Ready to make waves: X Factor USA girl group Fifth Harmony hit the beach with fellow finalists for Christmas photoshoot

(prHWY.com) December 18, 2012 - xiamen, Tajikistan -- The Fifth Harmony girls - Simon Cowell's act - lead the way, bundling up against the blustery weather in their coats and scarves.
Also battling to win the show is country singer Tate Stevens, 37, (in LA Reid's category) and 13-year-old Carly Rose Sonenclar (Britney Spears).

Making a splash! Band members from Fifth Harmony were spotted on Venice Beach on Sunday for a Christmas-themed photoshoot with their fellow finalists
While the contestants were hard at work posing for the cameras - with Christmas tree and surf board props in tow - their judges were nowhere in sight, presumably enjoying a Sunday lie-in.
This week the final three will compete for the $5m recording contract, with a winner being crowned on Thursday.
During last week's show, Cowell said he believed in miracles when Fifth Harmony were voted through to the X Factor final in a shock result.

Bundled up: The gang donned coats and scarf as they kept warm during in the blustery weather

Props at the ready: The crew were seen assembled along the shoreline with a Christmas tree and surf boards in tow
The five-piece band (Allyson Hernandez, 19, Karla Cabello, 15, Normani Hamilton, 16, Dinah Hansen, 17, and Lauren Jauregui, 16), who have repeatedly been touted as the competition's underdogs, broke down in tears as hosts Khloe Kardashian and Mario Lopez read out their name.
While the girls, who were put together as a group at the X Factor boot camp stage, hugged one another and shrieked with delight, their mentor Cowell could not hide his surprise.
'Oh my god,' he said, putting his hands up to his face in amazement. 'Like I said, I believe in miracles and these girls - I thought they were sensational last night. I could not be happier.'
But Cowell's joy was short-lived when he discovered Fifth Harmony's success had cost boy band Emblem3 - his other act - their place in the final.
Emblem3 were sent home after receiving the fewest number of public votes.

Let's here it for the girls: Fifth Harmony were put through to the finals in last week's show, while boy band Emblem3 were sent packing

Battling it out: Tate Stevens and Carly Rose Sonenclar are also competing for the $5m recording contract

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