PHILIPPINE bet to Miss Universe 2021 Rabiya Mateo may not have been able to wear the sun headdress to go with her flag-inspired ensemble at the pageant’s national costume competition, but the 24-year-old Ilongga definitely dazzled in the brightest of yellows at the preliminaries in Florida on Friday night (Saturday morning in Manila).
DRAPED IN SUNSHINE The Philippines’ Rabiya Mateo dazzles on the runway of the Miss Universe preliminary evening gown competition on May 14, 2021. The 24-year-old Ilongga wore a creation of Dubai-based Filipino designer Furne One. The Miss Universe pageant will be held in Florida, USA on May 16, 2021 (May 17 in Manila). SCREEN GRAB FROM MISS UNIVERSE YOUTUBE CHANNEL