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The Miss Universe pageant celebrates its 70th edition this year. The host country is Israel, the place where the contestants arrived and visited several of its most emblematic places full of history.
Mexican Andrea Meza, 26, is the current Miss Universe and will deliver the crown to a new sovereign.
Morocco returns to competition more than 40 years later and a contestant from the United Arab Emirates will participate for the first time.
This is what you should know about the 70th edition of the contest.
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When is?
The ceremony will take place on Sunday, December 12 at 7 pm (Miami time).
Where is?
Eilat, Israel.
A city that is home to several of the most luxurious hotels in Israel, visited by more than 3 million tourists a year, according to the organizers of the event, who also describe it as a destination that offers experiences in the sea and the desert.
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Miss Universe hopefuls pose for a photo in the waters of the Dead Sea.
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How to see the ceremony?
Channels Fox, Telemundo and RCN will broadcast the event.
What artists will be at the ceremony?
Singers JoJo and Noa Kirel.
The contestants of the Miss Universe pageant visit Jerusalem.
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These are the representatives of Latin America that will be in Miss Universe 2021:
Miss Colombia: Valeria Ayos
Miss Argentina: Julieta García
Miss Brazil: Teresa Santos
Miss Peru: Yely Rivera
Miss Paraguay: Nobody Ferreira
Miss Venezuela: Luiseth Materán
Miss Chile: Antonia Figueroa
Miss Bolivia: Nahemi Uequin
Miss Ecuador: Susy Sacoto
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Miss Dominican Republic: Debbie Aflalo
Miss Mexico: Débora Hallal
Miss Panama: Brenda Smith
Miss Haiti: Pascale Belony
Miss El Salvador: Alejandra Gavidia
Miss Guatemala: Dannia Guevara Morfin
Miss Nicaragua: Allison Wassmer
Miss Costa Rica: Valeria Rees
Miss Puerto Rico: Michelle Marie Colón
Contestants in Jerusalem's Old City on December 1, 2021. Credit: AHMAD GHARABLI / AFP via Getty Images
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