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Revision as of 02:58, 16 September 2017

Miss Universe 2017
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Miss Universe 2017 will be the 66th Miss Universe pageant. Iris Mittenaere of France will crown her successor at the end of the event.

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.[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 officially decline to host the pageant this year.[4]

Contestants

62 delegates have been confirmed:

Country/Territory Candidate Age Height Hometown
Albania Albania Blerta Leka[5] 19 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Tirana
Angola Angola Lauriela Martins[6] 19 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Cabinda
Aruba Aruba Alina Mansur[7] 26 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Oranjestad
Australia Australia Olivia Rogers[8] 25 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Melbourne
Austria Austria Celine Schrenk[9] 19 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Gänserndorf
The Bahamas Bahamas
Barbados Barbados
Belgium Belgium Romanie Schotte[10] 19 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Bruges
Bolivia Bolivia Gleisy Noguer[11] 20 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Cobija
Brazil Brazil Monalysa Alcântara[12] 18 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Teresina
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Khephra Sylvester[13] 25 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Tortola
Bulgaria Bulgaria Mira Simeonova[14] 18 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) Sofia
Cambodia Cambodia Sotheary Bee[15] 18 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Phnom Penh
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands Anika Conolly[16] 27 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) West Bay
Colombia Colombia Laura González[17] 22 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Cartagena
Costa Rica Costa Rica Elena Correa[18][19] 26 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) Heredia
Croatia Croatia Shanaelle Petty[20] 19 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) Slavonski Brod
Curaçao Curaçao Nashaira Balentien[21] 20 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Willemstad
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic Carmen Muñoz[22] 25 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Santiago
Ecuador Ecuador Daniela Cepeda[23] 21 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Guayaquil
El Salvador El Salvador Alisson Abarca[24] 21 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) San Salvador
France France Alicia Aylies[25] 19 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Cayenne
Ghana Ghana Ruth Quashie[26] 23 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Cape Coast
United Kingdom Great Britain Anna Burdzy[27] 25 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Leicester
Greece Greece Maria Psilou[28] 20 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Aigio
Guatemala Guatemala Isel Suñiga[29] 22 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) San Marcos
Guyana Guyana Rafieya Husain[30] 25 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) Anna Regina
Haiti Haiti Cassandra Chéry[31] 21 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Port-au-Prince
Honduras Honduras April Tobie[32] 18 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Roatán
Indonesia Indonesia Bunga Jelitha[33] 26 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Jakarta
Republic of Ireland Ireland Cailín Toíbín[34] 23 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Cork
Israel Israel Adar Gandelsman[35] 19 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Ashkelon
Jamaica Jamaica Davina Bennett[36] 21 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Clarendon
Japan Japan Momoko Abe[37] 22 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Chiba
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Sabine Azimbaeva[38] 18 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Almaty
South Korea Korea Cho Se-whee[39] 26 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) Gyeonggi
Laos Laos Souphaphone Somvichith[40] 20 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Pakse
Malaysia Malaysia Samantha James[41] 22 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) Klang
Malta Malta Tiffany Pisani[42] 25 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Attard
Mexico Mexico Denisse Franco[43] 19 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Culiacán
Montenegro Montenegro Adela Zoranić[44] 20 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Bar
Myanmar Myanmar Zun Than Sin[45] 21 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Yangon
Namibia Namibia Suné January[46] 23 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Rehoboth
New Zealand New Zealand Harlem-Cruz Ihaia[47] 19 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Napier
Nicaragua Nicaragua Berenice Quezada[48] 23 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) El Rama
Nigeria Nigeria Stephanie Agbasi[49] Lagos
Norway Norway Kaja Kojan[50] 18 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Lørenskog
Panama Panama Laura de Sanctis[51] 20 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) Panama City
Paraguay Paraguay Ariela Machado[52] 26 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Asunción
Peru Peru Prissila Howard[53] 25 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Piura
Philippines Philippines Rachel Peters[54] 25 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Canaman
Portugal Portugal Matilde Lima[55] 19 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Setúbal
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Danyeshka Hernández[56] 19 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) San Juan
Russia Russia Ksenia Alexandrova[57] 21 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Moscow
Serbia Serbia Bojana Bojanić[58] 21 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) Novi Sad
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone Adama Lakoh[59] 19 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Freetown
South Africa South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters[60] 22 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) Sedgefield
Saint Lucia St. Lucia Louise Victor[61] 26 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Micoud
Sweden Sweden Frida Fornander[62] 21 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Gothenburg
Thailand Thailand Maria Lynn Ehren[63] 25 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) Bangkok
Ukraine Ukraine Yana Krasnikova[64] 19 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) Kiev
United States USA Kára McCullough[65] 26 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) Washington, D.C.
Venezuela Venezuela Keysi Sayago[66] 23 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) Los Teques
Zambia Zambia Isabel Chikoti[67] 26 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) Chingola

Upcoming national pageants

Country/Territory Date
 Bahamas September 16, 2017[68]
 Barbados September 16, 2017[69]
 Turkey September 21, 2017[70]
 Czech Republic September 23, 2017[71]
 Mauritius September 23, 2017[72]
 Slovak Republic September 23, 2017[73]
 Germany September 24, 2017[74]
 Spain September 24, 2017[75]
 Iceland September 25, 2017[76]
 India September 30, 2017[77]
 U.S. Virgin Islands September 30, 2017[78]
 China September 2017[79]
 Kenya September 2017[80]
 Guam September 2017[81]
 Tanzania September 2017[82]
 Kosovo September 2017[83]
 Vietnam September 2017[84]
 Finland October 1, 2017[85]
 Argentina October 5, 2017[86]
 Chile October 7, 2017[87]
 Canada October 7, 2017[88]
 Netherlands October 9, 2017[89]
 Singapore October 11, 2017[90]
 Slovenia October 21, 2017[91]
 Georgia October 28, 2017[91]
 Italy October 2017[92]
 Hungary October 2017[93]
 Trinidad & Tobago October 2017[94]

Notes

Debuts

Returns

Last competed in 2010

Last competed in 2014

Last competed in 2015

Designations

  •  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.[96]
  •  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 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.[97]
  •  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[98].
  •  Greece – Maria Psilou was crowned Star Hellas 2017 at a private casting call organised by Vassilis Prevelakis, the national director of Star Hellas pageant .[99]
  •  Peru – Priscila Howard was appointed Miss Perú 2017 by Jessica Newton, the national director of Miss Perú pageant after this year's edition was not held due undisclosed reasons. Howard was the 1st runner-up at the Miss Perú 2016 pageant.[100]

Replacements

  •  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.[101]

Crossovers

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