Birkirkara, Central Region. A total of 24 contestants received their official sashes with the names of the cities and towns they represent. One of them will succeed this year's appointed Miss Universe Malta, Maxine Formosa, who will compete at the 71st Miss Universe pageant in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA this January. The next Miss Universe Malta will be sent to the 72nd Miss Universe pageant (Miss Universe 2023) whose date and venue are yet to be announced. Meet the contestants vying for the national title: ATTARD - Jodie Saliba BIRKIRKARA - Sneje-Ana Coulaud BIRZEBBUGA - Maria Cassar FLORIANA - Julia Ann Cluett GHARGHUR - Jessica Micallef GHAXAQ - Amy Spiteri GZIRA - Carolina Estrada HAMRUN - Angela Dimech MARSASCALA - Isabella Emilie MSIDA - Angie Cabrera NAXXAR - Dhalia Borg PEMBROKE - Adele Scerri QORMI - Nicole Ellul RABAT - Greta Craus SAN GWANN - N