Miss Universe 2019

Miss Universe 2019
Zozibini Tunzi
Date	8 December 2019
Presenters	Steve Harvey Olivia Culpo Vanessa Lachey
Entertainment	Ally Brooke
Venue	Tyler Perry Studios, Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Broadcaster	Fox Telemundo
Entrants	90
Placements	20
Debuts	Bangladesh Equatorial Guinea
Withdrawals	Ghana Greece Guatemala Hungary Kyrgyzstan Lebanon Russia Sri Lanka Switzerland Zambia
Returns	Lithuania Romania Sierra Leone Tanzania
Winner	Zozibini Tunzi South Africa
Congeniality	Olga Buława, Poland
Best National Costume	Gazini Ganados, Philippines
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Miss Universe 2019 was the 68th Miss Universe pageant, held at Stage 1 of Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States on 8 December 2019. ^[1]

At the end of the event, Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa was crowned as Miss Universe 2019 by Catriona Gray of the Philippines. It was South Africa's third win after 1978 and their recent victory in 2017. This edition also saw the crowning of the first black woman from the country to win and the first since Leila Lopes of Angola in 2011. ^{[2] [3]}

Contestants from ninety countries and territories participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Steve Harvey for the fifth consecutive year, with Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo and Vanessa Lachey as backstage correspondents. Ally Brooke performed in this year's pageant. ^{[3] [4]}

The competition also featured the debut of the new Mouawad Power of Unity crown, crafted in 18-karat gold and 1,770 diamonds, including a shield-cut golden canary diamond at the center weighing at 62.83 carats. The crown is said to be worth $5 million. ^{[5] [6]}

Background

Location and date

In December 2018, Filipino politician and businessman Chavit Singson of the LCS Group of Companies, who financed Miss Universe 2016, ^{[7] [8]} stated that the 2019 edition of the pageant would be in Seoul, South Korea, which previously hosted Miss Universe 1980. He added that he would assist in preparations for the competition in South Korea, although the details were not finalized; the Miss Universe Organization had never confirmed this. ^[9]

Later, in April 2019, it was reported that both the Philippines and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil were interested in hosting the competition. Interest in the Philippines grew following the win of Filipina Catriona Gray in Miss Universe 2018, looking to crown her successor in her home country, as Pia Wurtzbach did at Miss Universe 2016. Meanwhile, Rio de Janeiro will be declared the World Capital of Architecture by UNESCO for 2020, and was looking to host more international events in the city in anticipation of this title. ^[10] In August 2019, Israel was also reportedly interested in hosting the competition. With a plan created by producers Danny Benaim and Assaf Blecher, talks regarding hosting the competition in Israel emerged after Tel Aviv successfully hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. They stated that Israel was also interested in hosting the pageant on next two years. The country later hosted the Miss Universe 2021 in Eilat. ^{[11] [12]}

In May 2019, Richelle Singson-Michael, the daughter of Chavit Singson, stated that the Philippines was one of several countries bidding to host the 2019 competition, and that her family's business LCS Group was committed to hosting either in the Philippines or in South Korea. ^[13]

On 31 October 2019, the Miss Universe Organization confirmed that the competition would be at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia on 8 December 2019. ^[1]

Selection of participants

Contestants from ninety countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Six of these delegates were appointees to their national titles and another was selected after another national pageant was held to replace the original dethroned winner.

Replacements

Angeline Flor Pua, Miss Belgium 2018, was appointed to represent Belgium after Elena Castro Suarez, Miss Belgium 2019, chose to compete at Miss World 2019. ^[14] Maëva Coucke, Miss France 2018, was appointed to the title by the Miss France organization after Vaimalama Chaves, Miss France 2019, opted not to compete in an international pageant. ^[15] Vartika Singh of India, who previously represented India at Miss Grand International 2015, was appointed to represent India by the Miss Diva organization. ^[16] Olga Buława, Miss Polski 2018 was selected to represent Poland by the Miss Polski organization after the Miss Polonia organization relinquished the franchise. ^[17] Fiona Tenuta of Uruguay was appointed by Osmel Sousa, the national director of Miss Universe Uruguay, through a casting process after they could not find enough sponsors to hold an actual competition. ^[18] Hoàng Thị Thùy, the first runner-up at the Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 pageant, was appointed to represent Vietnam following an internal selection by Dương Trương Thiên Lý, the country's national director. ^[19]

Anyella Grados originally was to represent Peru at Miss Universe, but was dethroned following a scandal where videos of her surfaced showing being severely drunk and vomiting in public. Due to the dethronement of Grados, a special edition of Miss Perú 2019 took place to select the new representative. Kelin Rivera was the winner. ^{[20] [21] [22]}

Debuts, returns and withdrawals

This edition marked the debuts of Bangladesh ^[23] and Equatorial Guinea, ^[24] and the returns of Lithuania, Romania, Sierra Leone and Tanzania. Lithuania last competed in 2014, Sierra Leone in 2016, and the others in 2017. Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, Lebanon, Russia, Sri Lanka, Switzerland and Zambia withdrew. Before the pageant, the Miss Universe Ghana organization was suspended temporarily and resumed operations in 2020. ^[25] Erika Kolani of Greece was unable to compete for undisclosed reasons. ^[26] Lebanon withdrew from the competition after the Miss Lebanon 2019 competition was continuously postponed and ultimately canceled due to the 2019–20 Lebanese protests. ^[27] Alina Sanko, Miss Russia 2019, was originally going to be sent to both Miss Universe and Miss World 2019, but was unable to do so due to overlapping dates. The Miss Russia organization was unable to finalize replacement plans for Miss Universe due to the length of time it took for the Miss Universe Organization to publish details about its date and venue, making it difficult for the Russian entrant to receive an American visa. However, Sanko did compete in Miss Universe 2020. ^[28] Zambia withdrew from the competition after Didia Mukwala, Miss Universe Zambia 2019, and the Miss Universe Zambia organization failed to book Mukwala's trip to Atlanta due to their organization's financial situation. ^[29]

Swe Zin Htet of Myanmar became the first openly lesbian to compete in Miss Universe after coming out days before finals night. ^{[30] [31]}

Results

Miss Universe 2019 participating countries and territories

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Miss Universe 2019	South Africa – Zozibini Tunzi [32]
1st runner-up	Puerto Rico – Madison Anderson [32]
2nd runner-up	Mexico – Sofía Aragón [32]
Top 5	Colombia – Gabriela Tafur [32]   Thailand – Paweensuda Drouin [32]
Top 10	France – Maëva Coucke [32]   Iceland – Birta Abiba Þórhallsdóttir [32]   Indonesia – Frederika Alexis Cull [32]   Peru – Kelin Rivera [32]   United States – Cheslie Kryst [32]
Top 20	Albania – Cindy Marina [32]   Brazil – Júlia Horta [32]   Croatia – Mia Rkman [32]   Dominican Republic – Clauvid Dály [32]   India – Vartika Singh [32]   Nigeria – Olutosin Araromi [32]   Philippines – Gazini Ganados [32]   Portugal – Sylvie Silva [32]   Venezuela – Thalía Olvino [32]   Vietnam – Hoàng Thị Thùy [32]

Special awards

Award	Contestant
Best National Costume	Philippines – Gazini Ganados [33]
Miss Congeniality	Poland – Olga Buława [34]

Pageant

Format

Same with 2018, twenty semi-finalists were chosen through the preliminary competition— composed of the swimsuit and evening gown competitions and closed-door interviews. After a two-year absence, Internet voting returned, with the public being able to vote a candidate into the top twenty through online voting. ^[35] The continental format returned for the third year, with five semifinalists from the Americas, Europe, Africa & Asia-Pacific, and wildcards coming from any continental region. The twenty semi-finalists competed in the opening statement round, introduced in 2018, featuring each semifinalist giving a short introduction to themselves and their platforms. Afterward, ten semi-finalists advanced to compete in the swimsuit and evening gown rounds. From ten, five finalists were chosen to compete in the first question and answer round, while three finalists were chosen to compete in the final word. The three finalists also gave their closing statements before the coronation. It is the first time the closing statement round was used, replacing the final walk portion. ^{[36] [37]}

Selection committee

• Gaby Espino – Venezuelan actress ^[38]
• Sazan Hendrix – American businesswoman and social media personality ^[39]
• Riyo Mori – Miss Universe 2007 from Japan ^[40]
• Cara Mund – Miss America 2018 from North Dakota ^[41]
• Bozoma Saint John – American businesswoman and marketing executive ^[42]
• Crystle Stewart – Miss USA 2008 from Texas ^[43]
• Paulina Vega – Miss Universe 2014 from Colombia ^[44]
• Olivia Jordan – Miss USA 2015 from Oklahoma (only as preliminary judge) ^{[45] [46]}

Contestants

Ninety contestants competed for the title. ^{[47] [48]}

Country/Territory	Contestant	Age [a]	Hometown	Continental Group
Albania	Cindy Marina [49]	21	Shkodër	Europe
Angola	Salett Miguel [50]	20	Cuanza	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Argentina	Mariana Varela [51]	23	Avellaneda	Americas
Armenia	Dayana Davtyan [52]	21	Yerevan	Europe
Aruba	Danna García [53]	21	Oranjestad	Americas
Australia	Priya Serrao [54]	27	Melbourne	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Bahamas	Tarea Sturrup [55]	24	Grand Bahama	Americas
Bangladesh	Shirin Akter Shela [56]	20	Thakurgaon	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Barbados	Shanel Ifill [57]	20	Bridgetown	Americas
Belgium	Angeline Flor Pua [14]	24	Antwerp	Europe
Belize	Destinee Arnold [58]	26	Roaring Creek	Americas
Bolivia	Fabiana Hurtado [59]	21	Santa Cruz	Americas
Brazil	Júlia Horta [60]	25	Juiz de Fora	Americas
British Virgin Islands	Bria Smith [61]	26	Tortola	Americas
Bulgaria	Lora Asenova [48]	25	Byala Slatina	Europe
Cambodia	Somnang Alyna [62]	18	Phnom Penh	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Canada	Alyssa Boston [63]	24	Tecumseh	Americas
Cayman Islands	Kadejah Bodden [64]	23	Bodden Town	Americas
Chile	Geraldine González [65]	20	Conchali	Americas
China	Rosie Zhu Xin [66]	26	Hebei	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Colombia	Gabriela Tafur [67]	24	Cali	Americas
Costa Rica	Paola Chacón [68]	28	San José	Americas
Croatia	Mia Rkman [69]	22	Korčula	Europe
Curaçao	Kyrsha Attaf [70]	22	Willemstad	Americas
Czech Republic	Barbora Hodačová [71] [72]	24	Teplice	Europe
Denmark	Katja Stokholm [73]	23	Odense	Europe
Dominican Republic	Clauvid Dály [74]	18	Punta Cana	Americas
Ecuador	Cristina Hidalgo [75]	22	Guayaquil	Americas
Egypt	Diana Hamed [76]	20	Cairo	Africa & Asia-Pacific
El Salvador	Zuleika Soler [77]	25	La Unión	Americas
Equatorial Guinea	Serafina Eyene [78]	20	Niefang	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Finland	Anni Harjunpää [79]	23	Sastamala	Europe
France	Maëva Coucke [15]	25	Fougères	Europe
Georgia	Tako Adamia [48]	25	Tbilisi	Europe
Germany	Miriam Rautert [80]	23	Berlin	Europe
Great Britain	Emma Jenkins [81]	27	Llanelli	Europe
Guam	Sissie Luo [82]	18	Tamuning	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Haiti	Gabriela Vallejo [83]	26	Pétion-Ville	Americas
Honduras	Rosemary Arauz [84]	26	San Pedro Sula	Americas
Iceland	Birta Abiba Þórhallsdóttir [85]	20	Mosfellsbær	Europe
India	Vartika Singh [86]	26	Lucknow	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Indonesia	Frederika Alexis Cull [87]	20	Jakarta	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Ireland	Fionnghuala O'Reilly [88]	26	Dublin	Europe
Israel	Sella Sharlin [89]	23	Beit	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Italy	Sofia Trimarco [90]	20	Buccino	Europe
Jamaica	Iana Tickle Garcia [91]	19	Montego Bay	Americas
Japan	Ako Kamo [92]	22	Kobe	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Kazakhstan	Alfïya Ersayın [48]	18	Atyrau	Europe
Kenya	Stacy Michuki [93]	18	Nairobi	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Kosovo	Fatbardha Hoxha [94]	21	Rečane	Europe
Laos	Vichitta Phonevilay [95]	23	Vientiane	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Lithuania	Paulita Baltrušaitytė [96]	21	Vilnius	Europe
Malaysia	Shweta Sekhon [97]	22	Kuala Lumpur	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Malta	Teresa Ruglio [98]	23	Sliema	Europe
Mauritius	Ornella LaFleche [99]	21	Beau Bassin-Rose Hill	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Mexico	Sofía Aragón [100]	25	Guadalajara	Americas
Mongolia	Gunzaya Bat-Erdene [48]	25	Ulaanbaatar	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Myanmar	Swe Zin Htet [101]	20	Hpa-an	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Namibia	Nadja Breytenbach [102]	24	Windhoek	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Nepal	Pradeepta Adhikari [103]	23	Kathmandu	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Netherlands	Sharon Pieksma [104]	24	Rotterdam	Europe
New Zealand	Diamond Langi [105]	27	Auckland	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Nicaragua	Inés López [106]	19	Managua	Americas
Nigeria	Olutosin Araromi [107]	26	Jalingo	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Norway	Helene Abildsnes [108]	21	Kristiansand	Europe
Panama	Mehr Eliezer [109]	22	Panama City	Americas
Paraguay	Ketlin Lottermann [110]	26	Santa Rita	Americas
Peru	Kelin Rivera [22]	26	Arequipa	Americas
Philippines	Gazini Ganados [111]	23	Talisay	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Poland	Olga Buława [112]	28	Świnoujście	Europe
Portugal	Sylvie Silva [48]	20	Guimarães	Europe
Puerto Rico	Madison Anderson [113]	24	Toa Baja	Americas
Romania	Dorina Chihaia [114]	26	Iași	Europe
Saint Lucia	Bebiana Mangal [48]	23	Castries	Americas
Sierra Leone	Marie Esther Bangura [115]	22	Port Loko	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Singapore	Mohana Prabha [116]	24	Singapore	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Slovakia	Laura Longauerová [72]	24	Detva	Europe
South Africa	Zozibini Tunzi [117]	26	Tsolo	Africa & Asia-Pacific
South Korea	Lee Yeon-joo [118]	25	Incheon	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Spain	Natalie Ortega [119]	20	Barcelona	Europe
Sweden	Lina Ljungberg [120]	22	Östergötland	Europe
Tanzania	Shubila Stanton [121]	23	Morogoro	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Thailand	Paweensuda Drouin [122]	26	Bangkok	Africa & Asia-Pacific
Turkey	Bilgi Aydoğmuş [123]	23	Istanbul	Europe
Ukraine	Anastasia Subbota [48]	26	Zaporizhia	Europe
United States	Cheslie Kryst [124]	28	Charlotte	Americas
United States Virgin Islands	Andrea Piecuch [125]	28	Charlotte Amalie	Americas
Uruguay	Fiona Tenuta [126]	21	Punta del Este	Americas
Venezuela	Thalía Olvino [127]	20	Valencia	Americas
Vietnam	Hoàng Thị Thùy [128]	27	Thanh Hóa	Africa & Asia-Pacific

Notes

1. Age at time of pageant

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External links

• Miss Universe official website