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Ofir Natalie Korsia was crowned Miss Universe Israel 2024 in a national competition held on Sunday, September 29 at the Hilton Aventura Miami in Florida. The 23-year-old actress, dancer, and model from Rishon LeZion will now prepare to represent Israel at the Miss Universe 2024 pageant in Mexico this November. This year's event marked the return of Israel to the Miss Universe pageant after a 2-year hiatus. A total of eight contestants competed for the crown. It was organized under the new national director Edgar Saakyan of Edgar Entertainment (USA), in partnership with Blue Ocean Venture Funds. Israel's last participation at Miss Universe was in 2021 with Noa Cochva. The country once won the coveted crown with Rina Mor, Miss Universe 1976. Road to the 73rd Miss Universe: View this post on Instagram A post shared by GIGI FLOWERS | FLORAL DESIGN | MIAMI (@gigi.flowers.mia) Photos: Gigi Flowers Miami / Instagram

In a few hours, Andrea Meza will finally crown her successor among 80 beauties in the final competition of the 70th Miss Universe pageant in Eilat, Israel. Who will be the next Miss Universe and will have the chance to wear Mouawad's Power of Unity Crown? Here are our final Top 7 favorites to win the competition: COLOMBIA - Valeria Ayos FRANCE - Clémence Botino INDIA - Harnaaz Sandhu PARAGUAY - Nadia Ferreira PHILIPPINES - Beatrice Gomez PUERTO RICO - Michelle Colón USA - Elle Smith TOP 20: Belgium, Brazil, Chile, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Italy, Namibia, Peru, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, Venezuela, Vietnam Alternatives: Argentina, Bolivia, Kenya, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Nepal, Panama Photos: Benjamin Askinas / Miss Universe Organization

After months of preparations, the final competition of the 70th Miss Universe pageant will finally take place in Eilat, Israel this Sunday, December 12. Eighty of the world's most beautiful women will be vying for the coveted title and succeed Andrea Meza's reign during tonight's prestigious event. The highly-anticipated show will stream live at 7 p.m. ET (1 a.m. Israel time) on FOX, Telemundo, and various TV channels around the world. You can also watch the competition through the official Miss Universe YouTube channel below: Source: Miss Universe

After carefully reviewing the preliminary competition of the 70th Miss Universe pageant, here are the contestants who topped our list of favorites for evening gown, swimsuit, and national costume: Best in National Costume Winner - Vietnam 2nd place - Peru 3rd place - Philipines --- Best in Swimsuit Winner - Paraguay 2nd place - Puerto Rico 3rd place - India --- Best in Evening Gown Winner - India 2nd place - Paraguay 3rd place - Colombia --- Top Model - France Best in Runway - Paraguay Most Elegant - Colombia Best Gown - Portugal Confidently Beautiful - Thailand --- Photos: Benjamin Askinas / Miss Universe Organization

After reviewing photos of 80 of the most beautiful and empowered women in the universe, Paraguay's Nadia Ferreira topped our list of favorites for Miss Photogenic among the contestants of the 70th Miss Universe pageant. India's Harnaaz Sandhu placed second while Colombia's Valeria Ayos placed third. The beauties from France, Clémence Botino, and Spain, Sarah Loinaz completed the Top 5. Stay tuned for our final list of favorites to win the 70th Miss Universe! Photo: Miss Universe

The preliminary evening gown competition of the 70th Miss Universe pageant took place on Friday, December 10 at the Universe Dome in Eilat, Israel. Eighty of the world's most beautiful women paraded on stage wearing their glittering evening gowns in front of the distinguished all-female selection committee. Here are our TOP 5 favorite evening gown presentations: Colombia France India Paraguay Venezuela TOP 10 - Costa Rica, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Vietnam Stay tuned for the announcement of our winner for Best in Evening Gown! Photos: Benjamin Askinas / Miss Universe Organization

The preliminary swimsuit competition of the 70th Miss Universe pageant took place on Friday, December 10 at the Universe Dome in Eilat, Israel. Eighty of the world's most beautiful women paraded on stage wearing their swimsuits in front of the distinguished all-female panel of judges. Here are our TOP 5 favorite swimsuit presentations: Colombia France India Paraguay Puerto Rico TOP 10 - Argentina, Italy, Peru, Philippines, Venezuela Stay tuned for the announcement of our winner for Best in Swimsuit! Photos: Benjamin Askinas / Miss Universe Organization

The glittering 70th Miss Universe preliminary competition and national costume show took place last night at the Universe Dome in Eilat, Israel. Eighty of the world's most beautiful and empowered women paraded in their swimsuits and evening gowns in front of an all-female panel of the selection committee. Following the preliminary swimsuit and evening gown competition, the national costume show took place where the contestants showcased their colorful costumes that represent the wonderful culture and tradition of their countries. Overall standouts who gave the strongest presentations were from Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, France, Guatemala, India, Italy, Malta, Nepal, Nigeria, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Spain, USA, Venezuela, and Vietnam. The contestants who also performed well on stage were from Australia, Cambodia, Canada, Cayman Islands, China, Croatia, Curacao, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Equatorial G...

The highly-anticipated preliminary competition and national costume show of the 70th Miss Universe will take place tonight in Eilat, Israel. Around 80 of the world's most beautiful women will showcase their swimsuits bodies, evening gowns, and national costumes in front of the distinguished panel of judges. Their scores from the preliminary competition will help determine the semi-finalists on Sunday's final show. The preliminary competition will be streamed live at 7 p.m (Israel time) while the national costume show will follow at 9:30 p.m. (Israel time) on Facebook and YouTube channels of the Miss Universe pageant. Preliminary Competition: National Costume Show: Source: Miss Universe

The 70th Miss Universe will be selected by nine amazing and empowered women. They are former Miss Universe winners, former Miss USA, international supermodel, award-winning actresses, TV hosts, and entrepreneurs. Who will succeed Andrea Meza? Meet the distinguished panel of judges who will have the most difficult task in choosing the next incredible winner: Adriana Lima - Brazilian supermodel, actress, and businesswoman Cheslie Kryst - former Miss USA and now a correspondent for nationally broadcast entertainment news show "Extra" Adamari López - Puerto Rican actress, author, TV host and Telemundo star Iris Mittenaaere - model, television host, and former Miss Universe from France Lori Harvey - American beauty entrepreneur, model, and daughter of Steve Harvey Marian Rivera - multi-awarded Filipino actress and host Rena Sofer - Emmy award-winning actress who plays Quinn Fuller Forrester character on "The Bold and the Beautiful" Rina Mor Goder - Israeli lawyer...

Around 80 of the most beautiful women in the world have been touring the sights of Israel, filming, rehearsing, and preparing to compete for the coveted Miss Universe crown. The highly anticipated final competition will air LIVE from the beautiful Red Sea resort town of Eilat, on Sunday, December 12 at 7 p.m. ET on FOX and Telemundo. Here are some contestants posing for the camera in their Gottex swimwear, the official swimwear sponsor of this year's competition: Mexico and Israel Brazil Colombia Israel Mexico Photos: Benjamin Askinas / Miss Universe Organization

Around 80 of the most beautiful women in the world have been touring the sights of Israel filming, rehearsing, and preparing to compete for the coveted Miss Universe crown. The highly anticipated final competition will air LIVE from the beautiful Red Sea resort town of Eilat, on Sunday, December 12 at 7 p.m. ET on FOX and Telemundo. Here are some of the 70th Miss Universe contestants posing for the camera in their Portia and Scarlett dress, the official dress sponsor of this year's competition: Photos: Benjamin Askinas / Miss Universe Organization

The 70th Miss Universe contestants went on an adventure and enjoyed an ATV tour on a sunny desert during their first day in Eilat, Israel! Around 80 of the most beautiful women of the universe are touring the sights of the host country, filming, rehearsing, and preparing to compete for the coveted Miss Universe crown. The highly anticipated final competition will air LIVE from the beautiful Red Sea resort town of Eilat, on Sunday, December 12 at 7 p.m. ET on FOX and Telemundo. Photos: Benjamin Askinas / Miss Universe Organization

Despite imposing travel restrictions due to the Omicron coronavirus variant, Israel's hosting of the 70th Miss Universe pageant is pushing through. The contestants were taken to a tour of Jerusalem's old city on Tuesday, November 30 in their sneakers, pantsuits, and cocktail dresses. They visited some notable landmarks in the city such as the Tower of David Museum and Jerusalem Botanical Gardens. Their final itinerary of the day was a tea party at King David Hotel where they met with important persons such as Mayor Moshe Lion, local female politicians, and heads of organizations that fight poverty and violence against women. Over 70 beauties are expected to continue their journey to the Miss Universe crown in Eilat next week where they will go through a series of pre-pageant activities and preliminary competitions prior to the final on December 12. Photos: Benjamin Askinas / Miss Universe