Rabiya Mateo leads Miss U online voting partial tally


The country's bet to this year's Miss Universe pageant continues to soar, earning much love from Pinoys.

This is based from an online poll conducted by shopping app Lazada, which has been tapped by the Miss Universe Organization to be the official e-commerce and voting platform of the pageant in the country.

According to a Lazada representative, Rabiya has received the highest number of votes on the app, as of Tuesday, April 27.

She is followed by Miss Vietnam Nguyên Trân Khánh Vân, Miss Indonesia Ayu Maulida Putri, Miss Thailand Amanda Obdam, and Miss Malaysia Francisca Luhong James.

Note the tally does not include those who voted using the Miss Universe app.

The voting period started on April 8 and will end May 15.

The candidate with the highest number of online fan votes will automatically be included in the Top 21 semi-finalists.

To help Rabiya enter the list, pageant fans can download the app and vote through the Miss Universe tab.

Users are entitled to one free vote during the entire voting period.

The grand coronation of the Miss Universe 2020 pageant will be held at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida on May 16 (May 17, Philippine time).