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| Miss Philippines Maria Venus Raj during Miss Universe 2010 swimsuit competition |
Miss Universe Preliminary competition kick off next week! From the past editions, Pre-pageant has been open to the public. But this year that's not the case!
The show will be closed to the general public. THERE WILL BE NO TICKETS AVAILABLE!
Instead, only invited guests, candidates' families, sponsors, will be permitted to enter the venue this year.
But don't worry! TV5, invites everyone to catch its exclusive airing of the swimsuit and long gown rounds of the 65th Miss Universe competition. Happening at the SM MOA Arena on January 26th, the preliminary swimsuit competition late telecast will air on January 28, 9:30PM, and the long gown competition on January 29, 8:45PM.
The preliminaries are very much-awaited every year as they represent the make or break part of the competition. These events give everyone a better idea of who really deserves the crown.
Miss Universe 2016, will be the 65th Miss Universe pageant. It will be held on January 30, 2017 at the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. Pia Wurtzbach of the Philippines will crown her successor at the end of the event. This will be the second time in the history of the competition that the pageant will skip the entire year, following the 2014 pageant which was held in January 2015.