MANILA, Philippines: Chelsea Manalo, the country's candidate in the 73rd Miss Universe pageant being held in Mexico City, Mexico, made it to the semi-finals.
The 25-year-old was the 17th candidate to be called in the Top 30.
"It has always been my dream since I was a little girl. I was that girl who looked into the mirror and pretended I was representing the Philippines in the Miss Universe stage," Manalo said.
Below is the complete list of the Top 30 based on the order they were called:
France - Indira Ampiot
India - Rhea Singha
Serbia - Ivana Trisic
Vietnam - Ky Duyen Nguyen
Puerto Rico - Jennifer Colin
Nigeria - Chidimma Adetshina
Canada - Ashley Callingbull
Cuba - Marianela Ancheta
China - Jia Qi
Japan - Kaya Chakrabortty
Egypt - Logina Salah
Mexico - Maria Fernanda Beltran
Argentina - Magali Benejam
Thailand - Opal Suchata Chuangsri
Peru - Tatiana Calmell del Solar
Macau - Cassandra Chiu
Philippines - Chelsea Manalo
Ecuador - Mara Topic
Bolivia - Juliana Barrientos
Malaysia - Sandra Lim
Russia - Valentina Alekseeva
Aruba - Anouk Eman
Finland - Matilda Wirtavuori
Dominican Republic - Celinee Santos Frias
Cambodia - Davin Prasath
Nicaragua - Geyssell Garcia
Denmark - Victoria Kjær Theilvig
Venezuela - Ileana Marquez Pedroza
Zimbabwe - Sakhile Dube
Chile - Emilia Dides (fan vote winner)