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Olivia Culpo, Mario Lopez to host this year's Miss Universe pageant

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<p>For the first time since 2015, Steve Harvey will not be hosting the 69th edition of the Miss Universe pageant.</p><p>This after the Miss Universe Organization (MUO) announced on Wednesday (Manila time) that this year’s event will be hosted by Olivia Culpo and Mario Lopez.</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Mark your calendars – Access Hollywood’s <a href="https://twitter.com/mariolopezviva?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mariolopezviva</a> and actress and model <a href="https://twitter.com/oliviaculpo?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@oliviaculpo</a> will host this year’s Miss Universe competition, LIVE on <a href="https://twitter.com/FYI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@FYI</a> and streaming next day free on The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Roku?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Roku</a> Channel. <a href="https://twitter.com/Roku?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Roku</a> 👑 <a href="https://t.co/3HsGZVKXo9">pic.twitter.com/3HsGZVKXo9</a></p>— Miss Universe (@MissUniverse) <a href="https://twitter.com/MissUniverse/status/1384595504403714053?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 20, 2021</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>Both Lopez and Culpo are not newbies in hosting the international pageant. Lopez has already co-hosted the same in 2007, while Culpo, who was crowned Miss Universe 2012, co-hosted the pageant’s 68th edition along with Vanessa Minnillo Lachey and Harvey in 2019.</p><p>Rabiya Mateo will be representing the Philippines this year and she will be vying for the crown along with over 70 other candidates from various countries.</p><p>In the Philippines, ABS-CBN will bring the live telecast of the 69th Miss Universe via the A2Z channel on May 17 (Monday), starting at 8 a.m., with a replay at 10:30 p.m.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/04/15/21/miss-universe-pageant-to-be-aired-live-on-a2z-channel">Miss Universe pageant to be aired live on A2Z channel</a></li></ul><p>It will also be aired on Sunday&#x27;s Best on Kapamilya Channel at 9:45 p.m. on May 23. Viewers in the Philippines can stream the replay online on iWantTFC.</p><p>Viewers will get another chance to watch the 69th Miss Universe on cable TV via the Metro Channel on May 24 at 12 p.m., May 26 at 5 p.m., and May 29 at 8:30 a.m. </p><p>The airing of the Miss Universe competition in the Philippines this year was made possible through the continued partnership between ABS-CBN and IMG, which owns the Miss Universe brand. </p><div><strong>Related video:</strong></div><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1665730" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div>

<p>For the first time since 2015, Steve Harvey will not be hosting the 69th edition of the Miss Universe pageant.</p>

For the first time since 2015, Steve Harvey will not be hosting the 69th edition of the Miss Universe pageant.