Candidates from more than 90 countries will compete for the title of Miss Universe in a three-hour televised contest broadcast Sunday from Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta.
Both Fox and Telemundo will air the event live from the 330-acre venue, which has 12 soundstages and opened in October. For those without TV, and a live stream of the event will be available from Fox, however there will be no live stream on the Miss Universe website. Viewers can tune in at 8 p.m. EST.Comedian Steve Harvey will host the event as the pageant's contestants go head-to-head in the long-standing evening gown, swimsuit and personal statement categories.
"It takes a lot of work to compete in a Miss Universe pageant," Insider wrote in an article along with photos of the candidates, who arrived in the competition's host city earlier this week. "Not only do contestants follow strict diets and exercise routines to prepare, but they also must arrive at the pageant early to get fitted for their outfits and meet their fellow participants."
Simply making it into the contest, founded by Catalina Swimsuits in 1952, is a major challenge in itself. The contest rules say each participant must be at least 18 and under 28 by the time the national competition begins. Also, contestants cannot be married or pregnant and can compete for the Miss Universe crown only once.
Earlier this week, 2018 Miss Universe winner Catriona Gray and luxury jewelry designer Pascal Mouawad arrived in Atlanta to unveil the crown for this year's event. According to reports, the "Power of Unity" creation was made with 18-karat gold and more than 1,770 diamonds, with a 62.83-carat golden canary diamond at its center.