Miss Universe 2023

Miss Universe 2023 will be the 72nd Miss Universe pageant to be held on late 2023 in El Salvador. R'Bonney Gabriel of the United States will crown her successor at the end of the event.

For the 71st edition of the pageant held in January 2023, see Miss Universe 2022.
Miss Universe 2023
Date2023
VenueEl Salvador

Background

Location and date

On 14 January 2023, Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele announced that this edition will be held in El Salvador before the end of 2023, the last time it was hosted in 1975, making the return of hosting the event in Latin America since 2011.[1][2]

Selection of participants

Contestants from five countries and territories have been selected to compete in the competition. One of these delegates was appointed to the position after being a runner-up of their national pageant or being selected through a casting process.

From this edition onwards, the Miss Universe Organization will officially accept married women and women with children to compete in the pageant.[3]

Contestants

As of 11 February 2023, 6 contestants have been confirmed:

Country/TerritoryContestantAge[lower-alpha 1]Hometown
BelgiumEmilie Vansteenkiste[4]21Elewijt
Czech RepublicVanesa Švédová[5]19Přerov
KyrgyzstanDiami Almazbekova[6]21Bishkek
MauritiusNilmani Hurlall[7]23Mahébourg
VenezuelaDiana Silva[8]26Caracas
VietnamLê Thảo Nhi[9]29Ho Chi Minh City

Upcoming pageants
Country/Territory Date
Philippines April 2023
South Korea May 21, 2023[10]
Curaçao May 27, 2023[11]
Malta June 30, 2023[12]

Notes
  1. Ages at the time of the pageant

References
  1. Severo, Jan Milo. "El Salvador to host 72nd Miss Universe at the end of 2023". Philstar.com. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. Gillett, Katy (15 January 2023). "Miss Universe 2023 to take place in El Salvador". The National. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  3. "Miss Universe announces inclusive change to pageant after more than 70 years". The Independent. 12 August 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  4. "Emilie Vansteenkiste volgt Chayenne op als miss België" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  5. Hermanová, Milena (12 December 2022). "Kráska Vanesa Švédová se pyšní titulem Česká Miss". aplausin.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  6. "20-летняя Диами Алмазбекова стала победительницей конкурса «Мисс Кыргызстан – 2022»". AKIpress News Agency (in Kyrgyz). Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  7. "Miss Mauritius By Estrella 2022-23 : Nilmani Devi Hurlall Crowned". Le Matinal. 26 June 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  8. "Diana Silva, una tripulante de cabina, es la nueva Miss Venezuela". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  9. "Ngọc Châu đăng quang Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ Việt Nam 2022". danviet.vn (in Vietnamese). Retrieved 25 June 2022.
  10. "Miss Universe Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  11. @cbpc_official (5 August 2022). "MISS UNIVERSE CURACAO 2023‼️ SETTING OUR DATE OF THE NEXT EDITION OF THE COMPETITION AHEAD OF TIME!". Retrieved 8 November 2022 – via Instagram.
  12. @miss_universe_malta (21 January 2023). "IT'S OFFICIAL Miss Universe Malta 2023 Coronation Night will be aired live on TVM on FRIDAY, JUNE 30th from The Hilton Conference Centre at 20:45pm". Retrieved 21 January 2023 – via Instagram.
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