Miss Universe Egypt 2018 is all set to host its grand finale on 3rd October 2018 at The Nile Ritz-Carlton, Cairo where eighteen gorgeous ladies will compete for the national crown and the opportunity to represent Egypt in Miss Universe 2018. The reigning Miss Universe Egypt Farah Sedky will crown her successor at the end of the event finale.

But before the finale begins, we have picked out our Top 5 favourite contestants who we think can win the national crown. Nevertheless, all the eighteen contestants have been doing their very best to be the front-runner at the finale. Without further ado, let's take a look at our Top 5 contenders –

Contestant No 3 Hadeer Khalil

Hadeer Khalil is the official delegate of Miss Universe Egypt 2018 who works as an LVMH Training manager and is also a Givenchy beauty ambassador. Not new to the pageant world, Hadeer was a part of Top 5 Miss World Egypt 2017 and was also Miss Egypt Tourism Queen International 2017. Hadeer graduated from the faculty of arts and studied marketing.

Contestant No 4 Lamia Fathi

Lamia Fathi, currently studying management at GUC, is the official delegate of Miss Universe Egypt 2018. She graduated from the faculty of law English department. Lamia also works as a flight attendant. Lamia is not new to the pageantry as she was Miss Egypt Face of Beauty 2018 and Miss Egypt Ambassador 2017. Her hobbies include traveling, playing sports, modeling, riding horses and dancing.

Contestant No 12 Nada Degheidy

The 20-year-old Nada Degheidy was born on 27th July 1998 in Alexandria, Egypt. She is a 2nd year student at faculty of commerce, Alexandria University. Ballet being her biggest passion, she performed at the Alexandria Opera House. As a queen, Nada wishes to give back to her community and help others in achieving their dreams.

Contestant No 15 Nourhane Saleh

Another favourite and an official delegate, Nourhane Saleh is a francophone (a person speaking French) and works as the Marketing Director and assistant CEO at FibersClub. Her hobbies include playing handball, Gym, Reading, singing and photography. With her beautiful features and the determination to do well at the finale, she is a strong competition to the other divas.

Contestant No 16 Noureen Essam

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Noureen is the official delegate of Miss Universe Egypt 2018. She has studied marketing and graduated with a dual certificate from AAST and Cardiff Metropolitan. Currently, she is working as a property consultant. Having studied literature during IGCSE, it made her fall in love with reading and writing. As her dream, Noureen wishes to visit new places, meet people from all cultures so she could tell them all about Egyptian history and also embark on new adventures.