Miss Universe 2019, the 68th edition of Miss Universe, held its grand coronation night tonight i.e. 8th December 2019 at the Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States where Zozibini Tunzi from South Africa was crowned the new queen. She succeeds and was crowned by Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray of Philippines.
Zozibini Tunzi gave a stellar performance at the Miss Universe 2019 stage to win the third crown for her country. The 26-year-old beauty queen impressed everyone with her beauty and grace. She holds a bachelors degree in public relations and image management. Zozibini is the first black woman to be crowned Miss Universe since Leila Lopes won in 2010. The stunning South African beauty gave impressive and fluent answers to her questions as she mesmerised the judges.
The newly crowned Miss Universe 2019 Zozibini Tunzi’s court included –
First Runner-Up – Madison Anderson Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019
Second Runner-Up – Gabriela Tafur Nader Miss Universe Colombia 2019
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The coronation night began as ninety gorgeous beauties walked on the stage representing their respective countries. The panel of judges sat to make the first cut to Top 20 as the scoring from preliminary competition was taken into account. The contestants who made it to Top 25 from their respective continents and online voting are - From Africa and Asia Pacific - Frederika Alexis Cull Miss Universe Indonesia 2019, Zozibini Tunzi Miss Universe South Africa 2019, Olutosin Itohan Araromi Miss Universe Nigeria 2019, Paweensuda Drouin (Fahsai Paweensuda) Miss Universe Thailand 2019, Hoàng Thi Thùy (Mia Hoang) Miss Universe Vietnam 2019; From Europe - Cindy Marina Miss Universe Albania 2019, Mia Rkman Miss Universe Croatia 2019, Maëva Coucke Miss Universe France 2019, Birta Abiba Þórhallsdóttir Miss Universe Iceland 2019, Sylvie Da Costa Silva Miss Universe Portugal 2019; From Americas - Clauvid Dály Cabrera Miss Universe Dominican Republic 2019, Sofía Montserrat Aragón Torres Miss Universe Mexico 2019, Kelin Poldy Rivera Kroll Miss Universe Peru 2019, Madison Sara Anderson Berríos Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2019 and Cheslie Kryst Miss Universe United States of America 2019; From Online Voting - Júlia do Vale Horta Miss Universe Brazil 2019, Gabriela Tafur Náder Miss Universe Colombia 2019, Vartika Singh Miss Universe India 2019, Gazini Christiana Jordi Ganados Miss Universe Philippines 2019 and Lulyana Thalía Olvino Torres Miss Universe Venezuela 2019.
Also see – Best Opening Speeches of Miss Universe 2019
Not only did these delegates impress the audience, but were mega favourites for the crown. The twenty beautiful ladies then went on to give their opening speeches as they talked about their advocacy and the change they want to bring in the world. After that, the judges made the next cut top 10 which included Maëva Coucke of France, Birta Abiba Þórhallsdóttir of Iceland, Frederika Alexis Cull of Indonesia, Kelin Poldy Rivera Kroll of Peru, Cheslie Kryst of United States of America, Gabriela Tafur Náder of Colombia, Paweensuda Drouin (Fahsai Paweensuda) of Thailand, Sofía Montserrat Aragón Torres of Mexico, Madison Sara Anderson Berríos of Puerto Rico and Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa.
After that Philippines's Gazini Christiana Ganados was awarded the Best in National Costume award while Poland’s Olga Bulawa took home the coveted Miss Congeniality award. The top 10 beauties then paraded the stage in their stunning swimsuits and evening gowns.
The cut to Top 5 was then made as Gabriela Tafur Náder of Colombia, Paweensuda Drouin (Fahsai Paweensuda) of Thailand, Sofía Montserrat Aragón Torres of Mexico, Madison Sara Anderson Berríos of Puerto Rico and Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa entered as the finalists. Each of these beauties then went through the gruelling question and answer round, answering with fluency and sincerity.
As Top 5 delegates waited for the final cut, the performers entertained the audience. The Top 3 were then selected who went through the last round of question and answer as the jury took their final decision. All in all, this edition also witnessed stunning performances from the contestants who amazed everyone with their compassion, kindness and elegance. Congratulations to the newly crowned Miss Universe!