With the 50% capital infusion by Mexican business Raul Rocha into the Miss Universe Organization, it has led to bigger ambitions such as reasserting its position as the biggest international pageant around, a title it has been yielding to Miss World from 1987 onwards. They aimed to beat the record drawn by its rival of 127 back in 2013, and by doing so they opened up franchises to new countires and those that had been dormant for quite some time. With that program, they were able to confirm 129 delegates.
However, one delegate opted to no-show, and she is:
AZERBAIJAN
Three delegates were present in Mexico, but dropped out before the crucial Preliminary Competition:
PANAMA - Italy Mora.
SOUTH AFRICA - Mia LeRoux.
KOSOVO - Eldona
So, the ifnal roster of 125 still did not beat Miss World's record, but it sstill is a number not to be sneezed at. After evaluating their performance in the Preliminary Competition, here is how I think they all stand on my leaderboard:
TOP CONTENDERS: CHILE, PERU, THAILAND, VENEZUELA
SHOO-INS: BRAZIL, COLOMBIA, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, FINLAND, FRANCE, INDIA, INDONESIA, MEXICO,, NIGERIA, PARAGUAY, PHILIPPINES, PUERTO RICO, RUSSIA, SOMALIA, U S A, VIETNAM, ZIMBABWE
LIKELIEST: ANGOLA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BAHAMAS, BOLIVIA, BOTSWANA, CAMEROON, CANADA, COTE D'IVOIRE, D R CONGO, ESTONIA, GREAT BRITAIN, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, HONG KONG, ISRAEL, JAMAICA, MALAYSIA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, POLAND, SAINT LUCIA, SERBIA, SLOVAKIA, SPAIN, TANZANIA, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, ZAMBIA
ADVOCACY FACTOR: ARUBA, BAHRAIN: CAMBODIA, CAYMAN ISLANDS, GUINEA,
DIVERSITY FACTOR: EGYPT, MALTA, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO
EXCELLENT: ALBANIA, ARMENIA, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, BELIZE, BULGARIA, CHINA, COSTA RICA, CUBA, CURACAO, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, EL SALVADOR, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, GREECE, GUYANA, HUNGARY, ICELAND, IRELAND, ITALY, JAPAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, KOREA, LATVIA, LEBANON, MARTINIQUE, MAURTITIUS, MOLDOVA, MONGOLIA, MYANMAR, NAMIBIA, NEPAL, NICARAGUA, NORTH MACEDONIA, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, PERSIA,ROMANIA, SENEGAL, SWITZERLAND, URUGUAY, UZBEKISTAN
VERY STRONG: BONAIRE, CROATIA, FIJI, GERMANY, GIBRALTAR, GUADELOUPE, KYRGYZSTAN, LAOS, MACAU, MALDIVES, PORTUGAL, ,SAMOA, SRI LANKA, SURINAME, TURKIYE, UKRAINE,
STRONG: BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS, MONTENEGRO, SINGAPORE, U S VIRGIN ISLANDS
Now, my "Fearful" Forecast:
FINAL FIVE: CHILE, DENMARK, PERU, THAILAND, VENEZUELA
TOP 12: BRAZIL, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, FINLAND, MEXICO, PHILIPPINES, PUERTO RICO
TOP 30: BAHAMAS, COLOMBIA, FRANCE, GREAT BRITAIN, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, INDIA, INDONESIA, MALAYSIA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NIGERIA, PARAGUAY, RUSSIA, SOMALIA, U S A, VIETNAM, ZIMBABWE
BUBBLING UNDER: ANGOLA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BOLIVIA, BOTSWANA, CAMEROON, CANADA, COTE D'IVOIRE, D R CONGO, ESTONIA,HONG KONG, ISRAEL, JAMAICA, POLAND, SAINT LUCIA, SERBIA, SLOVAKIA, SPAIN, TANZANIA, TURKS & CAICOS ISLANDS, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, ZAMBIA
STRIKING DISTANCE: ALBANIA, ARMENIA, ARUBA, BAHRAIN, BANGLADESH, BELGIUM, BELIZE, BULGARIA, CAMBODIA, CAYMAN ISLANDS, CHINA, COSTA RICA, CUBA, CURACAO, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, GREECE, GUINEA, GUYANA, HUNGARY, ICELAND, IRELAND, ITALY, JAPAN, KAZAKHSTAN, KENYA, KOREA, LATVIA, LEBANON, MALTA, MARTINIQUE, MAURTITIUS, MOLDOVA, MONGOLIA, MYANMAR, NAMIBIA, NEPAL, NICARAGUA, NORTH MACEDONIA, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, PERSIA,ROMANIA, SENEGAL, SWITZERLAND, TRINIDAD & TOBAGO, URUGUAY, UZBEKISTAN
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