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IN PHOTOS: Miss Universe candidates arrive in Manila

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IN PHOTOS: Miss Universe candidates arrive in Manila
(9TH UPDATE) The 65th Miss Universe candidates arrive in Manila ahead of the January 30 pageant

NOW IN MANILA. Miss USA, Thailand, Indonesia and Venezuela are among the candidates who arrived for the Miss Universe 2016 in Manila Photos from Instagram/@deshaunabarber/namtanlitaa/65thmissuniverse/Jedwin Llobera/Rappler

MANILA, Philippines (9TH UPDATE) – The candidates for the 65th Miss Universe pageant are here! 

Many of the Miss Universe candidates are landing in Manila on January 12 and 13, with Miss Costa Rica Carolina Duran and Miss Nicaragua Marina Jacoby arriving first. ([READ] Miss Universe 2016: Everything you need to know about the pageant)

Miss Costa Rica Carolina Duran. Photo courtesy of DOT

Miss Nicaragua Marina Jacoby. Photo courtesy of DOT

Here’s a look at all the 65th Miss Universe ladies at the airport. This page will be updated as more of the ladies arrive.

Miss USA Deshauna Barber

 

Mabuhay Philippines!! Jumpsuit by @fernandowong_ and styled by @marquis.bias #missusa

A photo posted by Miss USA 2016 (@deshaunabarber) on

 

 

Miss Canada Siera Bearchell and Miss British Virgin Islands Erika Creque

In the photo below, Deshauna, Siera, and Erika pose with Department of Tourism (DOT) Undersecretary Kat de Castro. 

DOT Undersecretary Katherine de Castro with Miss USA Deshauna Barber, Miss Canada Siera Bearchell, and Miss British Virgin Islands Erika Creque. Photo courtesy of DOT

Miss Mexico Kristal Silva

Miss Mexico Kristal Silva. Photo courtesy of DOT

Miss Vietnam Dang Thi Le Hang

Miss Vietnam Dang Thi Le Hang. Photo courtesy of DOT

Miss Russia Yuliana Korolkova

Miss Russia @yulianakorolkova sends her love for all her fans! #65thMissUniverse

A video posted by 65thMissUniverse (@65thmissuniverse) on

 

Miss India Roshmitha Harimurthy, Miss Belgium Stephanie Geldhof, Miss Chile Catalina Paz Caceres, Miss Argentina Estefania Bernal, and Miss Uruguay Magdalena Cohendent.

Miss India Roshmitha Harimurthy, Miss Belgium Stephanie Geldhof, Miss Chile Catalina Paz Caceres, Miss Argentina Estefania Bernal, and Miss Uruguay Magdalena. Photo courtesy of DOT

Miss Namibia Lizelle Esterhuizen

 

Miss Malaysia Kiran Jassal

 

Miss Australia Caris Tiivel

Miss Australia Caris Tiivel. Photo courtesy of DOT

 

Miss Czech Republic Andrea Bezdekova

Miss Czech Republic Andrea Bezdekova. Photo courtesy of DOT

 

Miss Poland Izabella Krzan

Miss Poland Izabella Krzan. Photo courtesy of DOT

 

Miss Great Britain Jamie-Lee Faulker

Photo courtesy of DOT

 

Miss Cayman Islands Monyque Brooks

Photo courtesy of DOT

 

Miss Finland Shirly Karvinen, Miss Mauritius Kushboo Ramnawaj and Miss Singapore Cheryl Chou

Photo courtesy of DOT

 

Miss Turkey Tansu Cakir and Miss Malta Martha Fenech

Photo courtesy of DOT

 

Miss Myanmar Htet Htet Htun

Miss Myanmar @htethtethtun1314 is back! #65thMissUniverse

A video posted by 65thMissUniverse (@65thmissuniverse) on

 

Miss Bahamas Cherell Williamson

Photo courtesy of DOT

 

Miss Netherlands Zoey Ivory

Photo courtesy of DOT

 

Miss South Africa Ntandoyenkosi Kunene

Photo courtesy of DOT

 

Miss Curacao Chanelle de Lau

Photo courtesy of DOT

 

Miss Indonesia  Kezia Warouw

Miss Indonesia @keziawarouw is one tall beauty! #65thMissUniverse

A photo posted by 65thMissUniverse (@65thmissuniverse) on

 

Miss Slovak Republic Zuzana Kollarova

 

Miss Japan  Sari Nakazawa

 

Miss Belize Rebecca Rath

 

 

Miss Peru Valeria Piazza

 

Miss Sri Lanka Jayathi de Silva and Miss China Zhenying Li 

Asian beauties Miss Sri Lanka Jayathi de Silva and Miss China Zhenying Li are here, too! #65thMissUniverse

A photo posted by 65thMissUniverse (@65thmissuniverse) on

 

Miss Ecuador Connie Jimenez, Miss Sri Lanka Jayathi de Silva and Miss Honduras Sirey Moran

 

Represent! Miss Ecuador, Miss Sri Lanka and Miss Honduras show their love for their countries. #65thMissUniverse

A photo posted by 65thMissUniverse (@65thmissuniverse) on

 

Miss Iceland Hildur Maria

Photo courtesy of DOT

 

Miss Angola Luisa Baptista and Miss Angola 2015 Whitney Shikongo together with DOT Assistant Secretary Frederick Alegre

Photo courtesy of DOT

 

Miss Haiti Raquel Pelissier

Photo courtesy of DOT

 

Miss Venezuela Mariam Habach 

Photo by Jedwin Llobera/Rappler

 

Miss Jamaica Isabel Dalley

 

 

Miss Kazakhstan Darina Kulsitova

 

Miss Barbados Shannon Harris

 

 

Miss Austria Dajana Dzinic

 

 

Miss Switzerland Dijana Cvijetic

 

Miss New Zealand Tania Dawson

 

 

Miss Norway Christina Waags and Miss Germany Johanna Acs

Photo courtesy of DOT

 

Miss Italy Sophia Sergio, Miss Croatia Barbara Filipović, Miss Georgia Nuka Karalashvili and Miss Slovenia Lucija Potočnik

 

Miss Portugal Flávia Brito,  Miss Romania Teodora Dan, Miss Paraguay Andrea Melgarejo, and Miss Hungary Veronika Bódizs with DOT Assistant Secretary Daniel Mercado

Photo courtesy of DOT

 

Miss Israel Yam Kaspers Anshel

Photo courtesy of DOT

 

Miss Aruba Charlene Leslie

Photo courtesy of DOT

 

Miss Sweden Ida Ovmar, Miss Bolivia Antonella Moscatelli, Miss Spain Noelia Freire, Miss Bulgaria Violina Ancheva, Miss Denmark Christina Mikkelsen, and Miss Kosovo Camila Barraza

Photo from DOT

 

Miss Panama Keitty Drennan

Photo from DOT

 

Miss Puerto Rico Brenda Jimenez

Photo from DOT

 

Miss Guatemala Virginia Argueta

Photo from DOT

 

Miss France Iris Mittenaere

Photo from DOT

 

Miss Guam Muneka Joy Taispic

Photo from DOT

Miss Korea Jenny Kim

Photo from DOT

Miss Dominican Republic Rosalba “Sal García” Abreu

Photo courtesy of DOT

Miss Nigeria Unoaku Anyadike

 

A few days before January 12, 6 candidates arrived ahead of the rest: Miss US Virgin Islands Carolyn Carter, Miss Guyana Soyini Fraser, Miss Brazil Raissa Santana, Miss Sierra Leone Hawa KamaraMiss Thailand Chalita Suansane, and Miss Albania Lindita Idrizi. (IN PHOTOS: First Miss Universe candidates arrive in Manila)

 

 

 

 

Safe and Sound Sawasdee ka & Mabuhay #iflyThai

A photo posted by Chalita Suansane (@namtanlitaa) on

 

 

Aside from the Miss Universe candidates, representatives from the organization are set to visit Manila for the pageant too. Miss Universe Organization President Paula Shugart arrived on January 12. 

Miss Universe USA Deshauna Barber with Miss Universe Organization President Paula Shugart. Photo courtesy of DOT

Of course, Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach will be in the country as well, to crown her successor on coronation night, January 30. She arrived on Saturday, January 14. 

 Photo by Jedwin Llobrera/Rappler

Before the big night and the preliminary competition, the ladies will tour the country, attend events like fashion shows and charities, and even meet President Rodrigo Duterte. – Rappler.com

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