The 69th edition of Miss Universe i.e., Miss Universe 2020, was held on 16th May 2021 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, United States where Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa crowned Andrea Meza of Mexico as the new Miss Universe at the end of the event finale.
The 26-year-old Andrea holds multiple titles in her career in pageantry but this surely is her biggest win till now. Previously, she had been crowned Miss Mexico 2017 as she represented her country at Miss World 2017 and won the first runner-up position. Her long list of achievements also includes working as an activist who focuses on women's rights and inclusion. Currently, she is working closely with the Municipal Institute for Women, which aims to end gender violence.
Miss Universe 2020 Andrea Meza’s court included 1st Runner-up – Miss Universe Brazil 2020 Julia Gama, 2nd Runner-up – Miss Universe Peru 2020 Janick Maceta, 3rd Runner-up – Miss Universe India 2020 Adline Castelino and 4th Runner-up – Miss Universe Dominican Republic 2020 Kimberly Jiménez.
Top 10
Maria Thattil Miss Universe Australia 2020
Julia Gama Miss Universe Brazil 2020
Ivonne Cerdas Cascante Miss Universe Costa Rica 2020
Kimberly Jimenez Rodriguez Miss Universe Dominican Republic 2020
Adline Castelino Miss Universe India 2020
Miqueal Symone Williams Miss Universe Jamaica 2020
Andrea Meza Miss Universe Mexico 2020
Janick Maceta Del Castillo Miss Universe Peru 2020
Estefania Soto Torres Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2020
Amanda Obdam Miss Universe Thailand 2020
Top 21 (announced in the 7-7-7 format)
(First seven)
Maria Thattil Miss Universe Australia 2020
Laura Olascuaga Pinto Miss Universe Colombia 2020
Amandine Petit Miss Universe France 2020
Miqueal Symone Williams Miss Universe Jamaica 2020
Andrea Meza Miss Universe Mexico 2020
Thuzar Wint Lwin Miss Universe Myanmar 2020
Janick Maceta Del Castillo Miss Universe Peru 2020
(Second Seven)
Alina Luz Akselrad Miss Universe Argentina 2020
Chantal Wiertz Miss Universe Curaçao 2020
Kimberly Jimenez Rodriguez Miss Universe Dominican Republic 2020
Adline Castelino Miss Universe India 2020
Ayu Maulida Miss Universe Indonesia 2020
Estefania Soto Torres Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2020
Asya Danielle Branch Miss Universe United States of America 2020
(Third Seven)
Julia Gama Miss Universe Brazil 2020
Ivonne Cerdas Cascante Miss Universe Costa Rica 2020
Jeanette Akua Miss Universe Great Britain 2020
Ana Marcelo Miss Universe Nicaragua 2020
Rabiya Mateo Miss Universe Philippines 2020
Amanda Obdam Miss Universe Thailand 2020
Nguyen Tran Khanh Van Miss Universe Vietnam 2020
SPECIAL AWARDS
Best National Costume – Thuzar Wint Lwin (Myanmar)
Impact Award – Lenka Nemer (Bolivia)
Carnival Spirit Award –Kimberly Jiménez (Dominican Republic)
The contestants competing for Miss Universe 2020 are Paula Mehmetukaj Miss Universe Albania 2020, Alina Luz Akselrad Miss Universe Argentina 2020, Monika Grigoryan Miss Universe Armenia 2020, Helen Hernandez Miss Universe Aruba 2020, Maria Thattil Miss Universe Australia 2020, Shauntae Miller Miss Universe Bahamas 2020, Hillary Ann Williams Miss Universe Barbados 2020, Dhenia Covens Miss Universe Belgium 2020, Iris Salguero Miss Universe Belize 2020, Lenka Nemer Miss Universe Bolivia 2020, Julia Gama Miss Universe Brazil 2020, Shabree Frett Miss Universe British Virgin Islands 2020, Radinela Chusheva Miss Universe Bulgaria 2020, Sarita Reth Miss Universe Cambodia 2020, Angele Kossinda Miss Universe Cameroon 2020, Nova Stevens Miss Universe Canada 2020, Mariah Tibbetts Miss Universe Cayman Islands 2020, Daniela Nicolas Miss Universe Chile 2020, Jiaxin Sun Miss Universe China 2020, Laura Olascuaga Pinto Miss Universe Colombia 2020, Ivonne Cerdas Cascante Miss Universe Costa Rica 2020, Mirna Naiia Maric Miss Universe Croatia 2020, Chantal Wiertz Miss Universe Curaçao 2020, Klara Vavruskova Miss Universe Czech Republic 2020, Amanda Petri Miss Universe Denmark 2020, Kimberly Jimenez Rodriguez Miss Universe Dominican Republic 2020, Leyla Espinoza Miss Universe Ecuador 2020, Vanessa Velasquez Miss Universe El Salvador 2020, Viivi Altonen Miss Universe Finland 2020, Amandine Petit Miss Universe France 2020, Chelsea Tayui Miss Universe Ghana 2020, Jeanette Akua Miss Universe Great Britain 2020, Eden Berandoive Miss Universe Haiti 2020, Cecilia Rossell Miss Universe Honduras 2020, Elisabet Hulda Snorradottir Miss Universe Iceland 2020, Adline Castelino Miss Universe India 2020, Ayu Maulida Miss Universe Indonesia 2020, Nadia Sayers Miss Universe Ireland 2020, Tehila Levi Miss Universe Israel 2020, Viviana Vizzini Miss Universe Italy 2020, Miqueal Symone Williams Miss Universe Jamaica 2020, Aisha Harumi Tochigi Miss Universe Japan 2020, Kamilla Serikbay Miss Universe Kazakhstan 2020, Blerta Veseli Miss Universe Kosovo 2020, Christina Lasasimma Miss Universe Laos 2020, Francisca Luhong James Miss Universe Malaysia 2020, Anthea Zammit Miss Universe Malta 2020, Vandana Jeetah Miss Universe Mauritius 2020, Andrea Meza Miss Universe Mexico 2020, Thuzar Wint Lwin Miss Universe Myanmar 2020, Anshika Sharma Miss Universe Nepal 2020, Denise Speelman Miss Universe Netherlands 2020, Ana Marcelo Miss Universe Nicaragua 2020, Sunniva Frigstad Miss Universe Norway 2020, Carmen Isabel Jaramillo Miss Universe Panama 2020, Vanessa Castro Guillen Miss Universe Paraguay 2020, Janick Maceta Del Castillo Miss Universe Peru 2020, Rabiya Mateo Miss Universe Philippines 2020, Magdalena Kasiborska Miss Universe Poland 2020, Cristiana Silva Alves Miss Universe Portugal 2020, Estefania Soto Torres Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2020, Bianca Lorena Tirsin Miss Universe Romania 2020, Alina Sanko Miss Universe Russia 2020, Bernadette Belle Ong Miss Universe Singapore 2020, Natalia Hostakova Miss Universe Slovakia 2020, Natasha Joubert Miss Universe South Africa 2020, Park Ha Ri Miss Universe South Korea 2020, Andrea Martinez Fernandez Miss Universe Spain 2020, Amanda Obdam Miss Universe Thailand 2020, Elizaveta Yastremskaya Miss Universe Ukraine 2020, Asya Danielle Branch Miss Universe United States of America 2020, Lola de los Santos Bicco Miss Universe Uruguay 2020, Mariangel Villasmil Arteaga Miss Universe Venezuela 2020, Nguyen Tran Khanh Van Miss Universe Vietnam 2020.