Miss Universe 2020

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Miss Universe 2020
Andrea Meza visiting National Museum of Indonesia (cropped).jpg
Date16 May 2021
Presenters
Entertainment Luis Fonsi
Venue Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, United States
Broadcaster
Entrants74
Placements21
Debuts
  • Cameroon
Withdrawals
  • Angola
  • Bangladesh
  • Egypt
  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Georgia
  • Germany
  • Guam
  • Kenya
  • Lithuania
  • Mongolia
  • Namibia
  • New Zealand
  • Nigeria
  • Saint Lucia
  • Sierra Leone
  • Sweden
  • Tanzania
  • Turkey
  • US Virgin Islands
Returns
  • Ghana
  • Russia
Winner Andrea Meza
Mexico
Best National Costume Thuzar Wint Lwin, Myanmar
  2019
2021  

Miss Universe 2020 was the 69th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, United States, on 16 May 2021.

Contents

At the end of the event, Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa crowned Andrea Meza of Mexico as Miss Universe 2020. [1] [2] It was Mexico’s first victory in ten years and the third victory for the country in the pageant’s history. [3]

Contestants from seventy-four countries and territories competed in this year's pageant, featuring the smallest number of candidates at the pageant since 2003. The competition was hosted by Mario Lopez and Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo. Miss Universe 2014 Paulina Vega and Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Tebow served as expert analysts, while Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst served as a backstage correspondent. Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi performed in this year's pageant. [4]

This edition, to date, is the only time the pageant has been broadcast on FYI after Fox, its regular broadcaster, backed out due to uncertainties related to the COVID-19 pandemic. [5]

Background

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, the venue of Miss Universe 2020. Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood 2 (June 2019).jpg
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, the venue of Miss Universe 2020.

Location and date

On 3 March 2021, the Miss Universe Organization announced that the competition would be at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, United States, on 16 May 2021. [6] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the competition was postponed three times between November 2020 and May 2021. This edition was the third time in the pageant's history that the event was held after the calendar year ended; this previously occurred during Miss Universe 2014 and Miss Universe 2016, when both took place in January of the following year. [7] [8] The 2020 edition in May of the following year makes it the latest edition in the competition's history. Due to the pandemic, this edition only allowed 1,750 spectators, around a quarter of the venue's seating capacity. [9] [10]

Selection of participants

Contestants from seventy-four countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Due to the pandemic, numerous national pageants were postponed or canceled entirely, resulting in multiple former runners-up from previous national pageants being appointed or casting processes taking place instead. Twenty-eight of the delegates were appointees, including Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, British Virgin Islands, Bulgaria, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ghana, Haiti, Honduras, Kazakhstan, Laos, Mauritius, Panama, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Slovakia, South Korea, and Ukraine.

Replacements

Three contestants were designated after the withdrawal of the original contestant. Céline Van Ouytsel, Miss Belgium 2020, was expected to represent Belgium but was replaced by Dhenia Covens, the second runner-up of Miss Belgium 2018, due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States. [11] Amandine Petit, Miss France 2021, was appointed to represent France instead of Clémence Botino, Miss France 2020. The switch happened due to a potential date conflict between Miss Universe 2021 and Miss France 2022 in December 2021. Botino competed in the 2021 edition of the pageant. [12] Magdalena Kasiborska, Miss Polski 2019, was expected to represent Poland but was forced to withdraw after suffering from a spinal disc herniation. Natalia Piguła, the first runner-up of Miss Polski 2019, replaced her. [13]

María Fernanda Aristizábal, Miss Colombia 2019, was originally scheduled to participate in this edition, but she was replaced as the Miss Colombia Organization lost the franchise to Miss Universe in June 2020. A new organization called Miss Universe Colombia, led by Natalie Ackermann, became in charge of selecting the representative for Miss Universe. Laura Olascuaga was the winner of the first edition of the pageant and represented Colombia in Miss Universe. [14] [15] On April 6, 2022, Aristizábal was appointed Miss Universe Colombia 2022 and represented Colombia at Miss Universe 2022. [16]

Debuts, returns, and withdrawals

This edition marked the debut of Cameroon and the returns of Ghana and Russia, both of which had not competed since 2018. Tangia Zaman Methila of Bangladesh was set to compete but withdrew from the competition less than a month prior due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Bangladesh and the imposition of additional lockdowns and travel restrictions. [17] In addition to Bangladesh, eighteen other countries and territories withdrew due to the pandemic, including Angola, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Georgia, Germany, Guam, Kenya, Lithuania, Mongolia, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Saint Lucia, Sierra Leone, Sweden, Tanzania, Turkey, and the US Virgin Islands. The withdrawal of Germany marked the first time it had not competed in the competition since its debut in 1952. [18]

Results

Miss Universe 2020 participating countries and territories. Miss Universe 2020 map.png
Miss Universe 2020 participating countries and territories.

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss Universe 2020
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 10
Top 21

§ – Voted into the Top 21 by viewers

Special awards

AwardContestant
Best National Costume
Fan Vote Winner
Social Impact Award
Spirit of Carnival Award

Pageant

Format

Due to restrictive measures related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Miss Universe Organization implemented specific changes to the format of this edition. The number of semi-finalists was increased to twenty-one—the biggest since the pageant's inception in 1952. The results of the preliminary competition and closed-door interviews determined the twenty semi-finalists. The semi-finalists were selected in a round-robin system instead of the continental format used between 2017 and 2019. Internet voting returned, with fans being able to vote for one candidate to advance into the semi-finals, making the number of semi-finalists twenty-one. The twenty-one semi-finalists then competed directly in the swimsuit competition and were narrowed down to ten afterward. The ten semi-finalists competed in the evening gown competition, and the five finalists were later announced. The five finalists competed in the question-and-answer round and the closing statement. [24]

Selection committee

Contestants

Seventy-four contestants competed for the title. [27]

Country/TerritoryContestantAge [lower-alpha 1] Hometown
Flag of Albania.svg Albania Paula Mehmetukaj [28] 23 Tirana
Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina Alina Luz Akselrad [29] 22 Córdoba
Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia Monika Grigoryan [30] 21 Yerevan
Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba Helen Hernandez [31] 20 Oranjestad
Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia Maria Thattil [32] 28 Melbourne
Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas Shauntae Miller [33] 28 Long Island
Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados Hillary-Ann Williams [34] 25 Christ Church
Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium Dhenia Covens [35] 27 Antwerp
Flag of Belize.svg Belize Iris Salguero [36] 24 San Pedro
Bandera de Bolivia (Estado).svg Bolivia Lenka Nemer [37] 24 La Paz
Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil Julia Gama [38] 27 Porto Alegre
Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands Shabree Frett [39] 24 Tortola
Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria Radinela Chusheva [40] 25 Sofia
Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia Sarita Reth [41] 26 Phnom Penh
Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon Angèle Kossinda [42] 28 Douala
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada Nova Stevens [43] 28 Vancouver
Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands Mariah Tibbetts [44] 27 Bodden Town
Flag of Chile.svg Chile Daniela Nicolás [45] 28 Copiapó
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China Jiaxin Sun [46] 23 Beijing
Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia Laura Olascuaga [47] 25 Cartagena
Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica Ivonne Cerdas [48] 28 San José
Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Mirna Naiia Marić [49] 22 Zadar
Flag of Curacao.svg Curaçao Chantal Wiertz [50] 22 Willemstad
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic Klára Vavrušková [51] 21 Kostelec nad Orlicí
Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark Amanda Petri [52] 23 Copenhagen
Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic Kimberly Jiménez [53] 24 La Romana
Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador Leyla Espinoza [54] 25 Quevedo
Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador Vanessa Velásquez [55] 25 San Salvador
Flag of Finland.svg Finland Viivi Altonen [56] 24 Tampere
Flag of France.svg France Amandine Petit [57] 23 Caen
Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana Chelsea Tayui [58] 25 Keta
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain Jeanette Akua [59] 29 London
Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti Eden Berandoive [60] 24 Aquin
Flag of Honduras (1949-2022).svg Honduras Cecilia Rossell [61] 25 Copan Ruinas
Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland Elísabet Hulda Snorradóttir [62] 22 Reykjavík
Flag of India.svg India Adline Castelino [63] 22 Udupi
Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia Ayu Maulida [64] 23 Surabaya
Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland Nadia Sayers [65] 26 Belfast
Flag of Israel.svg Israel Tehila Levi [66] 19 Yavne
Flag of Italy.svg Italy Viviana Vizzini [67] 27 Caltanissetta
Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica Miqueal-Symone Williams [68] 24 Mona
Flag of Japan.svg Japan Aisha Harumi Tochigi [69] 25 Chiba
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Kamila Serikbai [70] 18 Kyzylorda
Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo Blerta Veseli [71] 23 Gjilan
Flag of Laos.svg Laos Christina Lasasimma [72] 27 Vientiane
Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia Francisca Luhong James [73] 25 Kuching
Flag of Malta.svg Malta Anthea Zammit [74] 26 Żebbuġ
Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius Vandana Jeetah [75] 29 Flacq
Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Andrea Meza [76] 26 Chihuahua City
Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar Thuzar Wint Lwin [77] 22 Hakha
Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal Anshika Sharma [78] 24 Jhapa
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands Denise Speelman [79] 24 Groningen
Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua Ana Marcelo [80] 24 Estelí
Flag of Norway.svg Norway Sunniva Frigstad [81] 21 Vennesla
Flag of Panama.svg Panama Carmen Jaramillo [82] 26 La Chorrera
Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay Vanessa Castro [83] 28 Asunción
Flag of Peru.svg Peru Janick Maceta [84] 27 Lima
Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines Rabiya Mateo [85] 24 Balasan
Flag of Poland.svg Poland Natalia Piguła [86] 27 Łódź
Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal Cristiana Silva [87] 19 Porto
Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico Estefanía Soto [88] 29 San Sebastian
Flag of Romania.svg Romania Bianca Tirsin [89] 22 Arad
Flag of Russia.svg Russia Alina Sanko [90] 22 Azov
Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore Bernadette Ong [91] 26 Bukit Timah
Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia Natália Hoštáková [92] 26 Bratislava
Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa Natasha Joubert [93] 23 Centurion
Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea Hari Park [94] 21 Incheon
Flag of Spain.svg Spain Andrea Martínez [95] 27 Leon
Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand Amanda Obdam [96] 27 Phuket
Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Yelyzaveta Yastremska [97] 28 Kyiv
Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay Lola de los Santos [98] 23 Paysandú
Flag of the United States.svg United States Asya Branch [99] 23 Booneville
Flag of Venezuela.svg Venezuela Mariángel Villasmil [100] 25 Ciudad Ojeda
Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam Nguyễn Trần Khánh Vân [101] 26 Ho Chi Minh City

Notes

  1. Ages at the time of the pageant

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