Miss USA Elle Smith, of Kentucky, will compete for the crown of Miss Universe on Sunday in Eilat, Israel. (Photo courtesy of Miss USA) And when the 70th Anniversary Miss Universe kicks off this ...
The field of 80 will be narrowed to 16 contestants before being cut to 10 then top 5. The top 3 will follow then the winner. The top 5 are India, South Africa, Paraguay, Colombia and Philippines.
The Miss Universe pageant has been through a lot over the decades — from the 21-year Trump-owned era (and his fat-shaming of 1996 winner Alicia Machado, tabloid fodder for the 2016 elections) to host ...