LOOK: Contestants assemble as 70th Miss Universe preliminary competition begins
The competition begins!
The 70th Miss Universe is officially starting as the girls are currently on stage in Eilat, Israel for the pageant’s preliminary competition.
The preliminary competition is one of the activities that will determine who among the 80 contestants will move forward to the pageant finals on Monday, Dec. 13 (Philippine time).
Philippine delegate Beatrice Luigi Gomez will try to win the fifth Miss Universe crown for the country.
Here are photos from the 70th Miss Universe as they prepare for the pageant’s preliminary competition: