Miss Universe 2017

Miss Universe 2017
Miss Universe 2017, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters
Date 26 November 2017
Presenters
Entertainment
Venue The AXIS, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Broadcaster
Entrants 92
Placements 16
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
Winner Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters
 South Africa
Congeniality Farah Sedky[1]
 Egypt
Laura de Sanctis[1]
 Panama
Best National Costume Momoko Abe
 Japan

Miss Universe 2017 was the 66th Miss Universe pageant, held on 26 November 2017. The event was held at The AXIS at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Iris Mittenaere of France crowned her successor Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa at the end of the event.

The show was hosted by Steve Harvey and Ashley Graham, while Fergie and Rachel Platten performed. Carson Kressley joined runway coach and pageant expert Lu Sierra in the commentary and analysis table throughout the telecast.

Contestants from 92 countries and territories participated in this year's pageant, surpassing the previous record of 89 contestants in 2011 and 2012.

Background

Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino the venue for Miss Universe 2017.

Australian businessman Troy Barbagallo of Miss Universe Australia organization told the Herald Sun newspaper that he made an offer to IMG for Australia to host the 2017 edition with possible host cities to be either Sydney and Melbourne.[2][3]

On 25 May 2017, the Philippine Department of Tourism stated that the Miss Universe Organization offered to host the pageant again in the Philippines. The country hosted the Miss Universe 2016 pageant. The Miss Universe Organization was accordingly pleased with the Philippines' hosting of the previous pageant claiming it overshadowed the pre-events of the 2017 Super Bowl.[4] On 22 June 2017, the DOT announced that they will not host the pageant this year and considered the possibility of hosting the next edition instead.[5]

On 28 September 2017, the Miss Universe Organization via Instagram confirmed the date and venue for the pageant. According to their Instagram page, the pageant is going to be held on Sunday, November 26, 2017, in The AXIS theatre of Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, United States.[6]

Results

Placements

Miss Universe 2017 final placements.
Final results Contestant
Miss Universe 2017
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
Top 5
Top 10
Top 16

Pageant

Preliminaries

Judges

The six judges for the preliminary competition include:[7]

Final program

Judges

The seven judges for the final telecast include:[8][9]

Program

Contestants were classified under three geographical regions namely (1) The Americas, (2) Europe, and (3) Africa & Asia-Pacific. The judges voted for the top 4 candidates from each of the three regions as well as four other candidates regardless of geographical affiliation to advance to the Top 16 round. The remaining 16 candidates competed in a swimsuit competition with 10 of them advancing to the Top 10 for the evening gown competition. Five advances to the Top 5. The audience of the pageant contributed to the scoring of candidates through online vote to determine those who advance to the Top 10 and Top 5.The question and answer format is followed for the Top 5 and Top 3 round. [10]

Contestants

92 contestants competed for the title of Miss Universe 2017.[11]

Country/Territory Candidate Age Height Hometown Continental Group
Albania AlbaniaBlerta Leka195 ft 7 in (170 cm)TiranaEurope
Angola AngolaLauriela Martins[12]19 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)CabindaAfrica & Asia Pacific
Argentina ArgentinaStefanía Incandela[13][designations 1]235 ft 11 in (180 cm)Buenos AiresAmericas
Aruba ArubaAlina Mansur[14][designations 2]265 ft 7 in (170 cm)MalmokAmericas
Australia AustraliaOlivia Rogers[16]25 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)AdelaideAfrica & Asia Pacific
Austria AustriaCeline Schrenk[17]195 ft 7 in (170 cm)GänserndorfEurope
The Bahamas BahamasYasmine Cooke[18]255 ft 10 in (178 cm)NassauAmericas
Barbados BarbadosLesley Chapman[19]265 ft 9 in (175 cm)BridgetownAmericas
Belgium BelgiumLiesbeth Claus[replacements 1]205 ft 8 in (173 cm)AssenedeEurope
Bolivia BoliviaGleisy Noguer[20]215 ft 7 in (170 cm)[lower-alpha 1]CobijaAmericas
Brazil BrazilMonalysa Alcântara[21]185 ft 8 in (173 cm)TeresinaAmericas
British Virgin Islands British Virgin IslandsKhephra Sylvester[22]255 ft 6 in (168 cm)TortolaAmericas
Bulgaria BulgariaNikoleta Todorova[23][replacements 2]195 ft 8 in (173 cm)VratsaEurope
Cambodia CambodiaSotheary By[24]19 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)Phnom PenhAfrica & Asia Pacific
Canada CanadaLauren Howe[25]245 ft 9 in (175 cm)TorontoAmericas
Cayman Islands Cayman IslandsAnika Conolly[26]27 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)West BayAmericas
Chile ChileNatividad Leiva[27]255 ft 11 in (180 cm)SantiagoAmericas
China ChinaRoxette Qiu275 ft 9 in (175 cm)ChengduAfrica & Asia Pacific
Colombia ColombiaLaura González[28]22 5 ft 11 in (180 cm)CartagenaAmericas
Costa Rica Costa RicaElena Correa[29][designations 3]276 ft 1 in (185 cm)HerediaAmericas
Croatia CroatiaShanaelle Petty[30]19 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)Slavonski BrodEurope
Curaçao CuraçaoNashaira Balentien[31][designations 4]205 ft 9 in (175 cm)WillemstadAmericas
Czech Republic Czech RepublicMichaela Habáňová[33]215 ft 9 in (175 cm)ZlínEurope
Dominican Republic Dominican RepublicCarmen Muñoz[34]245 ft 9 in (175 cm)Licey al MedioAmericas
Ecuador EcuadorDaniela Cepeda[35]22 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)GuayaquilAmericas
Egypt EgyptFarah Sedky235 ft 8 in (173 cm)CairoAfrica & Asia Pacific
El Salvador El SalvadorAlisson Abarca[36]215 ft 5 in (165 cm)San SalvadorAmericas
Ethiopia EthiopiaAkinahom Zergaw[37]225 ft 9 in (175 cm)Addis AbabaAfrica & Asia Pacific
Finland FinlandMichaela Söderholm[38]255 ft 9 in (175 cm)HelsinkiEurope
France FranceAlicia Aylies[39]19 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)ParisEurope
Georgia (country) GeorgiaMarita Gogodze[40][designations 5] 215 ft 10 in (178 cm)RustaviEurope
Germany GermanySophia Koch205 ft 7 in (170 cm)HalleEurope
Ghana GhanaRuth Quashie[41]235 ft 11 in (180 cm)AjumakoAfrica & Asia Pacific
United Kingdom Great BritainAnna Burdzy[42]255 ft 9 in (175 cm)LeicesterEurope
Guam GuamMyana Welch[43]275 ft 10 in (178 cm)TamuningAfrica & Asia Pacific
Guatemala GuatemalaIsel Suñiga[44]235 ft 8 in (173 cm)AyutlaAmericas
Guyana GuyanaRafieya Husain[45]255 ft 7 in (170 cm)Anna ReginaAmericas
Haiti HaitiCassandra Chéry[46]225 ft 8 in (173 cm)Port-au-PrinceAmericas
Honduras HondurasApril Tobie[47]186 ft 0 in (183 cm)RoatánAmericas
Iceland IcelandArna Ýr Jónsdóttir[48]225 ft 8 in (173 cm)KópavogurEurope
India IndiaShraddha Shashidhar[49]215 ft 7 in (170 cm)ChennaiAfrica & Asia Pacific
Indonesia IndonesiaBunga Jelitha[50]265 ft 11 in (180 cm)JakartaAfrica & Asia Pacific
Iraq IraqSarah Idan[51][replacements 3]275 ft 7 in (170 cm)BaghdadAfrica & Asia Pacific
Republic of Ireland IrelandCailín Toíbín[53]235 ft 9 in (175 cm)CobhEurope
Israel IsraelAdar Gandelsman[54]19 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)AshkelonAfrica & Asia Pacific
Italy ItalyMaria Polverino[55]255 ft 9 in (175 cm)NaplesEurope
Jamaica JamaicaDavina Bennett[56]215 ft 10 in (178 cm)ClarendonAmericas
Japan JapanMomoko Abe[57]235 ft 9 in (175 cm)ChibaAfrica & Asia Pacific
Kazakhstan KazakhstanKamilla Asylova[58]19 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)AlmatyAfrica & Asia Pacific
South Korea KoreaSewhee Cho[59]26 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)SeoulAfrica & Asia Pacific
Laos LaosSouphaphone Somvichith[60]205 ft 7 in (170 cm)VientianeAfrica & Asia Pacific
Lebanon LebanonJana Sader[designations 6]20 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)SidonAfrica & Asia Pacific
Malaysia MalaysiaSamantha James[61]23 5 ft 7 in (170 cm)Kuala LumpurAfrica & Asia Pacific
Malta MaltaTiffany Pisani[62]255 ft 9 in (175 cm)AttardEurope
Mauritius MauritiusAngie Callychurn[63][designations 7]275 ft 11 in (180 cm)CurepipeAfrica & Asia Pacific
Mexico MexicoDenisse Franco[64]195 ft 10 in (178 cm)CuliacánAmericas
Myanmar MyanmarZun Thansin[65]22 5 ft 10 in (178 cm)YangonAfrica & Asia Pacific
Namibia NamibiaSuné January[66]235 ft 9 in (175 cm)RehobothAfrica & Asia Pacific
Nepal NepalNagma Shrestha[67][designations 8]265 ft 11 in (180 cm)KathmanduAfrica & Asia Pacific
Netherlands NetherlandsNicky Opheij[69]225 ft 11 in (180 cm)HandelEurope
New Zealand New ZealandHarlem-Cruz Atarangi Ihaia[70]195 ft 10 in (178 cm)NapierAfrica & Asia Pacific
Nicaragua NicaraguaBerenice Quezada[71]245 ft 8 in (173 cm)El RamaAmericas
Nigeria NigeriaStephanie Agbasi[72]225 ft 10 in (178 cm)NeniAfrica & Asia Pacific
Norway NorwayKaja Kojan[73]205 ft 6 in (168 cm)KongsvingerEurope
Panama PanamaLaura de Sanctis[74]216 ft 0 in (183 cm)Panama CityAmericas
Paraguay ParaguayAriela Machado[75]255 ft 11 in (180 cm)AsunciónAmericas
Peru PeruPrissila Howard[76][designations 9]265 ft 8 in (173 cm)PiuraAmericas
Philippines PhilippinesRachel Peters[77]26 5 ft 8 in (173 cm)Camarines SurAfrica & Asia Pacific
Poland PolandKatarzyna Włodarek[78][designations 10]265 ft 0 in (152 cm)WrocławEurope
Portugal PortugalMatilde Lima[79]185 ft 9 in (175 cm)SetúbalEurope
Puerto Rico Puerto RicoDanna Hernández21 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)San JuanAmericas
Romania RomaniaIoana Mihalache266 ft 0 in (183 cm)ConstanțaEurope
Russia RussiaKsenia Alexandrova[80][replacements 4]225 ft 10 in (178 cm)MoscowEurope
Saint Lucia Saint LuciaLouise Victor[82]265 ft 11 in (180 cm)MicoudAmericas
Singapore SingaporeManuela Bruntraeger[83]245 ft 7 in (170 cm)SingaporeAfrica & Asia Pacific
Slovakia Slovak RepublicVanessa Bottánová[84]195 ft 9 in (175 cm)BratislavaEurope
Slovenia SloveniaEmina Ekić[85]225 ft 11 in (180 cm)PtujEurope
South Africa South AfricaDemi-Leigh Nel-Peters[86]225 ft 7 in (170 cm)SedgefieldAfrica & Asia Pacific
Spain SpainSofía del Prado[87]225 ft 11 in (180 cm)AlbaceteEurope
Sri Lanka Sri LankaChristina Peiris[88][designations 11]235 ft 9 in (175 cm)ColomboAfrica & Asia Pacific
Sweden SwedenFrida Fornander[89]225 ft 10 in (178 cm)GothenburgEurope
Tanzania TanzaniaLilian Maraule[90]225 ft 8 in (173 cm)Dar es SalaamAfrica & Asia Pacific
Thailand ThailandMaria Poonlertlarp256 ft 0 in (183 cm)BangkokAfrica & Asia Pacific
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and TobagoYvonne Clarke[91]275 ft 7 in (170 cm)San FernandoAmericas
Turkey TurkeyPinar Tartan[92][93][replacements 5]206 ft 0 in (183 cm)İzmirEurope
Ukraine UkraineYana Krasnikova[95]185 ft 6 in (168 cm)KievEurope
United States United StatesKára McCullough[96]265 ft 10 in (178 cm)Washington, D.C.Americas
Uruguay UruguayMarisol Acosta[97][designations 12]205 ft 11 in (180 cm)CanelonesAmericas
United States Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin IslandsEsonica Veira[98]275 ft 8 in (173 cm)Charlotte AmalieAmericas
Venezuela VenezuelaKeysi Sayago[99]245 ft 9 in (175 cm)CaracasAmericas
Vietnam VietnamLoan Nguyen[designations 13]275 ft 9 in (175 cm)Thái BìnhAfrica & Asia Pacific
Zambia ZambiaIsabel Chikoti[100]265 ft 5 in (165 cm)ChingolaAfrica & Asia Pacific

Designations

  1. ARGENTINA – Stefania Incandela was appointed Miss Universo Argentina 2017 after a casting call organised by Endemol Argentina and TNT Latin America, the franchise holder for Miss Universe in Argentina.
  2. ARUBA – Alina Mansur was appointed Miss Aruba Universe 2017 at private ceremony after being selected at a casting call organised by Star Promotion Foundation, the franchise holder for Miss Universe in Aruba.[15]
  3. COSTA RICA – Elena Correa was appointed to represent Costa Rica at Miss Universe 2017 after the national pageant was postponed by René Picado, the President of Teletica networks and the franchise holder for Miss Universe in Costa Rica due to complications in its broadcasting schedule. Elena was the 1st runner-up at the Miss Costa Rica 2016 pageant.
  4. CURAÇAO – Nashaira Balentien was appointed Miss Curacao Universe 2017 by Corinne Djaoen-Genaro, the national director of Miss Curacao pageant after this year's edition was not held due to lack of sponsorships. Balentien was crowned Miss Curacao World 2016 but withdrew from the Miss World 2016 pageant citing personal reasons.[32]
  5. GEORGIA — Marita Gogodze was appointed to represent Georgia at Miss Universe 2017 pageant by IC Model Management, the franchise holder for Miss World in Georgia after the national pageant was not held for undisclosed reasons. Gogodze was the 3rd runner-up at the Miss Georgia 2015 pageant.
  6. LEBANON — Jana Sader was appointed to represent Lebanon at Miss Universe 2017 by MTV Lebanon, after being appointed the new franchise holder for Miss Universe in Lebanon. Jana was the 1st Runner-up at Miss Lebanon 2017.
  7. MAURITIUS — Angie Callychurn was selected Miss Universe Mauritius 2017 by Nevin Rupear, the national director of Estrella Mauritius pageant after the contestants of Estrella Mauritius 2017 pageant were interviewed by a jury panel. Estrella Mauritius 2017 pageant is postponed to mid March 2018 and all the other remaining contestants will now proceed to compete at the pageant. Callychurn was crowned Miss Supranational Mauritius 2016 and was placed among the Top 25 at Miss Supranational 2016 pageant.
  8. NEPAL — Nagma Shrestha was appointed Miss Nepal Universe 2017 by Sunder Lal Kakshapati, the national director of Miss Nepal pageant after Kakshapati acquired the Miss Universe franchise for Nepal. Shrestha was crowned Miss Nepal Earth 2012 and was among the Top 8 at Miss Earth 2012 pageant.[68]
  9. PERU — Priscila Howard was appointed Miss Perú 2017 by Jessica Newton, the national director of Miss Perú pageant after this year's edition was postponed to late October. Howard was the 1st runner-up at the Miss Perú 2016 pageant and later competed at Miss Grand International 2016 where she made it to the Top 20.
  10. POLAND — Katarzyna Włodarek was appointed Miss Universe Poland 2017 by Jagoda Piatek-Wlodarcyzk, the national director of Miss Polonia pageant after this year's edition was postponed to be held in late November after the Miss Universe pageant. Włodarek was the 2nd runner-up at Miss Polonia 2016 pageant.
  11. SRI LANKA — Christina Peiris was appointed Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2017 after a private casting call organised by Rosita Wickramasinghe, the national director of Miss Universe Sri Lanka pageant.
  12. URUGUAY — Marisol Acosta was appointed as Miss Universo Uruguay 2017 by Escuela de Modelos y Actitud Agency and TNT Latin America, the franchise holders for Miss Universe in Uruguay after the 2017 edition of the pageant was not held for undisclosed reason . Acosta was a contestant in the Miss Universo Uruguay 2016 pageant.
  13. VIETNAM — Nguyễn Thị Loan was appointed Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 by Tony Nguyen Quoc Toan, the national director of Miss Universe Vietnam pageant after the 2017 edition of the national pageant conflicted with the date of the Miss Universe pageant. Loan was 3rd runner-up at the Miss Universe Vietnam 2015 pageant and has previously represented Vietnam at Miss World 2014 reaching the Top 25 and Miss Grand International 2016 where she placed among the Top 20.

Replacements

  1. BELGIUM — Liesbeth Claus was appointed Miss Universe Belgium 2017 by Darline Devos, the national director of Miss Belgium pageant, as a replacement to Romanie Schotte, Miss Belgium 2017 after Schotte chose to compete at Miss World 2017 due to conflicting schedules of the two pageants. Claus was crowned the 3rd runner-up at the Miss Belgium 2017 pageant. The winner of Miss Belgium pageant usually competes at both Miss World and Miss Universe pageants.
  2. BULGARIA — Mira Simeonova, Miss Universe Bulgaria 2017 was replaced by Nikoleta Todorova by Veneta Krasteva, the license holder for Miss Universe in Bulgaria after Simeonova did not meet the minimum age requirements for Miss Universe pageant. Todorova was a finalist at the Miss World and Miss Universe Bulgaria 2017 pageants.
  3. IRAQ — Sarah Idan was selected as Miss Universe Iraq 2017 in a casting call that was organised by Miss Iraq Organization after it was discovered that the original winner of Miss Iraq, Vian Sulaimani, was married. Idan was also previously crowned Miss Iraq USA 2016. [52]
  4. RUSSIA — Ksenia Alexandrova was appointed Miss Universe Russia 2017 by the Miss Russia Organization as a replacement for Polina Popova, the winner of the Miss Russia 2017 pageant, who would compete only at Miss World 2017 due to the conflicting dates of the Miss Universe and Miss World pageants. The winner of the Miss Russia pageant usually participates at both Miss Universe and Miss World pageants. Alexandrova represented Moscow at Miss Russia 2017 and was the 1st runner-up at the pageant.[81]
  5. TURKEY — Asli Sümen, Miss Turkey Universe 2017, was replaced by Pinar Tartan, Miss Turkey Supranational 2017 by Can Sandikcioglu, the national director of Miss Turkey pageant, after Itir Esen, Miss Turkey World 2017, was dethroned hours after her crowning because of a tweet about the attempted Turkish coup d'état of 2016. Sümen was sent to the Miss World 2017 pageant, while Tartan was sent to Miss Universe.[94]

Debuts

Returns

Last competed in 1972:

Last competed in 2010:

Last competed in 2014:

Last competed in 2015

Withdrawals

Crossovers

Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at other international beauty pageants:

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