Miss Universe 2018

Miss Universe 2018
Catriona Gray
Date	17 December 2018
Presenters	Steve Harvey Ashley Graham Carson Kressley Lu Sierra
Entertainment	Ne-Yo
Venue	Impact, Muang Thong Thani, Ban Mai, Nonthaburi, Thailand
Broadcaster	International: Fox Azteca Official broadcaster: PPTV
Entrants	94
Placements	20
Debuts	Armenia Kyrgyzstan Mongolia
Withdrawals	Austria Ethiopia Guyana Iraq Romania Slovenia Tanzania Trinidad and Tobago
Returns	Belize Denmark Greece Hungary Kenya Kosovo Switzerland
Winner	Catriona Gray Philippines
Congeniality	Ornella Gunesekere, Sri Lanka
Best National Costume	On-anong Homsombath, Laos
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Miss Universe 2018 was the 67th Miss Universe pageant, held at the IMPACT Arena, Muang Thong Thani in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand on 17 December 2018. ^{[a] [1]}

At the end of the event, Demi-Leigh Tebow of South Africa crowned Catriona Gray of the Philippines as Miss Universe 2018. This was the Philippines' fourth victory after their recent victory in 2015. ^{[2] [3]}

Contestants from ninety-four countries and territories competed in this year's pageant, surpassing the previous record of ninety-two in 2017. ^[4] The pageant was hosted by Steve Harvey in his fourth consecutive year, with supermodel Ashley Graham. ^{[4] [5] [6]} Television personality Carson Kressley and runway coach Lu Sierra provided commentary and analysis throughout the event. ^{[4] [7]} American singer-songwriter Ne-Yo performed in this year's pageant. ^[8]

Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani, the final venue of Miss Universe 2018.

Background

Location and date

Nong Nooch Tropical Botanical Garden, the venue for national costume round.

The Miss Universe Organization was in talks to host the pageant in China. Negotiations collapsed after the Chinese refused to broadcast the pageant live. Afterward, the Miss Universe Organization opened negotiations with the Philippines after they had previously hosted Miss Universe 2016. ^[9]

In April 2018, then-Secretary of Tourism Wanda Tulfo Teo spoke with President of the Philippines Rodrigo Duterte regarding the possibility of hosting the pageant in Boracay in November 2018. ^[9] On 6 May 2018, Tulfo-Teo announced that the Philippines had a "90% chance" of hosting the pageant and also disclosed that the tourism department would be looking for sponsors since the LCS Holdings Inc. of Chavit Singson, the major sponsor of Miss Universe 2016, had declined to finance the 2018 pageant. ^[10] On 18 May 2018, Tulfo-Teo's successor Bernadette Romulo-Puyat announced that the country dropped the hosting bid due to budget constraints and other concerns. Romulo-Puyat also pointed out that the Philippines had hosted the pageant recently, and had no reason to do so again so soon. ^[11]

On 31 July 2018, it was announced by Miss Universe Organization President, Paula Shugart, in a live press conference at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, that the 2018 pageant would be in Bangkok, Thailand on 17 December 2018. The city had hosted the Miss Universe pageant twice, in 1992 and 2005. Current Miss Universe Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters with Miss Universe 1965 Apasra Hongsakula and Miss Universe 2005 Natalie Glebova participated in the announcement. ^[1] The national costume competition took place on 10 December 2018 at the Nong Nooch Tropical Garden in Pattaya, Thailand. ^[12]

Selection of participants

Contestants from ninety-four countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Nine of these delegates were appointees to their titles after being a runner-up of their national pageant or an audition process or other internal selection. ^{[13] [14] [15]}

Ángela Ponce of Spain was the first openly transgender delegate to compete in the pageant. ^{[16] [17] [18]} Despite not being one of the twenty semi-finalists, Ponce was recognized by the Miss Universe Organization for her historical importance during the competition. ^[19] The pageant rules were changed to allow transgender women to compete in 2012. ^{[16] [20] [21]}

Replacements

Zoé Brunet, the first runner-up of Miss Belgium 2018, was appointed to represent Belgium after Miss Belgium 2018 Angeline Flor Pua chose to compete in Miss World 2018. Eva Colas of France and Magdalena Swat were also appointees to their titles after their original titleholders, Miss France 2018 Maëva Coucke and Miss Polonia 2017 Agata Biernat respectively, were unable to compete because of commitments to Miss World 2018. Coucke and Pua competed in the pageant the following year. ^{[22] [23] [24]}

Debuts, returns and withdrawals

The 2018 edition saw the debuts of Armenia, Kyrgyzstan, and Mongolia and the returns of Belize, Denmark, Greece, Hungary, Kenya, Kosovo, and Switzerland. Greece last competed in Miss Universe 2015, and the others in Miss Universe 2016.

Austria, Ethiopia, Iraq, Romania, Slovenia, and Tanzania withdrew after their respective organizations lost their Miss Universe license, failed to hold a national competition or designate a contestant. ^{[25] [26] [27]} Guyana was suspended from participating in Miss Universe due to a controversy involving "nasty emails" and "death threats" sent to the organization over a delegate issue in 2017. No license holder replaced the previous license holder, forcing the country to withdraw. ^{[28] [29]} Trinidad and Tobago withdrew after they announced that there would be no pageant held, despite Martrecia Alleyne having crowned as Miss Universe Trinidad and Tobago 2018 at their 2017 national pageant.

Marie Esther Bangura of Sierra Leone arrived in Bangkok after registrations had ended, and was unable to participate due to visa and logistical concerns. However, she was allowed to participate in the pageant's activities and watch the competition from the audience. She was also invited to compete in the next edition of the pageant. ^[30]

Results

Participating countries and territories.

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Universe 2018	Philippines – Catriona Gray [31]
1st runner-up	South Africa – Tamaryn Green [31]
2nd runner-up	Venezuela – Sthefany Gutiérrez [31]
Top 5	Puerto Rico – Kiara Ortega [31]  Vietnam – H'Hen Niê [31]
Top 10	Canada – Marta Stępień [31]  Costa Rica – Natalia Carvajal [31]  Curaçao – Akisha Albert [31]    Nepal – Manita Devkota [31]  Thailand – Sophida Kanchanarin [31]
Top 20	Australia – Francesca Hung [31]  Belgium – Zoé Brunet [31]  Brazil – Mayra Dias [31]  Great Britain – Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers [31]  Hungary – Enikő Kecskés [31]  Indonesia – Sonia Fergina Citra [31]  Ireland – Grainne Gallanagh [31]  Jamaica – Emily Maddison [31]  Poland – Magdalena Swat [31]  United States – Sarah Rose Summers [31]

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Best National Costume	Laos – On-anong Homsombath [33]
Miss Congeniality	Sri Lanka – Ornella Gunesekere

Pageant

Format

The number of semifinalists was increased to twenty— the same number of semifinalists in 2006. The results of the preliminary competition— which was composed of the swimsuit and evening gown competition and closed-door interviews, determined the twenty semifinalists. The continental format was retained, with five semifinalists from the Americas, Europe, Africa & Asia-Pacific, and wildcards coming from any continental region. The twenty semifinalists competed in the opening statement round, after which the judges narrowed down the semifinalists to ten, who then competed in both swimsuit and evening gown competitions. After the swimwear and evening gown competitions, the judges then selected the top five to compete in the preliminary question and answer round. After said segment, the judges selected the final three, who participated in the final word and final look portions. ^[34]

Selection committee

The seven judges for both the preliminary competition and the final telecast were an all-female panel which included: ^{[35] [36]}

• Liliana Gil Valletta – businesswoman ^{[35] [36]}
• Janaye Ingram – political organizer and Miss New Jersey USA 2004 ^{[35] [36]}
• Monique Lhuillier – fashion designer ^{[35] [36]}
• Michelle McLean – Miss Universe 1992 from Namibia ^{[35] [36]}
• Iman Oubou – scientist, entrepreneur, and medical missionary ^{[35] [36]}
• Bui Simon – Miss Universe 1988 from Thailand ^{[35] [36]}
• Richelle Singson-Michael – Filipino architect and businesswoman ^{[35] [36]}

Contestants

Ninety-four contestants competed for the title. ^[32]

Country/Territory	Contestant	Age	Hometown	Continental Group
Albania	Trejsi Sejdini [37]	18	Elbasan	Europe
Angola	Ana Liliana Avião [38]	24	Andulo	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Argentina	Agustina Pivowarchuk [39]	22	Buenos Aires	Americas
Aruba	Kimberly Julsing [40]	20	Wayaca	Americas
Australia	Francesca Hung [41]	24	Sydney	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Bahamas	Danielle Grant [42]	23	Nassau	Americas
Barbados	Meghan Theobalds [43]	27	Christ Church	Americas
Belgium	Zoé Brunet [22]	18	Namur	Europe
Belize	Jenelli Fraser [44]	27	Belize City	Americas
Bolivia	Joyce Prado [45]	21	Santa Cruz	Americas
Brazil	Mayra Dias [46]	27	Itacoatiara	Americas
British Virgin Islands	A'yana Keshelle Phillips [47]	23	Sea Cows Bay	Americas
Bulgaria	Gabriela Topalova	22	Plovdiv	Europe
Cambodia	Rern Nat [48]	22	Kampong Cham	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Canada	Marta Stępień [49]	24	Windsor	Americas
Cayman Islands	Caitlin Tyson [50]	24	Bodden Town	Americas
Chile	Andrea Díaz [51]	27	Santiago	Americas
China	Meisu Qin [13]	24	Anshan	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Colombia	Valeria Morales [52]	20	Cali	Americas
Costa Rica	Natalia Carvajal [53]	28	San Jose	Americas
Croatia	Mia Pojatina [54]	23	Nova Gradiška	Europe
Curaçao	Akisha Albert [55]	23	Willemstad	Americas
Czech Republic	Lea Šteflíčková [56]	20	Prague	Europe
Denmark	Helena Heuser [57]	22	Copenhagen	Europe
Dominican Republic	Aldy Bernard [58]	23	Laguna Salada	Americas
Ecuador	Virginia Limongi [59]	24	Portoviejo	Americas
Egypt	Nariman Khaled [60]	22	Hurghada	Africa & Asia-Pacific
El Salvador	Marisela de Montecristo [61]	26	San Salvador	Americas
Finland	Alina Voronkova [62]	23	Helsinki	Europe
France	Eva Colas [23]	22	Bastia	Europe
Georgia	Lara Yan [63]	25	Telavi	Europe
Germany	Celine Willers [64]	25	Munich	Europe
Ghana	Akpene Diata Hoggar [65]	25	Tefle	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Great Britain	Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers [66]	25	Birmingham	Europe
Greece	Ioanna Bella [67]	22	Veria	Europe
Guam	Athena McNinch [68]	20	Mangilao	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Guatemala	Mariana García [69]	19	Guatemala City	Americas
Haiti	Samantha Colas [70]	26	Port-au-Prince	Americas
Honduras	Vanessa Villars [71]	20	Santa Bárbara	Americas
Hungary	Enikő Kecskès [14]	21	Budapest	Europe
Iceland	Katrín Lea Elenudóttir [72]	19	Reykjavík	Europe
India	Nehal Chudasama [73]	22	Mumbai	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Indonesia	Sonia Fergina Citra [74]	26	Tanjung Pandan	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Ireland	Grainne Gallanagh [75]	24	Buncrana	Europe
Israel	Nikol Reznikov [76]	18	Afula	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Italy	Erica De Matteis [77]	24	Rome	Europe
Jamaica	Emily Maddison [78]	19	Saint Andrew	Americas
Japan	Yuumi Kato [79]	22	Aichi	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Kazakhstan	Sabina Azimbayeva [80]	18	Almaty	Europe
Kenya	Wabaiya Kariuki [81]	22	Nairobi	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Kosovo	Zana Berisha [82]	24	Suhareke	Europe
Kyrgyzstan	Begimay Karybekova [83]	20	Bishkek	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Laos	On-anong Homsombath [84]	23	Vientiane Prefecture	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Lebanon	Maya Reaidy [85]	23	Tannourine	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Malaysia	Jane Teoh [86]	21	Penang	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Malta	Francesca Mifsud [87]	22	Żejtun	Europe
Mauritius	Varsha Ragoobarsing [88]	28	Flacq	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Mexico	Andrea Toscano [89]	20	Manzanillo	Americas
Mongolia	Dolgion Delgerjav [90]	27	Ulaanbaatar	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Myanmar	Hnin Thway Yu Aung [91]	22	Bago	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Namibia	Selma Kamanya [92]	21	Windhoek	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Nepal	Manita Devkota [93]	23	Gorkha	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Netherlands	Rahima Dirkse [94]	25	Rotterdam	Europe
New Zealand	Estelle Curd [95]	27	Auckland	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Nicaragua	Adriana Paniagua [96]	23	Chinandega	Americas
Nigeria	Aramide Lopez [97]	21	Lagos	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Norway	Susanne Guttorm [98]	22	Karasjok	Europe
Panama	Rosa Montezuma [99]	25	Alto Caballero	Americas
Paraguay	Belén Alderete [100]	24	Asunción	Americas
Peru	Romina Lozano [101]	21	Bellavista	Americas
Philippines	Catriona Gray [102]	24	Oas	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Poland	Magdalena Swat [103]	27	Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski	Europe
Portugal	Filipa Barroso [104]	20	Setúbal	Europe
Puerto Rico	Kiara Ortega [105]	25	Rincón	Americas
Russia	Yulia Polyachikhina [106]	18	Cheboksary	Europe
Saint Lucia	Angella Dalsou [107]	24	Castries	Americas
Singapore	Zahra Khanum [108]	23	Singapore City	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Slovakia	Barbora Hanová [109]	24	Lučenec	Europe
South Africa	Tamaryn Green [110]	24	Paarl	Africa & Asia-Pacific
South Korea	Baek Ji-hyun [111]	25	Daegu	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Spain	Ángela Ponce [112]	27	Seville	Europe
Sri Lanka	Ornella Gunesekere [113]	26	Mount Lavinia	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Sweden	Emma Strandberg [57]	22	Hallstahammar	Europe
Switzerland	Jastina Doreen Riederer [114]	20	Spreitenbach	Europe
Thailand	Sophida Kanchanarin [115]	23	Bangkok	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Turkey	Tara De Vries [116]	20	Istanbul	Europe
Ukraine	Karyna Zhosan [117]	23	Odesa	Europe
Uruguay	Sofía Marrero [118]	18	Canelones	Americas
United States	Sarah Rose Summers [119]	24	Omaha	Americas
United States Virgin Islands	Aniska Tonge [120]	27	Charlotte Amalie	Americas
Venezuela	Sthefany Gutiérrez [121]	19	Barcelona	Americas
Vietnam	H'Hen Niê [122]	26	Đắk Lắk	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Zambia	Melba Shakabozha [123]	23	Lusaka	Africa & Asia-Pacific

Notes

1. The event was held at 07:00 local time (UTC+07:00); for the Americas, the day was still 16 December in their local times. However, the Eastern/Central primetime telecast was delayed by 30 minutes due to Fox NFL Sunday overruns.

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