Meet the 86 gorgeous contestants competing in Miss Universe

The Miss Universe pageant is 64 years old, and one of the most publicized beauty pageants around the world. Airing January 29 at 7 p.m., Steve Harvey will be returning (after an embarrassing blunder last year) alongside model Ashley Graham.The competition willfeature86 womenranging in age from 18 to 27 years oldwho hailfrom all around the globe, from the USA to the Philippines, where the pageant is being held this year.While the contestants do wearswimsuits and evening gowns, it's the "National Costume" portion of the event where the women don creative, elaborate, and patriotic getups thatthey believe best representtheir home country.Keep reading to meet the 86 contestants and see their intricate National Costumes.COLOMBIA: Andrea Tovar, 23 years oldUKRAINE: Alena Spodynyuk, 19 years oldPUERTO RICO: Brenda Jimenez, 22See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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