Valeria Rees of Costa Rica, a contestant in next month’s Miss Universe pageant, poses for a photo at the Tower of David Museum in the Old City of Jerusalem, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2021. Organizers of the Miss Universe pageant said Monday that a contestant tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Israel, which is pressing ahead with plans to host the pageant despite closing its borders in the face of a newly detected variant. (AP/RSS)