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'Semifinals comeback': Michelle Dee enters Miss Universe 2023 Top 20

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Josiah Antonio, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Miss Universe Philippines 2023 Michelle Dee. Instagram/@michelledee" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2023/life/11/19/20231119-michelle-dee.jpg"/><figcaption>Miss Universe Philippines 2023 Michelle Dee. <em>Instagram/@michelledee</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA — The Philippines returned to the Miss Universe semis as this year&#x27;s delegate Michelle Dee entered the Top 20 of Miss Universe 2023.</p><p>The Top 20 candidates of Miss Universe 2023 were announced during the coronation night held in El Salvador.</p><p>Candidates from the following countries also made it to the next round of the pageant:</p><ul>	<li>Nicaragua</li>	<li>Spain</li>	<li>Puerto Rico</li>	<li>Namibia</li>	<li>Venezuela</li>	<li>India</li>	<li>Thailand</li>	<li>Chile</li>	<li>Jamaica</li>	<li>USA</li>	<li>Nepal</li>	<li>Peru</li>	<li>Cameroon</li>	<li>Colombia</li>	<li>Pakistan</li>	<li>Australia</li>	<li>Philippines</li>	<li>Portugal</li>	<li>South Africa</li>	<li>El Salvador</li></ul><p>This is the country&#x27;s comeback to the semifinal rounds of Miss Universe after 2022 delegate Celeste Cortesi ended the country&#x27;s 12-year semifinal streak that Venus Raj started in 2010.</p><p>Dee is aiming to be the Philippines&#x27; fifth Miss Universe titleholder after Catriona Gray (2018), Pia Wurtzbach (2015), Margie Moran (1973), and Gloria Diaz (1969).</p><p>This year marks some firsts in Miss Universe &#x27;herstory&#x27; with the first mother, Camila Avella of Colombia, first trans woman, Marina Machete of Portugal, and first delegate of Pakistan, Erica Robin, entering the Top 20 of Miss Universe 2023.</p><p>Filipinos can watch the 72nd Miss Universe live on Kapamilya Channel, A2Z, Metro Channel, and iWantTFC.</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=2873237" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more News on <a href="https://www.iwanttfc.com/#!/browse/Genres/News/tag_id_genres/id_news" target="_blank">iWantTFC</a></div>

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'Semifinals comeback': Michelle Dee enters Miss Universe 2023 Top 20

Josiah Antonio,

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Published Nov 19, 2023 10:02 AM PHT

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Updated Nov 19, 2023 10:29 AM PHT

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