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A major change in its format is expected in the 73rd edition of Miss Universe happening at the Arena CDMX in Mexico this year.

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VP Olivia Quido-Co

Dyan Castillejo

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<p>MEXICO -- A major change in its format is expected in the 73rd edition of Miss Universe happening at the Arena CDMX in Mexico this year.</p><p>This was confirmed by Miss Universe Vice President for Global Partnerships Olivia Quido-Co in an interview after the crown reveal event by Filipino-designer brand Jewelmer.</p><p>“We will have special awards so abangan nila ‘yun, during the prelims,” said the entrepreneur. “It’s never happened before. It’s something we want to give credit and honor sa mga taong iho-honor.”</p><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display:flex;max-width:550px;width:100%;margin-top:10px;margin-bottom:10px"><iframe id="twitter-widget-0" scrolling="no" frameBorder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfdGltZWxpbmVfbGlzdCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOltdLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2ZvbGxvd2VyX2NvdW50X3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9iYWNrZW5kIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19yZWZzcmNfc2Vzc2lvbiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZm9zbnJfc29mdF9pbnRlcnZlbnRpb25zX2VuYWJsZWQiOnsiYnVja2V0Ijoib24iLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X21peGVkX21lZGlhXzE1ODk3Ijp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRyZWF0bWVudCIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3Nob3dfYmlyZHdhdGNoX3Bpdm90c19lbmFibGVkIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6Im9uIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH0sInRmd19kdXBsaWNhdGVfc2NyaWJlc190b19zZXR0aW5ncyI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdXNlX3Byb2ZpbGVfaW1hZ2Vfc2hhcGVfZW5hYmxlZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdmlkZW9faGxzX2R5bmFtaWNfbWFuaWZlc3RzXzE1MDgyIjp7ImJ1Y2tldCI6InRydWVfYml0cmF0ZSIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfbGVnYWN5X3RpbWVsaW5lX3N1bnNldCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOnRydWUsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9LCJ0ZndfdHdlZXRfZWRpdF9mcm9udGVuZCI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJvbiIsInZlcnNpb24iOm51bGx9fQ%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1857073052804124857&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fnews-workbench-web.abs-cbn.com%2F%23%2Fworkspace%2Fmonitoring&amp;sessionId=289895c49701be66b71792636ae391fa9db1df71&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px" style="position:static;visibility:visible;width:550px;height:601px;display:block;flex-grow:1" data-tweet-id="1857073052804124857"></iframe></div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8"></script><p>Continental queens will also be introduced for this edition which will be earned by four girls from their respective continents.</p><p>The continental queens would also be tagging along in some trips of the new Miss Universe grand winner who is expected to visit 35 countries.</p><p>“If continental queen Asia siya, magta-travel siya sa Asian countries,” Quido-Co said.</p><p>Among these Asian countries to be visited is Thailand and the Philippines, where they will visit Palawan for the crown-makers this year Jewelmer.</p><p>When asked about where the Miss Universe titleholder will be based, Quido-Co gave two locations: “Mayroon sa Mexico, mayroon sa New York. May mansion dito (Mexico), may penthouse sa New York.”</p><p>The former Miss Universe judge also shared what she looks for in the next winner.</p><p>“Relatable at tiyaka madali makisama kasi we will be traveling a lot,” said Quido-Co.</p><p>She stressed “‘Yung beauty is one thing pero the heart is more important.”</p><p>The new Miss Universe to be judged by a panel which includes acclaimed Filipino designer Michael Cinco will be crowned on Nov. 17 Manila time.</p><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/11/10/catriona-gray-praises-ph-s-miss-universe-bet-chelsea-manalo-1600" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:rgb(199, 29, 29);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Catriona Gray praises PH&#x27;s Miss Universe bet Chelsea Manalo</a></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/lifestyle/2024/11/11/chelsea-manalo-gets-cheers-from-tyra-banks-1844" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color:rgb(199, 29, 29);text-decoration:none" target="_blank">Chelsea Manalo gets cheers from Tyra Banks</a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEOS:</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/N_QM26sOmck?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xQJGWbLkvA0?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nc5uKO7e3oI?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><div style="color:rgb(0, 0, 0);letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br/></div><div><br/></div><div><br/></div>

<p>A major change in its format is expected in the 73rd edition of Miss Universe happening at the Arena CDMX in Mexico this year.</p>

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Miss Universe VP Olivia Quido-Co teases special awards for 2024 pageant

Dyan Castillejo,

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Published Nov 15, 2024 11:07 AM PHT

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