SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (The Adobo Chronicles, Mexico Bureau) – The 2023 Miss Universe Pageant’s Coronation night is not until November 18, but some country representatives have started to arrive in El Salvador.

Three beauty queens representing Mexico, Colombia and Venezuela are now in this South American city for weeks of training and tanning.

They are the first batch of contestants over 28 years old since the Miss Universe Organization announced it will no long impose age restrictions for the international pageant.

Openly-bisexual Michelle Dee will remain the Philippines’ representative to the competition, but the Miss Universe Philippines organization said that the the age restrictions will be lifted starting next year.