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 NEW ORLEANS — About 90 women from 67 countries around the globe will take on the runway at Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans to fight for the role of Miss Universe on January 14, 2023. Earlier this month, the organization announced the pageant had been postponed to avoid conflict with the 2022 FIFA World Cup being held in Qatar from November 20 to December 18. The City of New Orleans announced Monday it will be hosting the highly-anticipated event for the first time in history. “Hosting the 71st annual Miss Universe pageant is a rare, prestigious opportunity to positively showcase New Orleans to a global viewing audience in 165 countries and territories,” said Walt Leger III, Executive Vice President and incoming CEO of New Orleans & Company. New Orleans had been on the top of the organization’s list to host the prestigious pageant for a while now, according to the president of the Miss Universe Organization, Paula Shugart. She said the city’s unique arts, entertainment, and culinary scene sealed the deal. In a statement on Monday, Mayor LaToya Cantrell says it is an honor to host the 71st Miss Universe Competition, since the city and the Miss Universe Organization “share common values of celebrating inclusion, culture and the empowerment of women.” The mayor says she hopes this opportunity will “show people around the globe why New Orleans is the best in the world at executing major events, festivals, conferences and conventions with a culture that is absolutely unmatched.” The area will likely see a major boost in tourism for the event, with contestants, fans, celebrities, journalists, and influencers expected to flock to the Big Easy for the world-renowned pageant. The 71st Miss Universe Pageant will introduce its first contestant representing the country of Bhutan, and Seychelles is returning to the competition for the first time since 1995. Angola, Belize, Guam, Indonesia, Iraq, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Saint Lucia, Switzerland, Trinidad and Tobago and Uruguay are also returning to the competition after a hiatus. “I look forward to our delegates from all over the world getting to experience all [New Orleans] has to offer," says Shugart.
The Miss Universe Organization confirmed in an email to the national directors that the next Miss Universe edition will be held in the first quarter of 2023. There was no official date and host country that were revealed in the communication but the organization will soon make an official announcement. The reigning queen, Harnaaz Sandhu of India, who was crowned Miss Universe 2021 last December 13 will have a longer reign than expected. Miss Universe 2019 Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa is currently the longest reigning Miss Universe in history due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Zozi reigned for one year and five months before she passed her crown on to Andrea Meza of Mexico during Miss Universe 2020 in Hollywood, Florida. There are so far almost 60 contestants have been selected to participate in the 71st Miss Universe pageant. Photo: Miss Universe Popular posts from this blog
The first-ever Miss Universe Extravaganza presented by the new owner of the Miss Universe Organization, the JKN Global Group PCL, will be held this Monday, November 7 at the Siam Pavalai Royal Grand Theatre, Paragon Cineplex, in Bangkok, Thailand. Headed by the self-made billionaire, media mogul and TV host Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip, the highly anticipated event to be broadcasted across JKN streaming channels will be attended by MUO President Paula Shugart and CEO Amy Emmerich. One of the highlights will be the gathering of five Miss Universe beauties consisting of Natalie Glebova (2005), Leila Lopes (2011), Catriona Gray (2018), Andrea Meza (2020), and reigning Miss Universe Harnaaz Sandhu, for the first time in the Land of Smiles. The JKN Universe Extravaganza is also expected to give away gifts worth 7 million baht in total to the fans who will be attending the fabulous One Universe celebration. Following the historic event, a private gala dinner will be held in the evening from Miss World Trinidad and Tobago 2022 is Aché Abrahams
Miss Maracas Valley, Aché Abrahams, was crowned Miss World Trinidad and Tobago 2022 in a glittering competition held on Sunday, November 6 at the National Academy for the Performing Arts (NAPA), Port of Spain. The 23-year-old creative artist, a mental health advocate, and social activist residing in Cantaro, Santa Cruz, beat 16 other finalists to win the national title. She succeeds last year's winner Jeanine Brandt and will now prepare to represent her country at the 71st Miss World pageant. Miss Cunupia, Dania Duntin and Miss Arima, Jemima Pierre were respectively announced as the first and second runners-up while Miss Claxton Bay, Janelle Pirmal and Miss San Juan, Savannah Sandy rounded out the Top 5 finalists. The rest of the Top 10 were Miss Carenage, Lystia Mulzac; Miss Diamond Vale, Emma-Leigh Aqui; Miss Glencoe, Gabriella Jagmohan; Miss Marabella, Felicia Ramoutar; and Miss Morvant, Brenique Richards. Fast track challenge winners who won a guaranteed spot into the Top 10 we Miss Universe Armenia 2022 is Kristina Ayanian
Kristina Ayanian has been officially announced as Miss Universe Armenia 2022 on Wednesday, November 2, and will now represent her country at the 71st Miss Universe pageant. The 25-year-old Bentley University graduate and a stock exchange company employee succeeded last year's titleholder Nane Avetisyan and will now prepare to travel to New Orleans, Louisiana, USA this January for the prestigious international competition. No stranger to pageantry, the talented classical pianist has been joining beauty competitions from a young age and won the titles Miss Boston Preteen, Miss Massachusetts Outstanding Teen and Miss Boston. Last year, she was named Miss Grand Armenia and went on to participate in Miss Grand International in Thailand. Armenia, a former Soviet republic in the mountainous Caucasus region between Asia and Europe, debuted at Miss Universe in 2018 with Eliza Muradyan. The country has yet to win the coveted crown. Meet the newly appointed Miss Universe Armenia: View Miss Grand International announces new fifth runner-up, braces amid controversies
Miss Grand Philippines Roberta Tamondong has been officially announced by the MGI organization as the new Miss Grand International 2022 fifth runner-up. The 20-year-old environmental awareness advocate was part of the Top 20 semi-finalists during the Miss Grand International 2022 final competition in Jakarta, Indonesia on October 25. She replaced the "Miss Popular Vote" winner and Top 10 finalist Yuvna Rinishta of Mauritius, who refused to sign a contract and resigned due to personal reasons. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Roberta Tamondong (@roberta.tamondong) Roberta seemed to have accepted the replacement offer after posting the announcement on her social media and changing her bio. She is now expected to join the rest of the Top 10 in Bangkok, Thailand to assume the duties and responsibilities that come with her new position and also be part of the pageant's 10th-year anniversary world tour. Amid the announcement, MGI has been receiv Miss Korea 2022 is Lee Seung-hyun
Lee Seung-hyun, a 23-year-old economics student at Korea University was crowned Miss Korea 2022 in a glittering final held on Wednesday, October 26 at the Blue Square in Yongsan-gu, Seoul. Yoo Si-eun, 25, a student of aviation services, and Kim Go-eun, 22, a student of aviation and aeronautical engineering, were in second and third places, respectively. Out of 54 regional winners, only 30 finalists were selected to take part in the 66th edition of the national pageant. This year's winners are expected to represent Korea at Miss Earth 2023 in Vietnam and Miss International 2023 in Japan. Meet the new Miss Korea: View this post on Instagram A post shared by 이승현 (@is.hyun_) Photos: Miss Korea , Lee Seung-hyun / Instagram RELATED POSTS: Miss International Korea 2022 is Kim Su-jin SPOTLIGHT: Meet Hanna Kim, Miss Universe Korea 2022 Miss Universe Czech Republic 2022 is Sára Mikulenková
Sára Mikulenková has been officially confirmed to represent the Czech Republic in the 71st Miss Universe pageant in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA this January. The 20-year-old model from Valašské Meziříčí was chosen among the Top 20 finalists of the Česká Miss Essens 2022 competition whose final show is scheduled for December 11. Another finalist, Anežka Heralecká, was already named Miss Earth Czech Republic 2022 and will go to the Miss Earth 2022 final this month in the Philippines. "I don't even know where to start but yes, strange things are happening to me right now with life, but in a positive way. Fate took me in a different direction than I had planned. I feel humility, gratitude, joy, tears of happiness, and above all, support," said the newly appointed Miss Universe Czech Republic. This year's revolutionized Česká Miss Essens pageant showcases the contestants' journey to the competition with the reality show "Hledá se Miss" on Prima Show. The judg Miss Universe Bulgaria 2022 is Kristina Plamenova
Kristina Plamenova has been officially announced as Miss Universe Bulgaria 2022 and will now represent her country at the 71st Miss Universe. The 26-year-old model and law graduate hails from the northwestern Bulgarian town of Byala Slatina and is currently living in Sofia. She is no stranger to pageantry, having won the title of Miss Sofia in 2019. Bulgaria has yet to win the Miss Universe pageant since the Balkan country debuted at the prestigious international competition in 1991. The new Miss Universe Bulgaria succeeded last year's titleholder Elena Danova and will now prepare to travel to New Orleans, Louisiana, USA for the upcoming Miss Universe edition this January. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Universe Bulgaria (@missbulgariauniverse) Photos: Miss Universe Bulgaria / Instagram Man of the Year 2022 is Dominik Chabr from Czech Republic
Dominik Chabr, representing the Czech Republic, was named Man of the Year 2022 on Sunday, August 21 in Bali, Indonesia. The 28-year-old fitness model and hockey player bested 13 other contestants to win his title. He succeeds Korea's Lee Ho Jin who won in 2019. Nguyen Minh Khac of Vietnam was named first runner-up while Bogdan Yusipchuk of Ukraine, Lee Joo Yong of Korea, and Pablo Fernández Gallego of Spain were the second, third, and fourth runners-up, respectively. The representatives from Chile, the Dominican Republic, and the Philippines completed the Top 8. "It's a great experience for me because I can only experience this once in my life and I'm really happy that all the hard work paid off," the new Man of the Year wrote in a statement on social media. This year's competition was the 5th edition of the Man of the Year pageant which is based in Indonesia. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dominik Chabr (@d.chabr) Photos: Ma Miss Universe beauties take center stage at extravaganza in Bangkok
JKN Global Group PCL, the new owner of the Miss Universe Organization successfully held the first-ever Miss Universe Extravaganza at Paragon Cineplex in Bangkok, Thailand. The highly talked-about historic event which was held on Monday, November 7, and streamed across JKN platforms, was a spectacle parade of Miss Universe beauties all glammed up for the special occasion. Attended of course by the new owner herself from Thailand, Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip, with MUO President Paula Shugart and CEO Amy Emmerich, the empowered reigning Miss Universe and menstrual equity advocate Harnaaz Sandhu, former titleholders, and Miss Universe Thailand's present and former queens. The past winners who were present include Miss Universe 2005 Natalie Glebova, who after her reign made the decision to settle in Thailand where she won her title. She talked about her love for the country and attest to the many wonderful things its beauty and its warm people can offer the world. Miss Universe 2011 Le 14th Mister International is Manuel Franco of Dominican Republic
Manuel "Manu" Franco of the Dominican Republic was proclaimed the 14th Mister International on Sunday, October 30 at the New Frontier Theater in Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines. The 21-year-old actor, model and fitness enthusiast beat 34 other distinctively handsome men from around the world to win his country's first Mister International. Apart from the title, he was also awarded Best in Formal Wear. India's Lukanand Kshetrimayum was named first runner-up while the representatives from Venezuela, Orangel de Jesús Dirinot Guanipa, Hong Kong, Jason Li Kwai Chiu, Philippines, Myron Jude "MJ" Ordillano, and Spain, Juan Pablo Colías González were announced the second, third, fourth and fifth runners-up, respectively. Rounding out the Top 10 were Cuba, Rubert Manuel Arias Solozábal, Mexico, Jorge Andrés Villegas Ramon, Thailand, Surasak "Tor" Muangkaew, and USA, Daryn Alexander, while Brazil, Luan Antonelli Bristot, Czech Republic, Matěj Švec, Malaysia, Who is MISS UNIVERSE 2023?For the Miss Universe PH pageant 2022, Celeste Cortesi, a Filipino-Italian model, was crowned Miss Universe pageant last April. In New Orleans, Louisiana, she will participate in the 71st Miss Universe pageant scheduled on January 14, 2023.
Where will 2023 MISS UNIVERSE be held?NEW ORLEANS — The City of New Orleans today announced it will host the 71st MISS UNIVERSE® competition on Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023. The international event will be hosted at New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
Who will be the next MISS UNIVERSE of 2022?Miss Universe 2022 will be the 71st Miss Universe pageant, to be held at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States on January 14, 2023. Harnaaz Sandhu of India will crown her successor at the end of the event.
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. Who owns MISS UNIVERSE now?The Miss Universe Organization is arguably in better hands now. On Wednesday, it was announced that Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip — a Thai media tycoon who has been open about her experiences as a trans woman — purchased the pageant for $20 million, CNN reports.
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