Miss Universe 2018 : Info

Miss Universe 2018, the 67th edition of Miss Universe, was held on 17th December 2018 at IMPACT Arena, Muang Thong Thani in Nonthaburi Province, Thailand. Catriona Gray of the Philippines was crowned the new queen by her predecessor Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa at the end of the event finale. Philippines won its fourth Miss Universe crown.

Tamaryn Green of South Africa and Sthefany Gutiérrez of Venezuela were adjudged first and second runners-up respectively. Top 5 also included Kiara Ortega of Puerto Rico and H'Hen Nie of Vietnam while Top 10 also included Marta Stepien of Canada, Natalia Carvajal of Costa Rica, Akisha Albert of Curaçao, Manita Devkota of Nepal, Sophida Kanchanarin of Thailand. Angela Ponce of Spain became the first transgender to compete at Miss Universe in this edition.

The show was hosted by comedian Steve Harvey and supermodel Ashley Graham, while television personality Carson Kressley and runway coach Lu Sierra provided commentary and analysis. American singer-songwriter Ne-Yo performed during the competition.

The delegates who competed at Miss Universe 2018 were –

Trejsi Sejdini representing Albania

Ana Liliana Avião representing Angola

Agustina Pivowarchuk representing Argentina

Eliza Muradyan representing Armenia

Kimberly Julsing representing Aruba

Francesca Hung representing Australia

Meghan Theobalds representing Barbados

Zoé Brunet representing Belgium

Jenelli Fraser representing Belize

Joyce Prado representing Bolivia

Mayra Dias representing Brazil

A’yana Keshelle Phillips representing British Virgin Islands

Gabriela Topalova representing Bulgaria

Nat Rern representing Cambodia

Marta Stepien representing Canada

Caitlin Tyson representing Cayman Islands

Andrea Díaz representing Chile

Meisu Qin representing China

Valeria Morales representing Colombia

Natalia Carvajal representing Costa Rica

Mia Pojatina representing Croatia

Akisha Albert representing Curaçao

Lea Šteflícková representing Czech Republic

Helena Heuser representing Denmark

Aldy Bernard representing Dominican Republic

Virginia Limongi representing Ecuador

Nariman Khaled representing Egypt

Marisela de Montecristo representing El Salvador

Alina Voronkova representing Finland

Eva Colas representing France

Lara Yan representing Georgia

Celine Willers representing Germany

Akpene Diata Hoggar representing Ghana

Ioanna Bella representing Greece

Athena McNinch representing Guam

Mariana García representing Guatemala

Samantha Colas representing Haiti

Vanessa Villars representing Honduras

Eniko Kecskès representing Hungary

Katrín Lea Elenudóttir representing Iceland

Nehal Chudasama representing India

Sonia Fergina Citra representing Indonesia

Nikol Reznikov representing Israel

Erica De Matteis representing Italy

Emily Maddison representing Jamaica

Yuumi Kato representing Japan

Sabina Azimbayeva representing Kazakhstan

Wabaiya Kariuki representing Kenya

Zana Berisha representing Kosovo

Begimay Karybekova representing Kyrgyzstan

On-anong Homsombath representing Laos

Maya Reaidy representing Lebanon

Jane Teoh representing Malaysia

Francesca Mifsud representing Malta

Varsha Ragoobarsing representing Mauritius

Andrea Toscano representing Mexico

Dolgion Delgerjav representing Mongolia

Hnin Thway Yu Aung representing Myanmar

Selma Kamanya representing Namibia

Manita Devkota representing Nepal

Rahima Dirkse representing Netherlands

Estelle Curd representing New Zealand

Adriana Paniagua representing Nicaragua

Aramide Lopez representing Nigeria

Susanne Guttorm representing Norway

Rosa Montezuma representing Panama

Belén Alderete representing Paraguay

Romina Lozano representing Peru

Catriona Gray representing Philippines

Magdalena Swat representing Poland

Filipa Barroso representing Portugal

Kiara Ortega representing Puerto Rico

Grainne Gallanagh representing Ireland

Yulia Polyachikhina representing Russia

Angella Dalsou representing Saint Lucia

Zahra Khanum representing Singapore

Barbora Hanová representing Slovakia

Tamaryn Green representing South Africa

Baek Ji Hyun representing South Korea

Ángela Ponce representing Spain

Ornella Gunesekere representing Sri Lanka

Emma Strandberg representing Sweden

Jastina Doreen Riederer representing Switzerland

Sophida Kanchanarin representing Thailand

Danielle Grant representing Bahamas

Tara De Vries representing Turkey

Karyna Zhosan representing Ukraine

Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers representing Great Britain

Sarah Rose Summers representing USA

Aniska Tonge representing US Virgin Islands

Sofía Marrero representing Uruguay

Sthefany Gutiérrez representing Venezuela

H'Hen Niê representing Vietnam

Melba Shakabozha representing Zambia