LOOK: Stunning headshots of all 74 contestants of the 69th Miss Universe pageant • PhilSTAR Life

A total of 74 contestants will compete at the 69th Miss Universe pageant, to be held on May 16 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The delegates arrived at the competition venue last week and are expected to participate in the pageant’s preliminary competitions, which will determine the Top 20 finalists during the coronation night.

This early, pageant pundits and experts are already declaring their favorites to win the competition. For instance, last week Miss Vietnam Khanh Van Nguyen topped the list of online pageant magazine Sash Factor’s Miss Universe 2020 leaderboard.

Of course, it’s still too early to decide who will snatch the crown next week. Pick your favorites by looking at the official headshots of the 74 contestants at the 69th Miss Universe here:

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Miss Albania Paula Mehmetukaj, 23

Miss Argentina Alina Luz Akselrad, 23

Miss Armenia Monika Grigoryan, 21

Miss Aruba Helen Hernandez, 20

Miss Australia Maria Thattil, 28

Miss Bahamas Shauntae Miller, 28

Miss Barbados Hillary-Ann Williams, 25

Miss Belgium Dhenia Covens, 27

Miss Belize, Iris Salguero, 24

Miss Bolivia Lenka Nemer, 24

Miss Brazil Julia Gama, 27

Miss British Virgin Island Shabree Frett, 24

Miss Bulgaria Radinela Chusheva, 25

Miss Cambodia Sarita Reth, 26

Miss Cameroon Kossinda Angele, 28

Miss Canada Nova Stevens, 26

Miss Cayman Islands Mariah Tibbetts, 27

Miss Chile Daniela Nicolás, 28

Miss China Jiaxin Sun, 23

Miss Colombia Laura Victoria Olascuaga, 25

Miss Costa Rica Ivonne Cerdas, 28

Miss Croatia Mirna Naiia Maric, 22

Miss Curacao Chantal Wiertz, 22

Miss Czech Republic Klára Vavrušková, 21

Miss Denmark Amanda Petri, 23

Miss Dominican Republic Kímberly Jiménez, 24

Miss Ecuador Leyla Espinoza Calvache, 24

Miss El Salvador Vanessa Velásquez, 25

Miss Finland Viivi Altonen, 24

Miss France Amandine Petit, 23

Miss Ghana Chelsea Tayui, 25

Miss Great Britain Jeanette Akua, 29

Miss Haiti Eden Berandoive, 24

Miss Honduras Cecilia Rossell, 25

Miss Iceland Elísabet Hulda Snorradóttir, 22

Miss India Adline Castelino, 22

Miss Indonesia Ayu Maulida Putri, 23

Miss Ireland Nadia Sayers, 26

Miss Ireland Tehila Levi, 19

Miss Italy Viviana Vizzini, 27

Miss Jamaica Miqueal-Symone Williams, 24

Miss Japan Aisha Harumi Tochigi, 25

Miss Kazakhstan Kamila Serikbai, 18

Miss Korea Hari Park, 21

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Miss Kosovo Blerta Veseli, 23

Miss Laos Christina Lasasimma, 27

Miss Malaysia Francisca Luhong James, 25

Miss Malta Anthea Zammit, 26

Miss Mauritius Vandana Jeetah, 29

Miss Mexico Andrea Meza, 26

Miss Myanmar Thuzar Wint Lwin, 22

Miss Nicaragua Ana Marcelo, 24

Miss Normay Sunniva Frigstad, 21

Mis Panama Carmen Jaramillo, 26

Miss Nepal Anshika Sharma, 24

Miss Netherland Denise Speelman, 24

Miss Peru Janick Maceta Del Castillo, 27

Miss Philippines Rabiya Mateo, 24

Miss Poland Natalia Piguła, 27

Miss Portugal Cristiana Silva, 19

Miss Puerto Rico Estefanía Soto, 29

Miss Romania Bianca Lorena Tirsin, 22

Miss Russia Alina Sanko, 22

Miss Singapore Bernadette Belle Ong, 22

Miss Slovak Republic Natália Hoštáková, 26

South Africa Natasha Joubert, 23

Miss Spain Andrea Martínez, 27

Miss Thailand Amanda Obdam, 27

Miss Ukraine Yelyzaveta Yastremska, 28

Miss Uruguay Lola de los Santos, 23

Miss United States Asya Branch,

Miss Venezuela Mariángel Villasmil, 25

Miss Vietnam Nguyễn Trần Khánh Vân, 26

Miss Paraguay Vanessa Castro Guillén, 28

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CHUCK SMITH

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Chuck D. Smith is a pop culture essayist and journalist. He is currently taking his MFA in Creative Writing at the De La Salle University. He has received prizes and fellowships for his writing, including a Palanca Award for the essay.