Pageant veteran sets sights on Miss Universe crown

Ahtisa Manalo has competed in beauty contests for 18 years. With the weight of a pageant-crazed nation behind her, the Philippines’ representative is taking a shot at the ‘Super Bowl’ of pageants, Miss Universe, in what will be her final competition. Watch Ahtisa Manalo’s journey on All Access. 02:41 • Source: CNN 11 videos Ahtisa Manalo has competed in beauty contests for 18 years. With the weight of a pageant-crazed nation behind her, the Philippines’ representative is taking a shot at the ‘Super Bowl’ of pageants, Miss Universe, in what will be her final competition. Watch Ahtisa Manalo’s journey on All Access. 02:41 • Source: CNN Pageant veteran sets sights on Miss Universe crown 02:41 Donald Trump highlighted the presence of the Portuguese footballer during the gala dinner he hosted for Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. “Barron got to meet him, and I think he respects his father a little bit more now. Just the fact that I introduced you.” joked the US president. Ronaldo, the star of the Saudi league, was one of the distinguished guests at the event. 00:21 • Source: CNN ‘My son is a fan’: Trump praises Saudi League Star Ronaldo 00:21 President Donald Trump said on social media that he has signed the bill that directs the Department of Justice to publicly release all its Jeffrey Epstein-related files. CNN’s Elie Honig explains the next steps in the coming weeks. 00:55 • Source: CNN Trump just signed Epstein bill. Here's what to watch out for 00:55 CNN’s Donie O’Sullivan visits a clinic in Johannesburg that was helping more than 1,000 trans people, many of whom are living with HIV. The clinic was funded by USAID and was closed after President Donald Trump cut support for the aid agency. 01:37 • Source: CNN USAID cuts hit clinic for trans people 01:37 A US flight from Phoenix, Arizona, arrived in Venezuela carrying hundreds of deported migrants from the United States. CNN’s Stefano Pozzebon reports. 01:06 • Source: CNN US continues to send deportation flights to Venezuela 01:06 Actress and author Tilda Swinton spoke with CNN’s Christiane Amanpour about her fluidity and the idea of “fixing” one’s identity. Watch Swinton’s full interview on “Amanpour” Friday, November 21st at 1pET on CNNi. 01:25 • Source: CNN Tilda Swinton discusses her fluidity 01:25 Some three weeks after Japan’s new prime minister met with China’s leader, bilateral ties are plummeting. Simone McCarthy explains the trigger and deeper causes. 01:36 • Source: CNN Why the Xi-Takaichi ‘honeymoon’ fell apart 01:36 CNN’s David Goldman explains how a $12 Chipotle burrito and a tube sock can explain the entire US economy. 01:15 • Source: CNN What is the k-shaped economy? 01:15 Melania Trump joined Usha Vance on Wednesday for a pre-Thanksgiving visit with North Carolina military families, marking their first public joint appearance without their husbands 10 months into the Trump-Vance administration. CNN’s Betsy Klein reports. 01:21 • Source: CNN Melania Trump and Usha Vance team up on first trip together without husbands 01:21 It’s been one month since the Louvre jewelry heist and authorities still have no trace of the missing jewels. CNN’s John Miller lays out three possibilities where the ongoing investigation can go from here. 01:10 • Source: CNN A month after Louvre heist and still no jewels. So, what now? 01:10 CNN’s Julia Vargas Jones sits down with Liniker, a trans Brazilian Latin Grammy artist, who made history by winning three Grammys. 02:06 • Source: CNN The trans Brazilian artist breaking records at the Latin Grammys 02:06 See more videos