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For the 65th edition of the pageant held in January 2017, see Miss Universe 2016.

Miss Universe 2017
DateNovember 26, 2017
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueThe AXIS, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States
Broadcaster
Entrants92
Placements16
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerDemi-Leigh Nel-Peters
 South Africa
Best National CostumeMomoko Abe
 Japan
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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.[1][2]

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.[3] 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.[4]

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.[5]

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

Judges

Preliminaries

The six judges for the preliminary competition include:[6]

Final telecast

The six judges for the final telecast include:[7]

Soundtrack

The following are the soundtrack used during the Miss Universe 2017 Competition:[8]

Contestants

92 contestants competed for the title of Miss Universe 2017.[9]

Country/Territory Candidate Age Height Hometown
Albania Albania Blerta Leka[10] 19 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) Tirana
Angola Angola Lauriela Martins[11] 19 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Cabinda
Argentina Argentina Stefanía Incandela[12][designations 1] 23 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Buenos Aires
Aruba Aruba Alina Mansur[13][designations 2] 26 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) Malmok
Australia Australia Olivia Rogers[15] 25 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Adelaide
Austria Austria Celine Schrenk[16] 19 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) Gänserndorf
The Bahamas Bahamas Yasmine Cooke[17] 25 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Nassau
Barbados Barbados Lesley Chapman[18] 26 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Bridgetown
Belgium Belgium Liesbeth Claus[19][replacements 1] 20 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Assenede
Bolivia Bolivia Gleisy Noguer[20] 21 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)[a] Cobija
Brazil Brazil Monalysa Alcântara[21] 18 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Teresina
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Khephra Sylvester[22] 25 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) Tortola
Bulgaria Bulgaria Nikoleta Todorova[23][replacements 2] 19 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Vratsa
Cambodia Cambodia Sotheary By[24] 19 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Phnom Penh
Canada Canada Lauren Howe[25] 24 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Toronto
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Anika Conolly[26] 27 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) West Bay
Chile Chile Natividad Leiva[27] 25 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Santiago
China China Roxette Qiu[28] 27 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Chengdu
Colombia Colombia Laura González[29] 22 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Cartagena
Costa Rica Costa Rica Elena Correa[30][31][designations 3] 27 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) Heredia
Croatia Croatia Shanaelle Petty[33] 19 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) Slavonski Brod
Curaçao Curaçao Nashaira Balentien[34][designations 4] 20 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Willemstad
Czech Republic Czech Republic Michaela Habáňová[36] 21 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Zlín
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Carmen Muñoz[37] 24 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Licey al Medio
Ecuador Ecuador Daniela Cepeda[38] 22 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Guayaquil
Egypt Egypt Farah Sedky[39] 23 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Cairo
El Salvador El Salvador Alisson Abarca[40] 21 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) San Salvador
Ethiopia Ethiopia Akinahom Zergaw[41] 22 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Addis Ababa
Finland Finland Michaela Söderholm[42] 25 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Helsinki
France France Alicia Aylies[43] 19 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Paris
Georgia (country) Georgia Marita Gogodze[44][designations 5] 21 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Rustavi
Germany Germany Sophia Koch[45] 20 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) Halle
Ghana Ghana Ruth Quashie[46] 23 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Ajumako
United Kingdom Great Britain Anna Burdzy[47] 25 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Leicester
Guam Guam Myana Welch[48] 27 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Tamuning
Guatemala Guatemala Isel Suñiga[49] 23 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Ayutla
Guyana Guyana Rafieya Husain[50] 25 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) Anna Regina
Haiti Haiti Cassandra Chéry[51] 22 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Port-au-Prince
Honduras Honduras April Tobie[52] 18 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) Roatán
Iceland Iceland Arna Ýr Jónsdóttir[53] 22 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Kópavogur
India India Shraddha Shashidhar[54] 21 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) Chennai
Indonesia Indonesia Bunga Jelitha[55] 26 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Jakarta
Iraq Iraq Sarah Idan[56][replacements 3] 27 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) Baghdad
Republic of Ireland Ireland Cailín Toíbín[58] 23 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Cobh
Israel Israel Adar Gandelsman[59] 19 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) Ashkelon
Italy Italy Maria Polverino[60] 25 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Naples
Jamaica Jamaica Davina Bennett[61] 21 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Clarendon
Japan Japan Momoko Abe[62] 23 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Chiba
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Kamilla Asylova[63] 19 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Almaty
South Korea Korea Sewhee Cho[64] 26 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) Seoul
Laos Laos Souphaphone Somvichith[65] 20 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) Vientiane
Lebanon Lebanon Jana Sader[66][designations 6] 20 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Sidon
Malaysia Malaysia Samantha James[68] 23 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) Kuala Lumpur
Malta Malta Tiffany Pisani[69] 25 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Attard
Mauritius Mauritius Angie Callychurn[70][designations 7] 27 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Curepipe
Mexico Mexico Denisse Franco[71] 19 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Culiacán
Myanmar Myanmar Zun Thansin[72] 22 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Yangon
Namibia Namibia Suné January[73] 23 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Rehoboth
Nepal Nepal Nagma Shrestha[74][designations 8] 26 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Kathmandu
Netherlands Netherlands Nicky Opheij[76] 22 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Handel
New Zealand New Zealand Harlem-Cruz Atarangi Ihaia[77] 19 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Napier
Nicaragua Nicaragua Berenice Quezada[78] 24 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) El Rama
Nigeria Nigeria Stephanie Agbasi[79] 22 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Neni
Norway Norway Kaja Kojan[80] 20 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) Kongsvinger
Panama Panama Laura de Sanctis[81] 21 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) Panama City
Paraguay Paraguay Ariela Machado[82] 25 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Asunción
Peru Peru Prissila Howard[83][designations 9] 26 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Piura
Philippines Philippines Rachel Peters[85] 26 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Canaman
Poland Poland Katarzyna Włodarek[86][designations 10] 26 5 ft 0 in (152 cm) Wrocław
Portugal Portugal Matilde Lima[87] 18 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Setúbal
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Danna Hernández[88] 21 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) San Juan
Romania Romania Ioana Mihalache[89] 26 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) Constanța
Russia Russia Ksenia Alexandrova[90][replacements 4] 22 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Moscow
Saint Lucia Saint Lucia Louise Victor[92] 26 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Micoud
Singapore Singapore Manuela Bruntraeger[93] 24 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) Singapore
Slovakia Slovak Republic Vanessa Bottánová[94] 19 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Bratislava
Slovenia Slovenia Emina Ekić[95] 22 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Ptuj
South Africa South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters[96] 22 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) Sedgefield
Spain Spain Sofía del Prado[97] 22 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Albacete
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Christina Peiris[98][designations 11] 23 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Colombo
Sweden Sweden Frida Fornander[99] 22 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Gothenburg
Tanzania Tanzania Lilian Maraule[100] 22 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Dar es Salaam
Thailand Thailand Maria Poonlertlarp[101] 25 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) Bangkok
Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Yvonne Clarke[102] 27 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) San Fernando
Turkey Turkey Pinar Tartan[103][104][replacements 5] 20 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) İzmir
Ukraine Ukraine Yana Krasnikova[106] 18 5 ft 6 in (168 cm) Kiev
United States United States Kára McCullough[107] 26 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Washington, D.C.
Uruguay Uruguay Marisol Acosta[108][designations 12] 20 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Canelones
United States Virgin Islands U.S. Virgin Islands Esonica Veira[109] 27 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Charlotte Amalie
Venezuela Venezuela Keysi Sayago[110] 24 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Caracas
Vietnam Vietnam Loan Nguyen[111][designations 13] 27 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Thái Bình
Zambia Zambia Isabel Chikoti[112] 26 5 ft 5 in (165 cm) Chingola

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.[citation needed]
  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.[14]
  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.[32]
  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.[35]
  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.[citation needed]
  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.[67]
  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.[citation needed]
  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.[75]
  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.[84]
  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.[citation needed]
  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.[citation needed]
  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.[citation needed]
  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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]
  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.[citation needed]
  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. [57]
  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.[91]
  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.[105]

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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