The 63rd Annual Miss Universe Pageant will be shown live on NBC and those who cannot watch the pageant in their living room or for those not living in the United States can tune into the Miss Universe online streaming site. Viewers can also get updates thru Facebook page and Twitter accounts. And also it will be available online on NBC.com on selected countries.
MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts and Natalie Morales from Today's show will host the finale of the pageant. And with special participation of Ariella Arida, Miss Universe 3rd runner up from the Philippines as the backstage host.
The list of judges of this year's 63rd Miss Universe:
William Levy - Actor
Kristin Cavallari - Shoe Designer
Lisa Vanderpump - Reality Star
Louise Roe - Fashion Journalist
Manny Pacquiao - Boxing Champion
Emilio Estefan - Grammy Award-Winning Musician
Marie Claire magazine's Nina Garcia
DeSean Jackson - Redskins
The 88 contestants will be narrowed to 15 during the Preliminary competition. And it is said to be that Gavin DeGraw, Nick Jonas and Prince Royce will also be in the said pageant.
“It is unfortunate to know a photo of four smiling women from different parts of the world, working together at an event, could be misconstrued as anything other than what it is, a celebration of universal friendship, which the Miss Universe pageant is all about,” the Miss Universe Organization said in a statement before the 2014 pageant.
"All of the contestants are really beautiful souls and we've gotten to get to know each other during the 20 days and we've become great friends," said Miss Egypt Lara Debbane. "We're excited and we're going to support each other."
Who do you think will be crowned as the next Miss Universe?
Anyhow for those 87 ladies, I'm still proud of you! being part of this year's Miss Universe is already a blessing. This might not be your time to shine but God knows his perfect timing on each and everyone.