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Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters arrives for DOT tour


Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters arrived in the Philippines Tuesday evening to take part in the Department of Tourism's four-day Miss Universe 2017 Winners Tour.

 

 

The South African Beauty rejoined her fellow candidates who arrived earlier, namely Miss Universe Great Britain 2017 Anna Burdzy, Miss Universe Singapore 2017 Manuela Bruntraeger, Miss Universe Canada 2017 Lauren Emily Howe, Miss Universe Russia 2017 Nicky Opheij, Miss Universe Italy 2017 Maria Polverino, Miss Universe Russia 2017 Ksenia Alexandrova, Miss Universe Spain 2017 Sofia del Prado and Miss Universe Malaysia 2017 Samantha James.

Nel-Peters was also joined by her predecessor Miss Universe 2016 Iris Mittenaere, who arrived at the Ninoy Aquino International Airport Terminal 1 on a different flight.

Philippine representative Rachel Peters had also flown back home Monday and would be joining the candidates in upcoming events.

The ladies will begin seeing the sights on Wednesday, beginning  with a tour of Manila's iconic sites—Rizal Park and Intramuros.

The contestants will then grace the DOT's Christmas party on December 7.

On December 8, the candidates will head for the provinces. Nel-Peters will be touring Batanes, while Mittenaere will be visiting Bohol. Peters and the other candidates will take a trip to Camiguin.

To wrap up their tour, the girls will attend a Women of Significance Gala Night on December 9 at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza in Manila.

The contestants will leave on December 10.

The beauty queens were invited by the DOT as part of its "Bring Home a Friend to the Philippines" campaign. —Margaret Claire Layug/DVM/KG, GMA News