Beauty queens bare all: Miss Universe contestants are unrecognisable after taking no-makeup selfies for 'empowering' Confidently Beautiful campaign

Miss Universe entrants are among the most beautiful women in the world

Determined to prove that they don't need lots of make-up to look good

Australia's Monika Radulovic and Peru's Laura Spoya took part online

The Miss Universe contestants have decided to bare all - but not by donning skimpy bikinis.

In a bid to prove that beauty is more than skin deep, the pageant queens have removed all of their slap and posed for a bunch of stunning no-make-up selfies.

And the striking images prove that this year's competitors are gorgeous without all the fake tan, stick-on eyelashes and bright red lipstick.

Twenty-five-year-old Miss Australia Monika Radulovic pulled her brunette hair into a high ponytail and grinned broadly at the camera sans slap