Miss Universe 2021, the 70th edition of Miss Universe, was held on 12th December 2021, at Universe Dome in Eilat, Israel. Harnaaz Sandhu of India was crowned as the new Miss Universe by her predecessor Andrea Meza of Mexico at the end of the event finale. India broke it’s pageant-drought after 21 years at Miss Universe. The 2021 edition saw return of Steve Harvey as host and Fox as the official broadcaster of the show after being absent for the previous edition.

The newly crowned Miss Universe 2021 Harnaaz Sandhu’s court included –

1st Runner-Up – Nadia Ferreira of Paraguay

2nd Runner-Up – Lalela Mswane of South Africa

Top 5 also included Valeria Ayos of Colombia and Beatrice Gomez of Philippines while Top 10 also included Thessaly Zimmerman of Aruba, Clémence Botino of France, Michelle Colón of Puerto Rico, Chantel O'Brian of The Bahamas and Elle Smith of USA. Top 16 also included Emma Collingridge of Great Britain, Juri Watanabe of Japan, Brenda Smith of Panama, Nandita Banna of Singapore, Luiseth Materán of Venezuela and Nguyen Huynh Kim Duyên of Vietnam.

Chantel O'Brian of Bahamas and Antonia Figueroa of Chile were officially awarded the Spirit of Carnival Award and the Social Impact Award via Miss Universe YouTube Channel on 10th December 2021. Best National Costume went to Maristella Okpala of Nigeria, Spirit of Carnival Award went to Chantel O'Brian of The Bahamas, Social Impact Award went to Antonia Figueroa of Chile.

The contestants who competed in the 70th edition of the Miss Universe pageant were –

Ina Dajci - Miss Universe Albania for Miss Universe 2021

María Julieta García - Miss Universe Argentina for Miss Universe 2021

Nane Avetisyan - Miss Universe Armenia for Miss Universe 2021

Thessaly Zimmerman - Miss Universe Aruba for Miss Universe 2021

Daria Varlamova - Miss Universe Australia for Miss Universe 2021

Chantel O'Brian - Miss Universe Bahamas for Miss Universe 2021

Manar Nadeem Deyani (Jess Deyani) - Miss Universe Bahrain for Miss Universe 2021

Kedist Deltour - Miss Universe Belgium for Miss Universe 2021

Nahemi Uequin Antelo - Miss Universe Bolivia for Miss Universe 2021

Teresa Stela Barbosa Silva Santos - Miss Universe Brazil for Miss Universe 2021

Xaria Penn - Miss Universe British Virgin Islands for Miss Universe 2021

Elena Manolova Danova - Miss Universe Bulgaria for Miss Universe 2021

Marady Ngin (Rosa Ngin) - Miss Universe Cambodia for Miss Universe 2021

Akomo Minkata - Miss Universe Cameroon for Miss Universe 2021

Tamara Jemuovic - Miss Universe Canada for Miss Universe 2021

Georgina Kerford - Miss Universe Cayman Islands for Miss Universe 2021

Antonia Cristal Figueroa Alvarado - Miss Universe Chile for Miss Universe 2021

Yang Shi Yin - Miss Universe China for Miss Universe 2021

Valeria Maria Ayos Bossa - Miss Universe Colombia for Miss Universe 2021

Valeria Rees Loría - Miss Universe Costa Rica for Miss Universe 2021

Ora Antonia Ivaniševic - Miss Universe Croatia for Miss Universe 2021

Shariëngela Cijntje - Miss Universe Curaçao for Miss Universe 2021

Karolína Kokešová - Miss Universe Czech Republic for Miss Universe 2021

Sara Langtved - Miss Universe Denmark for Miss Universe 2021

Debbie Aflalo - Miss Universe Dominican Republic for Miss Universe 2021

Susy Sacoto Mendoza - Miss Universe Ecuador for Miss Universe 2021

Alejandra Gavidia - Miss Universe El Salvador for Miss Universe 2021

Chelsea Martina Mituy Avomo - Miss Universe Equatorial Guinea for Miss Universe 2021

Essi Unkuri - Miss Universe Finland for Miss Universe 2021

Clémence Botino - Miss Universe France for Miss Universe 2021

Hannah Seifer - Miss Universe Germany for Miss Universe 2021

Sylvia Naa Morkor Commodore - Miss Universe Ghana for Miss Universe 2021

Emma Rose Collingridge - Miss Universe Great Britain for Miss Universe 2021

Sophia Arapogianni Evies - Miss Universe Greece for Miss Universe 2021

Dannia Sucely Guevara Morfín - Miss Universe Guatemala for Miss Universe 2021

Pascale Bélony - Miss Universe Haiti for Miss Universe 2021

Rose Meléndez - Miss Universe Honduras for Miss Universe 2021

Jázmin Viktória Elizabeth - Miss Universe Hungary for Miss Universe 2021

Elísa Gróa Steinþórsdóttir - Miss Universe Iceland for Miss Universe 2021

Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu - Miss Universe India for Miss Universe 2021

Katharine Sara Walker - Miss Universe Ireland for Miss Universe 2021

Noa Cochva - Miss Universe Israel for Miss Universe 2021

Caterina Di Fuccia - Miss Universe Italy for Miss Universe 2021

Daena Soares - Miss Universe Jamaica for Miss Universe 2021

Juri Watanabe - Miss Universe Japan for Miss Universe 2021

Aziza Tokashova - Miss Universe Kazakhstan for Miss Universe 2021

Roshanara Ebrahim - Miss Universe Kenya for Miss Universe 2021

Tuti Sejdiu - Miss Universe Kosovo for Miss Universe 2021

Jennie Tonkham Phonchanhueang - Miss Universe Laos for Miss Universe 2021

Jade Cini - Miss Universe Malta for Miss Universe 2021

Anne Murielle Ravina - Miss Universe Mauritius for Miss Universe 2021

Débora Hallal Ayala - Miss Universe Mexico for Miss Universe 2021

Kawtar Benhalima Benjelloun - Miss Universe Morocco for Miss Universe 2021

Chelsi Tashaleen Shikongo - Miss Universe Namibia for Miss Universe 2021

Sujita Basnet - Miss Universe Nepal for Miss Universe 2021

Julia Sinning - Miss Universe Netherlands for Miss Universe 2021

Allison Fernanda Wassmer Salgado - Miss Universe Nicaragua for Miss Universe 2021

Maristella Chidiogo Okpala - Miss Universe Nigeria for Miss Universe 2021

Nora Emilie Nakken - Miss Universe Norway for Miss Universe 2021

Brenda Andrea Smith Lezama - Miss Universe Panama for Miss Universe 2021

Nadia Tamara Ferreira - Miss Universe Paraguay for Miss Universe 2021

Yely Rivera Kroll - Miss Universe Peru for Miss Universe 2021

Beatrice Luigi Gallarde Gomez - Miss Universe Philippines for Miss Universe 2021

Agata Wdowiak - Miss Universe Poland for Miss Universe 2021

Oricia Domínguez Dos Santos - Miss Universe Portugal for Miss Universe 2021

Michelle Marie Colón Ramírez - Miss Universe Puerto Rico for Miss Universe 2021

Carmina Elena Olimpia Coftas - Miss Universe Romania for Miss Universe 2021

Ralina Arabova - Miss Universe Russia for Miss Universe 2021

Nandita Banna - Miss Universe Singapore for Miss Universe 2021

Veronika Šcepánková - Miss Universe Slovakia for Miss Universe 2021

Lalela Mswane - Miss Universe South Africa for Miss Universe 2021

Jisu Kim - Miss Universe South Korea for Miss Universe 2021

Sárah Loinaz Marjaní - Miss Universe Spain for Miss Universe 2021

Moa Sandberg - Miss Universe Sweden for Miss Universe 2021

Anchilee Scott-Kemmis - Miss Universe Thailand for Miss Universe 2021

Cemrenaz Turhan - Miss Universe Turkey for Miss Universe 2021

Anna Neplyakh - Miss Universe Ukraine for Miss Universe 2021

Ellen Elizabeth "Elle" Smith - Miss Universe United States of America for Miss Universe 2021

Luiseth Emiliana Materán Bolaño - Miss Universe Venezuela for Miss Universe 2021

Nguyen Huynh Kim Duyen - Miss Universe Vietnam for Miss Universe 2021