
Michelle Dee definitely gave her 101% during the preliminary competition of the Miss Universe 2023 pageant held in El Salvador.
Even Miss Universe titleholders Pia Wurtzbach (2015) and Catriona Gray (2018) were thoroughly impressed with her enchanting energy. During the evening gown portion, the Sparkle actress wore a stunning emerald green gown made by renowned Filipino designer Mark Bumgarner.
On Michelle's Instagram, both Pia and Catriona reacted to her prelims performance.
Catriona even posted, “Such a solid prelims performance! Alam na thisssss ️️️.”
Source: michelledee (IG) and markbumgarner (IG)
It was also announced that our Pinay representative was part of the Top Ten silver finalists of Voice for Change competition.
Pinoy pageant fans are also raving about Michelle Dee's performance with her name still a top trending topic on X (formerly Twitter) a day after the prelims.
Michelle Marquez Dee, FILIPINAS!#MissUniverse #MichelleDee pic.twitter.com/BPdBdW0VIY
-- da (@dareelll) November 16, 2023
Kaya pala ang lakas ni #MichelleDee.
-- 𝗨 𝗡 ❸ (@triogether) November 16, 2023
Nasa kanya ang tatlong brilyante! 💙❤️💚 #Encantadia #Sanggre pic.twitter.com/faXzKyYSIW
Goddess from the Philippines 🇵🇭😍 #MichelleDee #MissUniverse2023 pic.twitter.com/g2M1thZQtE
-- PageantsNews (@PageantsNEWS) November 16, 2023
ay beh! ramdam na ramdam ko ang pagdasok nya sa banga kumare kong Pia! Grabe talaga yung atake ni MMD sa prelims! Walang pinapalampas na camera si accla! #MichelleDee #MissUniverse
-- Cai Jeez (@caijeezz) November 17, 2023
Slayed and left the stage
-- terese (@nayuta1026_17) November 17, 2023
burning 🔥#MichelleDee pic.twitter.com/FXrakH0RDu