USA Miss Universe the top finalists took the stage for the swimsuit portion of the pageant. See the final 10 contestants as they compete in the the 65th annual Miss Universe pageant, held on December 20, 2018, in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Miss Universe has been whittled down from 80 to 15 to 10 and finally five contestants including women representing the United States, France, Colombia, Philippines and Australia.
The 24-year-old woman representing Mexico who had threatened not to participate at the time Trump still co-owned the pageant made it to the final 15 but not the final 10.
Trump sold the pageant in September and Wendy Esparza of Mexico reconsidered her entry saying on her Instagram account that "love and respect between individuals and countries will always be more powerful than hatred."
The competition started with women representing 80 countries between the ages of 19 and 27. For the first time, viewers at home will get to weigh in, with their votes being tallied in addition to four in-person celebrity judges.
NBCUniversal and Trump co-owned the Miss Universe Organization until earlier this year. The real-estate developer offended Hispanics in June when he made anti-immigrant remarks in announcing his Republican presidential run.