Miss Universe 2017


Miss Universe 2017, the 66th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 26 November 2017 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

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.
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. 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.
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.

Results

Placements

Final resultsContestant
Miss Universe 2017
  • ' – Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters
1st Runner-Up
  • ' – Laura González
    • 2nd Runner-Up
  • ' – Davina Bennett
    • Top 5
  • ' – Maria Poonlertlarp
  • ' – Keysi Sayago
    • Top 10
  • ' – Monalysa Alcântara
  • ' – Lauren Howe
  • ' – Rachel Peters
  • ' – Sofía del Prado
  • ' – Kára McCullough
    • Top 16
  • ' – Roxette Qiu
  • ' – Shanaelle Petty
  • ' – Ruth Quarshie
  • ' – Anna Burdzy
  • ' – Cailín Toíbín
  • ' – Christina Peiris

    • Order of announcements

    Top 16

    1. Thailand
    2. Sri Lanka
    3. Ghana
    4. South Africa
    5. Spain
    6. Ireland
    7. Croatia
    8. Great Britain
    9. Colombia
    10. USA
    11. Brazil
    12. Canada
    13. Philippines
    14. Venezuela
    15. Jamaica
    16. China

      Top 10

    17. Venezuela
    18. USA
    19. Philippines
    20. Canada
    21. South Africa
    22. Spain
    23. Brazil
    24. Colombia
    25. Thailand
    26. Jamaica

      Top 5

    27. South Africa
    28. Venezuela
    29. Thailand
    30. Jamaica
    31. Colombia

      Top 3

    32. Jamaica
    33. Colombia
    34. South Africa

      Pageant

    Preliminaries

    Judges

    The six judges for the preliminary competition include:

    Judges

    The seven judges for the final telecast include:
    Contestants were classified under three geographical regions namely The Americas, Europe, and Africa & Asia-Pacific for the first time in this edition. 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 an online vote to determine those who advance to the Top 10 and Top 5. The question and answer format are followed for the Top 5 and Top 3 round.

    Contestants

    92 contestants competed for the title of Miss Universe 2017.
    Country/TerritoryCandidateAgeHeightHometownContinental Group
    AlbaniaBlerta Leka19TiranaEurope
    AngolaLauriela Martins19CabindaAfrica & Asia Pacific
    ArgentinaStefanía Incandela23Buenos AiresAmericas
    ArubaAlina Mansur26MalmokAmericas
    AustraliaOlivia Rogers25AdelaideAfrica & Asia Pacific
    AustriaCeline Schrenk19GänserndorfEurope
    BahamasYasmine Cooke25NassauAmericas
    BarbadosLesley Chapman26BridgetownAmericas
    BelgiumLiesbeth Claus20AssenedeEurope
    BoliviaGleisy Noguer21CobijaAmericas
    BrazilMonalysa Alcântara18TeresinaAmericas
    British Virgin IslandsKhephra Sylvester25TortolaAmericas
    BulgariaNikoleta Todorova19VratsaEurope
    CambodiaSotheary By19Phnom PenhAfrica & Asia Pacific
    CanadaLauren Howe24TorontoAmericas
    Cayman IslandsAnika Conolly27West BayAmericas
    ChileNatividad Leiva25SantiagoAmericas
    ChinaRoxette Qiu27ChengduAfrica & Asia Pacific
    ColombiaLaura González22CartagenaAmericas
    Costa RicaElena Correa27HerediaAmericas
    CroatiaShanaelle Petty19Slavonski BrodEurope
    CuraçaoNashaira Balentien20WillemstadAmericas
    Czech RepublicMichaela Habáňová21ZlínEurope
    Dominican RepublicCarmen Muñoz24Licey al MedioAmericas
    EcuadorDaniela Cepeda22GuayaquilAmericas
    EgyptFarah Sedky23CairoAfrica & Asia Pacific
    El SalvadorAlisson Abarca21San SalvadorAmericas
    EthiopiaAkinahom Zergaw22Addis AbabaAfrica & Asia Pacific
    FinlandMichaela Söderholm25HelsinkiEurope
    FranceAlicia Aylies19ParisEurope
    GeorgiaMarita Gogodze21RustaviEurope
    GermanySophia Koch20HalleEurope
    GhanaRuth Quarshie23AjumakoAfrica & Asia Pacific
    Great BritainAnna Burdzy25LeicesterEurope
    GuamMyana Welch27TamuningAfrica & Asia Pacific
    GuatemalaIsel Suñiga23AyutlaAmericas
    GuyanaRafieya Husain25Anna ReginaAmericas
    HaitiCassandra Chéry22Port-au-PrinceAmericas
    HondurasApril Tobie18RoatánAmericas
    IcelandArna Ýr Jónsdóttir22KópavogurEurope
    IndiaShraddha Shashidhar21ChennaiAfrica & Asia Pacific
    IndonesiaBunga Jelitha26JakartaAfrica & Asia Pacific
    IraqSarah Idan27BaghdadAfrica & Asia Pacific
    IrelandCailín Toíbín23CobhEurope
    IsraelAdar Gandelsman19AshkelonAfrica & Asia Pacific
    ItalyMaria Polverino25NaplesEurope
    JamaicaDavina Bennett21ClarendonAmericas
    JapanMomoko Abe23ChibaAfrica & Asia Pacific
    KazakhstanKamilla Asylova19AlmatyAfrica & Asia Pacific
    KoreaSewhee Cho26SeoulAfrica & Asia Pacific
    LaosSouphaphone Somvichith20ChampasakAfrica & Asia Pacific
    LebanonJana Sader20SidonAfrica & Asia Pacific
    MalaysiaSamantha James23Kuala LumpurAfrica & Asia Pacific
    MaltaTiffany Pisani25AttardEurope
    MauritiusAngie Callychurn27CurepipeAfrica & Asia Pacific
    MexicoDenisse Franco19CuliacánAmericas
    MyanmarZun Thansin22YangonAfrica & Asia Pacific
    NamibiaSuné January23RehobothAfrica & Asia Pacific
    NepalNagma Shrestha26KathmanduAfrica & Asia Pacific
    NetherlandsNicky Opheij22HandelEurope
    New ZealandHarlem-Cruz Atarangi Ihaia19NapierAfrica & Asia Pacific
    NicaraguaBerenice Quezada24El RamaAmericas
    NigeriaStephanie Agbasi22NeniAfrica & Asia Pacific
    NorwayKaja Kojan20KongsvingerEurope
    PanamaLaura de Sanctis21Panama CityAmericas
    ParaguayAriela Machado25AsunciónAmericas
    PeruPrissila Howard26PiuraAmericas
    PhilippinesRachel Peters26CanamanAfrica & Asia Pacific
    PolandKatarzyna Włodarek26WrocławEurope
    PortugalMatilde Lima18SetúbalEurope
    Puerto RicoDanna Hernández21San JuanAmericas
    RomaniaIoana Mihalache26ConstanțaEurope
    RussiaKseniya Alexandrova22MoscowEurope
    Saint LuciaLouise Victor26MicoudAmericas
    SingaporeManuela Bruntraeger24SingaporeAfrica & Asia Pacific
    Slovak RepublicVanessa Bottánová19BratislavaEurope
    SloveniaEmina Ekić22PtujEurope
    South AfricaDemi-Leigh Nel-Peters22SedgefieldAfrica & Asia Pacific
    SpainSofía del Prado22AlbaceteEurope
    Sri LankaChristina Peiris23ColomboAfrica & Asia Pacific
    SwedenFrida Fornander22GothenburgEurope
    TanzaniaLilian Maraule22Dar es SalaamAfrica & Asia Pacific
    ThailandMaria Poonlertlarp25BangkokAfrica & Asia Pacific
    Trinidad and TobagoYvonne Clarke27San FernandoAmericas
    TurkeyPinar Tartan20İzmirEurope
    UkraineYana Krasnikova18KievEurope
    United StatesKára McCullough26Washington, D.C.Americas
    UruguayMarisol Acosta20CanelonesAmericas
    U.S. Virgin IslandsEsonica Veira27Charlotte AmalieAmericas
    VenezuelaKeysi Sayago24CaracasAmericas
    VietnamLoan Nguyen27Thái BìnhAfrica & Asia Pacific
    ZambiaIsabel Chikoti26ChingolaAfrica & Asia Pacific

    Designations

    Replacements

    Debuts

    Last competed in 1972:
    Last competed in 2010:
    Last competed in 2014:
    Last competed in 2015