A few hours before the name of the new Miss Universe 2023 is announced, beauty experts already have their bets on who the girls are. favorite candidates to win the crown. This Saturday, November 18, the competition, one of the most important and most anticipated beauty events in the world, will be held in Salvador.

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Among the favorites are the representatives of Latin America who showed their charisma, talent and social engagement.

Favorites for Miss Universe 2023

These are some of the favorites for Miss Universe, according to two beauty pageant experts, Gabriel Rivera and José Castro, who agree on most of their predictions.

Rivera, a writer and fashion expert, who was the jury for this competition, said in an interview with fellow miss expert Jhonatan Marín on his YouTube channel, who has the best chance of winning the crown.

According to Rivera, there are no representatives of Venezuela, Puerto Rico or the Dominican Republic on his list of winners, although they are very popular in the universal beauty pageant.

However, for beauty pageant connoisseur José Castro, “El Tío de las Reinas”, from those three countries, the Venezuelan and the Puerto Rican are strong contenders to win the crown, especially after seeing them in the preliminary competitions where they paraded in swimsuits and gala dresses, in detail on their Instagram profile.

1. Miss Colombia

Camila Avella is the representative of Colombia at Miss Universe. She is 27 years old and is a model and television host. She is married and has a two-year-old daughter.

According to Rivera, Avella has everything that is required in the competition. “I think he is very complete, it seems to me that this is what the organization is looking for,” said Rivera, although he also praised Miss Guatemala.

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2. Miss Nicaragua

Sheynnis Palacios is Nicaragua’s representative at the Miss Universe pageant. She is 25 years old and graduated in social communications. For a fashion expert, Palacios can surprise and be the big winner of the night.

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3. Miss Thailand

Asia’s representative, Anntonia Porsild, sneaks into this list led by Latino candidates. According to Rivera, she stands out with her strong presence.

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4. Miss United States

Noelia Voigt, Miss United States of America, is the first candidate of Venezuelan descent to represent a North American country. Voigt sounds strong to succeed R’Bonney Gabriel, the current Miss Universe. If they win, it will be the second “back to back” in the competition, the first was precisely between the Venezuelans Dayana Mendoza and Stefanija Fernández.

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5. Miss Mexico

“I feel that of the last three they sent, she is the strongest,” said the expert on Melissa Flores, the representative of Mexico. However, Rivera believes that she should take more care of her image and choose her wardrobe better, because “it affects her a lot”.

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“I see her among the five finalists, but she needs mega help with styling,” he said. Melissa will have to prove that she can look spectacular in any outfit and overshadow the jury with her personality and overcome the other 85 candidates.

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6. Miss Venezuela

Expert José Castro believes that Miss Venezuela, Diana Silva, 26, has the attributes to be crowned the most beautiful because she has a lot of experience in beauty pageants and has “an excellent connection with people,” he said in an interview with Telemundo

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7. Miss Puerto Rico

For “El Tío de las Reinas”, Miss Puerto Rico, Karla Guilfú, 25, is the “most complete in every sense” candidate. “She is beautiful, she is tall, she knows how to project what she has to do.”

The “Emperor of Beauty”, Osmel Sousa, is of a similar opinion, who also believes that Miss Puerto Rico will win the pageant, thanks to the candidate’s performance in other competitions.

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This week, Sousa made his predictions about who will be the new Miss Universe, and among his favorites he agrees with the experts in mentioning Miss Venezuela and Miss Nicaragua, reports Primera Hora. (AND)