The Miss Universe 2022 coronation night will be held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States on January 14, 2023. It is the 71st edition of the international beauty pageant headquartered in New York, United States.
This is also the
last Miss Universe edition exclusively for women who have never been married and given birth. The competition’s 72nd edition will start welcoming candidates who are married and have children as long as they are 18-28 years old.
Representing India, Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu was 21 when
she was crowned Miss Universe 2021 in Eilat, Israel on December 12, 2021. The respective first and second runners-up were Nadia Ferreira, then 22, of Paraguay and
Lalela Mswane, then 24, of South Africa.
Sandhu is the third Miss Universe from India. The first two are Sushmita Sen and Lara Dutta, who were crowned in 1994 and 2000, respectively.
A total of 88 women will compete for the Miss Universe 2022 crown. Here are the
candidates:
NAME
AGE
COUNTRY / TERRITORY
Deta Kokomani
21
Albania
Swelia da Silva Antonio
25
Angola
Barbara Yasmin Cabrera
26
Argentina
Kristina Ayanian
25
Armenia
Kiara Arends
24
Aruba
Monique Riley
27
Australia
Angel Cartwright
28
Bahamas
Evlin Khalifa
24
Bahrain
Chayenne van Aarle
23
Belgium
Ashley Lightburn
22
Belize
Tashi Choden
23
Bhutan
Fernanda Pavisic
23
Bolivia
Mia Mamede
27
Brazil
Lia Claxton
18
British Virgin Islands
Kristina Plamenova
26
Bulgaria
Hang Manita
24
Cambodia
Cameroon
Amelia Tu
21
Canada
Chloe Powery-Doxey
25
Cayman Islands
Sofia Depassier
24
Chile
China
Maria Fernanda Aristizabal
25
Colombia
Maria Fernanda Rodriguez
24
Costa Rica
Arijana Podgajski
20
Croatia
Gabriëla Dos Santos
20
Curaçao
Sára Mikulenková
20
Czech Republic
Malou Posborg Peters
20
Denmark
Andreina Martínez
25
Dominican Republic
Nayelhi Gonzalez Ulloa
28
Ecuador
Alejandra Guajardo
26
El Salvador
Alba Isabel Obama Moliko
21
Equatorial Guinea
Petra Hämäläinen
26
Finland
Floriane Bascou
20
France
Soraya Kohlmann
24
Germany
Engracia Mofuman
27
Ghana
Noky Simbani
25
Great Britain
Korina Emmanouilidou
22
Greece
Ivana Batchelor
22
Guatemala
Mideline Phelizor
27
Haiti
Rebeca Rodríguez
20
Honduras
Hrafnhildur Haraldsdóttir
18
Iceland
Divita Rai
25
India
Laksmi De-Neefe Suardana
26
Indonesia
Balsam Hussein
26
Iraq
Virginia Stablum
24
Italy
Toshami Calvin
26
Jamaica
Marybelen Sakamoto
24
Japan
Aidana Akhantaeva
21
Kazakhstan
Roksana Ibrahimi
24
Kosovo
Altynai Botoyarova
18
Kyrgyzstan
Payengxa Lor
21
Laos
Kate Alexeeva
28
Latvia
Yasmina Zaytoun
20
Lebanon
Lesley Cheam
26
Malaysia
Maxine Formosa Gruppetta
22
Malta
Alexandrine Belle-Étoile
26
Mauritius
Irma Cristina Miranda Valenzuela
26
Mexico
Zar Li Moe
21
Myanmar
Cassia Sharpley
23
Namibia
Sophiya Bhujel
27
Nepal
Ona Moody
25
Netherlands
Norma Huembes Salazar
24
Nicaragua
Hannah Iribhogbe
21
Nigeria
Ida Anette Hauan
26
Norway
Solaris Barba
23
Panama
Leah Ashmore
28
Paraguay
Alessia Rovegno Cayo
24
Peru
Silvia Celeste Rabimbi Cortesi
25
Philippines
Aleksandra Klepaczka
23
Poland
Telma Madeira
23
Portugal
Ashley Cariño
28
Puerto Rico
Anna Linnikova
22
Russia
Sheris Paul
27
Saint Lucia
Gabriella Gonthier
24
Seychelles
Carissa Yap
22
Singapore
Karolína Michalčíková
24
Slovakia
Ndavi Nokeri
23
South Africa
Hanna Kim
28
South Korea
Alicia Faubel
26
Spain
Alia Giundi
19
Switzerland
Anna Sueangam-iam
24
Thailand
Tya Jané Ramey
25
Trinidad and Tobago
Aleyna Şirin
21
Turkiye
Viktoria Apanasenko
29
Ukraine
R’Bonney Gabriel
28
United States
Carla Romero
25
Uruguay
Amanda Dudamel Newman
23
Venezuela
Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Châu
28
Vietnam
Which country will host Miss Universe 2023?
New Orleans is proud to host the 71st Miss Universe competition on Saturday, January 14, 2023 at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Delegates from all over the world will compete for the crown, which will be bestowed by 70th Miss Universe winner Harnaaz Sandhu.
Who won Miss Universe 2023?
The competition will be aired on Jan. 14, 2023 — a Saturday — at the city's convention center, according to a news release. The live broadcast will culminate with the 70th Miss Universe — Bollywood actress Harnaaz Sandhu of India — crowning the winner.
Is there a weight limit for Miss Universe?
No.There are no required height, weight or specific measurements that qualify you to compete.
Who won the Miss Universe 2022?
The coronation night was held on April 30, 2022, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Bay City, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. Beatrice Luigi Gomez of Cebu City crowned Silvia Celeste Cortesi of Pasay as her successor at the end of the event.