THE MISS UNIVERSE 2015 finals are happening today, December 20 (December 21 in the Philippines), at The Axis at Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino in Las Vegas. If you’re out and have no access to live TV, make sure you bookmark this page for the live streaming.

If your internet is unreliable and the streaming video won’t load, worry not: we’ll do our best to update this page with the happenings. But no promises.

You know how it feels to watch Miss Universe, right? More or less, we’re also glued to our TV, either biting our nails or peeing in our shorts the moment the pageant starts. So again, no promises.

If all else fails, follow us on Twitter @elysplanet, where we’re definitely tweeting as it happens, with added drama of course, and yes, bias in favor of Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach.

It seems the streaming is not working. Head on to this link instead.

Have you picked your Top 15 already? Here’s our Top 15 Miss Universe Picks to read in case you’re bored in the office or stuck in traffic.

Have you slept yet? Good if you did, because we were awake all night blogging about Miss Universe with friends at Best Western Plus Antel Hotel in Makati, our Miss Universe viewing venue for two consecutive years now. As always, Antel Hotel is a superb host! More about this in a separate post.

The Live Updates

Top 15 semi-finalists are now being called one by one, and they are:

1. Brazil
2. Australia
3. Indonesia
4. Dominican Republic
5. Philippines
6. France
7. USA
8. Curacao
9. Belgium
10. Japan
11. Venezuela
12. South Africa
13. Colombia
14. Mexico
15. Thailand

Miss Thailand won National Costume with her Tuktuk-inspired costume.

The swimsuit competition followed, with the 15 semi-finalists showcasing their bodies.

Top 10 finalists are announced in no particular order:

1. USA
2. Colombia
3. Japan
4. Thailand
5. Australia
6. Dominican Republic
7. France
8. Curacao
9. Philippines
10. Venezuela

Misses Brazil, Indonesia, Belgium, South Africa, and Mexico failed to make the cut.

Next is the evening gown competition, in which the Top 5 will be selected. Who will make the cut?

Top 5 winners are:

1. France, Flora Coquerel
2. Colombia, Ariadna Gutierrez Arevalo
3. Philippines, Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach
4. Australia, Monika Radulovic
5. USA, Olivia Jordan

Next is the question-and-answer portion.

After answering very difficult questions, the ladies answered very well, especially Miss Philippines.

Now, to the final 3!

1. Colombia, Ariadna Gutierrez Arevalo
2. Philippines, Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach
3. USA, Olivia Jordan

Next is the final question, which will determine the winner!

The ladies answered the question of why they should become Miss Universe very well, but we believe it was Pia Wurtzbach who answered best. Check out their answers in this post.

In a controversy-magnet announcement of the winner, Miss Universe 2015 was mistakenly announced as Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez, but the real winner is Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach of the Philippines. That was intense!