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<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img src="http://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2017/life/01/26/maxine-3-012517.jpg"/><figcaption><div class="embed-desc">Miss Universe Philippines Maxine Medina in her swimsuit and long gown during the preliminaries of the 65th Miss Universe competition. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News, Courtesy of Solar, LCS, MUO</em></div></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA -- Miss Universe Philippines Maxine Medina looked every bit as stunning and confident as she paraded in her swimsuit and evening gown for the preliminary rounds of the 65th Miss Universe competition. </p><p>The 26-year-old was in top form as she made a case for the crown, twirling and strutting down the stage at the Mall of Asia Arena in her green and white striped swimsuit. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MissUniverse?src=hash">#MissUniverse</a> Philippines, Maxine Medina, sure knows how to work a crowd.<br/><br/>Watch it live: <a href="https://t.co/k3LnQhcRaU">https://t.co/k3LnQhcRaU</a> <a href="https://t.co/R4ejWl7RGV">pic.twitter.com/R4ejWl7RGV</a></p>— Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (@MissUniverse) <a href="https://twitter.com/MissUniverse/status/824586653763248128">January 26, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Maxine Medina during the swimsuit competition of the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MissUniverse?src=hash">#MissUniverse</a> preliminaries. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MissUatMOAArena?src=hash">#MissUatMOAArena</a> <a href="https://t.co/P6aVeD21cP">pic.twitter.com/P6aVeD21cP</a></p>— MALL OF ASIA ARENA (@MOAArena) <a href="https://twitter.com/MOAArena/status/824589696462319616">January 26, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50.0% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BPuhXM5hBBx/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A photo posted by Queens of the PHILIPPINES ✨👑🇵🇭 (@queens.ph)</a> on <time dateTime="2017-01-26T12:03:45+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jan 26, 2017 at 4:03am PST</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="http://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><p>Medina also drew loud cheers in her elegant emerald dress, designed by Rhett Eala, and with her amazing walk that showed off the fringes of her outfit. </p><p>Many praised the Filipina for appearing radiant despite the criticisms she faced in recent weeks over her alleged poor English skills, helping her land on the top local trending topics on Twitter.</p><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50.0% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BPt8c4fhEJO/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A video posted by Rhett Eala (@rhetteala)</a> on <time dateTime="2017-01-26T06:41:13+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jan 25, 2017 at 10:41pm PST</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="http://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><blockquote class="instagram-media" data-instgrm-version="7" style="background:#FFF;border:0;border-radius:3px;box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15);margin:1px;max-width:658px;padding:0;width:calc(100% - 2px)"><div style="padding:8px"><div style="background:#F8F8F8;line-height:0;margin-top:40px;padding:50.0% 0;text-align:center;width:100%"><div style="background:url(data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAACwAAAAsCAMAAAApWqozAAAABGdBTUEAALGPC/xhBQAAAAFzUkdCAK7OHOkAAAAMUExURczMzPf399fX1+bm5mzY9AMAAADiSURBVDjLvZXbEsMgCES5/P8/t9FuRVCRmU73JWlzosgSIIZURCjo/ad+EQJJB4Hv8BFt+IDpQoCx1wjOSBFhh2XssxEIYn3ulI/6MNReE07UIWJEv8UEOWDS88LY97kqyTliJKKtuYBbruAyVh5wOHiXmpi5we58Ek028czwyuQdLKPG1Bkb4NnM+VeAnfHqn1k4+GPT6uGQcvu2h2OVuIf/gWUFyy8OWEpdyZSa3aVCqpVoVvzZZ2VTnn2wU8qzVjDDetO90GSy9mVLqtgYSy231MxrY6I2gGqjrTY0L8fxCxfCBbhWrsYYAAAAAElFTkSuQmCC);display:block;height:44px;margin:0 auto -44px;position:relative;top:-22px;width:44px"> </div></div><p style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:8px 0 7px;text-align:center;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap"><a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BPunmQRBFrw/" style="color:#c9c8cd;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;line-height:17px;text-decoration:none" target="_blank">A photo posted by Rhett Eala (@rhetteala)</a> on <time dateTime="2017-01-26T12:58:14+00:00" style="font-family:Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;line-height:17px">Jan 26, 2017 at 4:58am PST</time></p></div></blockquote><script async="" defer="" src="http://platform.instagram.com/en_US/embeds.js" type="text/javascript"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">She rocked the swimsuit competition! Confidently beautiful indeed! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MissUniverse?src=hash">#MissUniverse</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Philippines?src=hash">#Philippines</a> <a href="https://t.co/pUz5pg3upV">pic.twitter.com/pUz5pg3upV</a></p>— Jan Enriquez (@JanEnriquez) <a href="https://twitter.com/JanEnriquez/status/824587740574420993">January 26, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="~//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">ang ganda mo, maxine! 😫😍🇵🇭<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MissUniverse?src=hash">#MissUniverse</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Philippines?src=hash">#Philippines</a> <a href="https://t.co/X8XqQuDqGI">pic.twitter.com/X8XqQuDqGI</a></p>— Sharlene San Pedro (@shar_sanpedro) <a href="https://twitter.com/shar_sanpedro/status/824615437916778496">January 26, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="~//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Di pa masyado confident si Maxine sa swimsuit. Pero keri pa yan sa long gown. Laban girl! Lets pray for her. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Philippines?src=hash">#Philippines</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MissUniverse?src=hash">#MissUniverse</a></p>— jose marie viceral (@vicegandako) <a href="https://twitter.com/vicegandako/status/824592639261450240">January 26, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="~//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">Ayan ang ganda ni Maxine sa long gown. Pero konting tusok pa bes. Wag kang matakot. Tusukin mo silang lahat. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MissUniverse?src=hash">#MissUniverse</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Philippines?src=hash">#Philippines</a></p>— jose marie viceral (@vicegandako) <a href="https://twitter.com/vicegandako/status/824597368880275456">January 26, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="~//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">From Pia to Maxine!! Magalona Family is the bestest! Charot! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MissUniverse?src=hash">#MissUniverse</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Philippines?src=hash">#Philippines</a></p>— PAUL LOPEZ III BLOG✍ (@Paul_Lopez_) <a href="https://twitter.com/Paul_Lopez_/status/824637884103741440">January 26, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="~//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Maxine is representing the Philippines! The Filipinos! Let us all support her by tweeting and retweeting!!!<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MissUniverse?src=hash">#MissUniverse</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Philippines?src=hash">#Philippines</a></p>— GIO • CALI • MEAW🎬 (@Enriiquegil17) <a href="https://twitter.com/Enriiquegil17/status/824638356583636992">January 26, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="~//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Based on what I witnessed tonight, I&#x27;m confident that Maxine Medina will make it to the top 12! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MissUniverse?src=hash">#MissUniverse</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Philippines?src=hash">#Philippines</a></p>— Chikkaness Ave (@ChikkanessAve) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChikkanessAve/status/824634720717660160">January 26, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="~//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Indeed, Maxine Medina nailed the Preliminary Competition. It is REALLY POSSIBLE FOR HER TO WIN THE CROWN! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MissUniverse?src=hash">#MissUniverse</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Philippines?src=hash">#Philippines</a></p>— Kenneth Dimaculangan (@kennetkennet) <a href="https://twitter.com/kennetkennet/status/824633613262073857">January 26, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="~//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Many underestimated Maxine and seeing her looks for tonight&#x27;s preliminary, she proved you all wrong! SLAYYYYY! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/MissUniverse?src=hash">#MissUniverse</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Philippines?src=hash">#Philippines</a> ❤️</p>— Vince ⚠🔰 (@guykidfourrr) <a href="https://twitter.com/guykidfourrr/status/824633476619964416">January 26, 2017</a></blockquote><script async="" src="~//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script><p>The top 12 of the 65th Miss Universe competition will be determined partly by public votes. One can cast theirs on the official website of the Miss Universe competition. </p><p>The result will be announced at a coronation night, scheduled on Monday at the Mall of Asia Arena. </p><div><em>Photos Courtesy of Solar, LCS, MUO</em></div>

<p>Miss Universe Philippines Maxine Medina looked every bit as stunning and confident as she paraded in her swimsuit and evening gown for the preliminary rounds of the 65th Miss Universe competition. </p>

Miss Universe Philippines Maxine Medina looked every bit as stunning and confident as she paraded in her swimsuit and evening gown for the preliminary rounds of the 65th Miss Universe competition.