Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, Iris Mittenaere back in Manila

Demi-Leigh and Iris are part of a fashion show, along with Pia Wurtzbach

BACK IN MANILA. Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa and Miss Universe 2016 Iris Mittenaere of France are in the country for a fashion show. File photos by Alecs Ongcal/Rappler

MANILA, Philippines – Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters and Miss Universe 2016 Iris Mittenaere arrived in Manila Saturday, May 5, for a series of activities, including a fashion show on May 8.

Demi-Leigh shared a series of Instagram stories of her on the Miss Universe Instagram page at the World Strongest Man competition happening the country.

Screengrab from Instagram/@missuniverse

Screengrab from Instagram/@missuniverse

Meanwhile, Iris shared on her IG stories a photo of the view from their hotel room in Manila.

Screengrab from Instagram/@irismittenaremf

Screengrab from Instagram/@irismittenaremf

Iris and Demi-Leigh will be part of the fashion show Grit+Glam, together with Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach. The event will take place at the Cove.

While the fashion show is reportedly a pre-event for the country to possibly host the Miss Universe 2018 pageant, the Department of Tourism and the Miss Universe organization have yet to confirm if the Philippines will host the pageant once more. (READ: After Boracay rehab, another Miss Universe hosting stint?)

The country previously hosted the pageant in 1974, 1994, and January 2017, 1994. –Rappler.com

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