It is already May 1 and in just over two weeks from now, the 69th Miss Universe will be crowned at the Seminole Hard Rock Auditorium in Hollywood, Florida.
Seventy-four (74) delegates will register starting May 3-4. And based on what we have seen among them prior to their arrival in the host city, I am pleased to share my Pre-Registration Picks in alphabetical order. I am arranging them this way because I would like to see how they will settle in for the first couple of days before placing them in terms of ranking or hierarchy.
Here are the twenty (20) I have high expectations on. Let’s see if they will deliver on either the hype or the kind of impact they have shown the past few weeks:
Argentina – Alina Luz Akselrad
Australia – Maria Thattil
Brazil – Julia Gama
Colombia – Laura Olascuaga
Curacao – Chantal Wiertz
Czech Republic – Klára Vavruskova
Iceland – Elisabet Hulda Snorradottir
India – Adline Castelino
Indonesia – Ayu Maulida Putri
Jamaica – Miqueal-Symone Williams
Laos – Christina Lasasimma
Mexico – Andrea Meza
Nepal – Anshika Sharma
Philippines – Rabiya Mateo
Puerto Rico – Estefania Soto Torres
Romania – Bianca Lorena Tirsin
South Africa – Natasha Joubert
Thailand – Amanda Obdam
USA – Asya Danielle Branch
Venezuela – Mariangel Villasmil
I still have at least five (5) bubbling under and they might just manage to pull down a few of the ladies above a week from now.
Who are yours, dear readers?
normannorman.com 
Asia: Australia, Thailand, Philippines and India
Americas: Peru, Puerto Rico, Venzuela and USA
Europe: Romania, Czech Rep, Russia and France
Wildcard: Canada, Colombia, Laos and Indonesia
Vote: Vietnam
Personal pick.
TOP 3 India, Philippines, Peru
TOP 5 India, Philippines, Peru, South Africa, Brazil
TOP 10 India, Philippines, Peru, South Africa, Brazil, Jamaica, Curacao, Mexico, Nepal, Chile
TOP 21 India, Philippines, South Africa, Peru, Brazil, Jamaica, Curacao, Mexico, Nepal, Chile
Romania, Thailand, Cambodia, France, Iceland, Czech Republic, Puerto Rico, USA, Canada, Great Britain
Popular Vote: Indonesia
No Peru and Chile?
Very gutsy prediction- No Peru and Canada
Tito Norman, what is your basis for excluding these 2????
No Peru Canada or Chile ?
There are 74 candidates and I can only name 20.
Thank God you did not include Canada.
Czech Republic is stunning.
USA is…. meh. India has a strong chance of making it into top 5.
Top 5 will be dominated by Asia. Mark my f-word.
* Thailand
* Philippines
* Laos
*Colombia
*El Salvador
It’s a battle between Asia and Latina.
I will be watching out for Australia educated Ms. Nepal
No Chile and Cambodia?
My winner, 1st ru & 2nd ru in each of the groups:
a-Curacao, Chile, Jamaica
b-Philippines, Cambodia, Nepal
c-Romania, Czech, Slovakia
My 4th & 5th placers in each group plus the possible popularity winner* :
a-Argentina, Peru, Mexico*
b-SoAfrica, India, Thailand*
c-Armenia, Russia, Poland*
My last three slots to complete the top 21 :
a-Venezuela
b-Laos
c-Iceland
India,Jamaica, Australia, S.Africa, Mexico, Thailand, Venezuela, Laos, Chile, USA, Nepal, El Salvador, France, Curacao, Italy, Argentina, Slovakia, Brazil, Poland & Ms. Phenomenal.
Tito Norms, ano pa ang format in selecting the Top 20 (+1)? Per continental group ba, and how many in each?
***ano po
Let us wait for the official Miss Universe announcement about that 🙂
Ok po. So you made random choices lang po, from the entire 74 delegates?
Parang ang hirap mag eliminate especially Asia+ is soooo loaded!
@ Norman Dati, du’n sa pre-quarantine business hotel (?) before the final push to Ciudad del Pino, ‘nahuli’ si VV (MUP-CDO City) kaya ‘di na siya tumuloy… Of course, si MUP-Sorsogon even earlier, on at nagpasya’ng ‘di na lang but back then wala pa’ng bakuna even though well na siya. The result – the INTEGRITY of the BCC ‘bubble’ was guaranteed (notwithstanding alleged “porosity”) – because candidates who were positive for SARS-Cov2 never even made it to venue.
MU-Argentina and -India are like MG-Kenya (and another G-African country I can’t recall) – BIRA!
@ Closer2Fame said a European also got… Sino nga ba siya? How is she? 🙂
So, negative swab taste lang, ta’s two weeks, 1~16 May. Ginawa’ng contest period ‘yun’g normally ay incubation, kalokah.
(Ngayon pa’ng kalat na ang ‘strains of global concern’. Hope Hard Rock Seminole has measures in place in the event of a confirmed case, although yes maluwag naman at maaliwalas at wala’ng media… Pero may audience, kasi ubos na daw tickets… Si ZT, mag-swa-swab taste din? And like Gazini at MUP, last day na lang siya pupunta? Afterwards, diretso uwi na siya sa SA?)
@Flor
Argentina and India lang alam ko nacovid…
No idea about the rest…
Agree with Norman’s choices except for Iceland who I give 50 percent chance of making it into top 21.
I would replace Iceland with El Salvador
hi Serge! Ms Iceland has an interview with Natalie Glebova, you might want to check it out so you may see how brilliant of a speaker she is. You can also check out IG account of @missicelanduniverse.
TOP 5 Iceland-Philippines-Cambodia-Chile-USA
TOP 10 Nepal-Australia-Peru-S. Africa-India
TOP 15 Romania-Mexico-Canada-Barbados-Venezuela
TOP 20 Jamaica-Vietnam-Indonesia-Colombia-Thailand
There are only three from Europe above … Armenia, Slovakia, Russia & Poland are very strong
@ jaretwrightlover Portugal also, is pretty, po. 🙂
Wow. No Canada and Peru for Ungkol Universo. Highly doubt they’ll get the Poll allocation for #21.
Am so not feeling anything at all for Colombia, USA, Mexico, and Puerto Rico! I would replace them with Cameroon, Cambodia, Portugal, and Armenia.
I WILL NOT MIND A EUROPEAN AGAIN!
Colombia, Puerto Rico, Canada & yes USA … to me they are long shots !
Peru and Mexico just might make it
Portugal is pretty , they are dangerous with Popularity vote because all the Portuguese-speaking nations unite like Brazil, Angola, Portugal ….