Miss Universe 2023

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For the 71st edition of the pageant held in January 2023, see Miss Universe 2022.
Miss Universe 2023
{
Date 18 November 2023
Presenters
Venue Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda, San Salvador, El Salvador
Broadcaster
Entrants 84
Placements 20
Debuts
  • Pakistan
Withdrawals
  • Armenia
  • Belize
  • Bhutan
  • China
  • Ghana
  • Haiti
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • Seychelles
  • Turkey
  • Uruguay
Returns
  • Denmark
  • Egypt
  • Guyana
  • Hungary
  • Ireland
  • Kazakhstan
  • Latvia
  • Mongolia
  • Norway
  • Zimbabwe
Winner Sheynnis Palacios
Nicaragua
Congeniality Athenea Pérez, Spain
Best National Costume Michelle Dee, Philippines

Miss Universe 2023 was the 72nd Miss Universe pageant, held at the Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda in San Salvador, El Salvador, on 18 November 2023.[3]

At the end of the event, Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua was crowned as Miss Universe 2023 by R'Bonney Gabriel of the United States. This was Nicaragua's first win in the pageant's history.[4]

Contestants from eighty-four countries and territories competed in this edition. The competition was presented by Jeannie Mai and Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo for the second consecutive time, along with Maria Menounos.[5] Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray and Zuri Hall also served as backstage correspondents for the second time.[6][7] John Legend performed in this edition.[8]

Background

Location and date

On 14 January 2023, during the Miss Universe 2022 pageant, Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele announced that the 72nd edition will be held in El Salvador in late 2023, after having last hosted the pageant in 1975.[9][10] Later, on 27 July 2023, the Miss Universe Organization announced that the pageant will take place on 18 November 2023.[11]

The choice of El Salvador as the host country was met with criticism[12][13] due to the country's ongoing state of emergency amid the Salvadoran gang crackdown.[14][15] Protests were staged in the capital San Salvador following the allocation of public funds for the hosting of the pageant amid an economical crisis.[16][17][18]

To promote the pageant, the organization offered a "Hello Universe" travel package.[19][20]

Selection of participants

Contestants from eighty-four countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Five of these delegates were appointed to the position after being runners-up in their national pageant, or being chosen through a casting process.[citation needed] For the first time since 1957,[21] the Miss Universe Organization allowed the participation of married women and women with children to compete in the pageant.[21][22]

This edition's roster of contestants was noted by media outlets for its diversity and inclusivity compared to past pageants.[23][24][25] Among the contestants in the edition were Rikkie Kollé of the Netherlands and Marina Machete of Portugal, who became the joint second transgender women to compete in the pageant, after Ángela Ponce of Spain in 2018.[26][27] Furthermore, the edition also saw the participation of the first married women and mothers to compete in the pageant since 1957, with the participation of Camila Avella of Colombia, Michelle Cohn of Guatemala, and Lorena Santen of Switzerland.[28] Jane Dipika Garrett of Nepal was also recognized by media outlets to be the "first plus-sized" delegate to compete in the pageant.[29] Erica Robin, the first delegate to be sent by Pakistan to the pageant, was also cited as another contestant who was "making the pageant more inclusive",[30] though her participation was met with mixed reactions within her country.[31]

Replacements

Namuunzul Batmagnai, the second runner-up of Miss Universe Mongolia 2023, was appointed to represent Mongolia after the original winner, Nominzul Zandangiin was deemed unable to compete due to undisclosed reasons.[32][33] Lê Thảo Nhi (vi), the first runner-up of Miss Universe Vietnam 2022, was initially set to participate in this year's edition.[34] However, the Saigon Universe Joint Stock Company had lost the Miss Universe franchise back in February 2023, and the license was transferred to the Miss Universe Vietnam Trading Joint Stock Company.[35][36] After the negotiation process between the two companies failed, the latter decided to organize a new contest called Miss Universe Vietnam to choose the new representative of Vietnam at Miss Universe. The winner of the contest was Quỳnh Hoa Bùi.[37][38]

Debuts, returns and withdrawals

This edition marked the debut of Pakistan;[39] and the returns of Denmark, Egypt, Guyana, Hungary, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Mongolia, Norway, and Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe last competed in 2001;[40] Latvia last competed in 2006; Guyana last competed in 2017;[41] Egypt and Mongolia last competed in 2019;[42] meanwhile the others last competed in 2021.[43]

Armenia, Belize, Bhutan, Ghana, Haiti, Seychelles, Turkey, and Uruguay withdrew after their respective organizations failed to appoint a delegate, hold a national competition, or lost their national franchise.[44][45][46][47] Maya Turdalieva was appointed to represent Kyrgyzstan after Diami Almazbekova, the original representative of Kyrgyzstan, decided to withdraw from the competition due to lack of preparation.[48] Turdalieva was then replaced by Akylai Kalberdieva due to undisclosed reasons. However, Kalberdieva also decided to withdraw due to undisclosed reasons, leading to Kyrgyzstan's withdrawal from the competition. Miss Universe China 2023 Jia Qi withdrew due to logistical problems and competed at the 2024 edition of Miss Universe, making the Top 30.[49][50]

Results

File:Miss Universe 2023 Results.png
Miss Universe 2023 official results

Placements

Placement Contestant
Miss Universe 2023
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
Top 5
Top 10
Top 20

§ – Voted into the Top 20 by viewers

Special awards

Award Contestant
Best National Costume
Fan Vote Winner
Spirit of Carnival Award
Miss Congeniality

Voice For Change

In the run-up to the main pageant, the contestants competed in the Voice For Change competition, where they shared their advocacies in the course of a three-minute video.[59] A sponsored segment with jewelry brand Mouawad and communication platform CI Talks, the winners of the competition was determined through an online vote and by a selection committee. The ten silver finalists were announced during the preliminary competition, while the three gold winners were announced during the finals.[60]

Placement Contestant
Gold Winners
Silver Finalists

Pageant

Format

The Miss Universe Organization announced several different changes to the format for this edition. The number of semifinalists was increased to twenty—the same number of semifinalists in 2019. The results of the preliminary competition held on 15 November 2023, which consisted of the swimsuit and evening gown competition,[62] and the closed-door interviews, determined the first nineteen semi-finalists selected at-large. Moreover, online voting was used again in this edition, with the voting public determining the twentieth delegate to advance into the semi-finals.[63][64] The twenty semi-finalists competed in the swimsuit competition and were narrowed down to ten afterward. The ten semi-finalists then competed in the evening gown competition in which five delegates were chosen to advance as finalists. The five finalists competed in the interview questions, and were narrowed down to three. The three finalists competed in the final question, after which Miss Universe 2023 and her two runners-up were announced.[65]

Selection committee

Contestants

Eighty-four contestants competed for the title.[68][69]

Country/Territory Contestant Age[lower-alpha 1] Hometown
Albania Endi Demneri[70] 25 Tirana
Angola Ana Coimbra[71] 23 Benguela
Argentina Yamile Dajud[72] 27 Buenos Aires
Aruba Karol Croes[73] 27 Oranjestad
Australia Moraya Wilson[74] 22 Melbourne
Bahamas Melissa Ingraham[75] 26 Long Island
Bahrain Lujane Yacoub[76] 19 Hamala
Belgium Emilie Vansteenkiste[77] 22 Elewijt
Bolivia Estefany Rivero[78] 26 Trinidad
Brazil Maria Brechane[79] 19 Rio Grande
British Virgin Islands British Virgin Islands Ashellica Fahie[80] 28 Tortola
Bulgaria Yuliia Pavlikova[81] 30 Kerch
Cambodia Sotima John[82] 23 Kampong Cham
Cameroon Issie Princesse[83] 22 Littoral Region
Canada Madison Kvaltin[84] 25 Greater Sudbury
Cayman Islands Ileann Powery[85] 26 West Bay
Chile Celeste Viel[86] 24 Santiago
Colombia Camila Avella[87] 28 Yopal
Costa Rica Lisbeth Valverde[88] 28 Uvita
Croatia Andrea Erjavec[89] 23 Perušić
Curaçao Kim Rossen[90] 26 Willemstad
Czech Republic Vanesa Švédová[91] 20 Přerov
Denmark Nikoline Hansen[92] 21 Valby
Dominican Republic Mariana Downing[93] 27 Cotuí
Ecuador Delary Stoffers[94] 23 Guayaquil
Egypt Mohra Tantawy[95] 22 Cairo
El Salvador Isabella García-Manzo[96] 20 San Salvador
Equatorial Guinea Diana Hinestrosa[97] 25 Corisco
Finland Paula Joukanen[98] 22 Helsinki
France Diane Leyre[99] 26 Paris
Germany Helena Bleicher[100] 24 Ravensburg
Great Britain Jessica Page[101] 28 Liverpool
Greece Marielia Zaloumi[102] 20 Athens
Guatemala Michelle Cohn[28] 28 Guatemala City
Guyana Lisa Narine[103] 26 Pomeroon-Supenaam
Honduras Zuheilyn Clemente[104] 23 Tegucigalpa
Hungary Tünde Blága[105] 27 Hidegség
Iceland Lilja Pétursdóttir[106] 19 Reykjavík
India Shweta Sharda[107] 23 Chandigarh
Indonesia Fabiënne Groeneveld[108] 23 Jakarta
Ireland Aishah Akorede[109] 24 Leixlip
Italy Carmen Panepinto[110] 24 Vittoria
Jamaica Jordanne Levy[111] 27 Kingston
Japan Rio Miyazaki[112] 20 Shizuoka
Kazakhstan Tomiris Zair[113] 20 Almaty
Kosovo Arbesa Rrahmani[114] 22 Ferizaj
Laos Phaimany Lathsabanthao[115] 28 Vientiane
Latvia Kate Alexeeva[68] 29 Riga
Lebanon Maya Aboul Hosn[116] 25 Btekhnay
Malaysia Serena Lee[117] 26 Kuala Lumpur
Malta Ella Portelli[118] 25 St. Julian's
Mauritius Tatiana Beauharnais[119] 24 Souillac
Mexico Melissa Flores[120] 25 Venustiano Carranza
Mongolia Namuunzul Batmagnai[33] 24 Ulaanbaatar
Myanmar Amara Bo[121] 23 Mandalay
Namibia Jameela Uiras[122] 23 Windhoek
Nepal Jane Dipika Garrett[123] 23 Kathmandu
Netherlands Rikkie Kollé[124] 22 Breda
Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios[125] 23 Diriamba
Nigeria Ugochi Ihezue[126] 27 Ideato North
Norway Julie Tollefsen[127] 28 Oslo
Pakistan Erica Robin[128] 25 Karachi
Panama Natasha Vargas[129] 26 Las Tablas
Paraguay Elicena Andrada[130] 28 Tobatí
Peru Camila Escribens[131] 25 Lima
Philippines Michelle Dee[132] 28 Makati
Poland Angelika Jurkowianiec[133] 27 Namysłów
Portugal Marina Machete[134] 28 Palmela
Puerto Rico Karla Guilfú[135] 25 Patillas
Russia Margarita Golubeva[136] 22 Saint Petersburg
Saint Lucia Earlyca Frederick[137] 25 Choiseul
Singapore Priyanka Annuncia[138] 26 Singapore
Slovakia Kinga Puhová[139] 23 Dunajská Streda
South Africa Bryoni Govender[140] 27 Kempton Park
South Korea So-yun Kim[141] 28 South Gyeongsang
Spain Athenea Pérez[142] 27 Murcia
Switzerland Lorena Santen[143] 26 Zurich
Thailand Anntonia Porsild[144] 27 Nakhon Ratchasima
Trinidad and Tobago Faith Gillezeau[145] 25 San Fernando
Ukraine Angelina Usanova[146] 26 Kyiv
United States Noelia Voigt[147] 24 Park City
Venezuela Diana Silva[148] 26 Caracas
Vietnam Quỳnh Hoa Bùi[149] 25 Hanoi
Zimbabwe Brooke Bruk-Jackson[150] 21 Harare

Notes

  1. ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant

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