The Miss Universe pageant is almost here and the list of performers has just been released.
The legendary singer Seal leads the list of performers in the pageant. This is followed by singer-songwriter Charlie Puth, and country group The Band Perry, as confirmed by Billboard.
This will be the first time that the Miss Universe pageant will be broadcasted in Fox after being dropped by NBC. Miss Universe is a joint venture of Donald Trump and NBC. According to Entertainment Tonight, NBC ended the relationship that lasted around 11 years because of the statements that Trump made regarding the illegal immigrants from Mexico.
Trump talked with Bill O’ Reilly on Fox News about NBC and why they are cutting ties with him. He said, “Well, they were very angry with me because I wanted to run for president and I told them I would be running and as you know last season was a big season. The Apprentice has been an amazing success. We had very good ratings last season and they were not happy when I said ‘I’m running. ‘And then what happened is they said, ‘Alright you’ll run, but when you’re ready come see us, but I hope it’s soon.’ You know they renewed The Apprentice. They went out and renewed it and what happened is the other day I went up to number 2 in the polls so they see they’re not going to be getting me. Then they have people complaining about my rhetoric. Now I’ve had the same rhetoric for years, you know that. I’ve been fighting border security and I’ve been fighting trade more than anyone else I fight trade and not only with Mexico, with China, with everybody … I don’t even think they know themselves. I think they are weak and I think they are afraid of the issue at the border.”
The 64th Annual Miss Universe pageant is happening on Dec. 20, 2015 and will be premiering live from the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas.
