United Kingdom, Nov. 7 -- Premier League star Claude Makelele is serving as a judge on Miss Universe.

The former Chelsea F.C. midfielder wants to be on the panel in Thailand for the beauty pageant on November 21 because he "loves to see beautiful women".

Claude told the Daily Star newspaper: "I think in life you need to have many experiences, and my people who work with me presented me with this kind of opportunity.

"So why not? We all come from ladies, we were born from ladies. We also have a family, we have a wife, and we have a girlfriend.

"Yes, the women in general are beautiful women. We love to see beautiful women, it's normal.

"It will be my first experience, so I thought, why not?"

Meanwhile, Claude hopes to get back into ma...