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Miss Universe 2016
File:DOT Sec Teo, Miss Universe Mittenaere and Chavit Singson (cropped).jpgIris Mittenaere, Miss Universe 2016
Date	January 30, 2017
Presenters	Steve Harvey Ashley Graham
Entertainment	Flo Rida Boyz II Men
Venue	Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines
Broadcaster	International: Fox Azteca Official broadcaster: Solar Entertainment ABS-CBN GMA Network TV5
Entrants	86
Placements	13
Debuts	Sierra Leone
Withdrawals	El Salvador Gabon Ghana Greece Ireland Lebanon Montenegro Serbia
Returns	Barbados Belize Guam Iceland Kazakhstan Kenya Malta Namibia Romania Slovenia Sri Lanka Switzerland US Virgin Islands
Winner	Iris Mittenaere  France
Congeniality	Jenny Kim  Korea
Best National Costume	Htet Htet Htun  Myanmar
Photogenic	Lindita Idrizi  Albania
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Miss Universe 2016 was the 65th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Mall of Asia Arena, in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines on January 30, 2017. This is the second time in the history of the competition that the pageant skipped an entire year, following the 2014 pageant which was held in January 2015.

At the end of the event, Pia Wurtzbach of the Philippines crowned Iris Mittenaere of France as Miss Universe 2016. This is France's first victory in 63 years, and the second victory of the country in the pageant's history.

Contestants from 86 countries and territories competed in this year's pageant. The competition featured Steve Harvey as host, and supermodel Ashley Graham as the backstage host. American entertainers Flo Rida and Boyz II Men performed in this year's pageant.

Background

Location and date

The Miss Universe Organization was in talks to host the Miss Universe 2016 competition in the Philippines. Discussions began when Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach met with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. Although Duterte was open to having the pageant hosted by the Philippines, he did not want the government to pay the expense of doing so. About two weeks after the meeting, the Department of Tourism named the Philippines as the host country. According to Miss Universe Organization president Paula Shugart, the Philippines is the organization's top choice for hosting the pageant. However, other countries were being considered, according to a spokesperson for the department.

Despite the statement made by the Department of Tourism, the decision to hold the pageant in the Philippines is not yet final, and over the next few months, the Miss Universe Organization changed its mind several times on the matter. Initial reports did not disclose the reasons for the breakdowns in negotiations, but a report linked the Organization's concerns with Duterte's controversial remarks regarding U.S. President Barack Obama, as well as his plans to separate ties between the Philippines and the United States. These statements were not received well by WME/IMG. Another statement by Duterte, in which he said he would be glad to kill as many drug addicts as Adolf Hitler killed Jews during the Holocaust led to WME CEO Ariel Zev Emanuel to cancel the talks. Ilocos Sur governor Chavit Singson, chairman of the LCS Group, sent representatives, including some Jewish friends, to the United States to persuade Emanuel to maintain his interest in a Philippines-hosted event. Duterte's apology for his Holocaust-related remark helped in the renegotiation. Also helpful was Singson's offer to add women-empowerment programs to the pageant.

In September 2016, according to Secretary of Tourism Wanda Tulfo-Teo, the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay was announced to be the main venue of the pageant. The Philippine Arena was the other venue considered by the Department of Tourism, but the orgnization disapproved due to "security reasons".

The final decision was made by the Miss Universe Organization on November 3, 2016, when Wurtzbach revealed via video message that the Philippines will be the host. The pageant will take place at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay on January 30, 2017. On November 16, the collaboration agreement was signed, and the pageant's official website and Facebook page were launched on the same day.

Selection of participants

Contestants from 86 countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Ten of these delegates were appointees to their titles after being a runner-up of their national pageant or an audition process or other internal selection, while two were selected to replace the original dethroned winner.

Stephanie Geldhof, the first runner-up of Miss Belgium 2016, was appointed to represent Belgium after Lenty Frans, Miss Belgium 2016, will only compete at Miss World 2016 due to conflicting schedules with the Miss Belgium 2017 pageant slated for January 2017.

Paula Schneider, Miss Bolivia 2015, originally was supposed to represent Bolivia in Miss Universe 2016. However, due to personal reasons, Schneider resigned as Miss Bolivia 2015, thus barring her from competing in Miss Universe. Due to this, Antonella Moscatelli, the new Miss Bolivia 2016, took the responsibility as the representative of Bolivia in Miss Universe 2016.

The 2017 edition saw the debut of Sierra Leone and the returns of Barbados, Belize, Guam, Iceland, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Malta, Namibia, Romania, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, Switzerland, and the US Virgin Islands.

Results

Placements

§ - Voted in the Top 13 by viewers

Special awards

Pageant

Format

The 12 women who garnered the highest scores following the preliminary swimsuit and evening gown competition held on January 26 and the subsequent closed door interviews, were named as part of the Top 13. The 13th candidate, Chalita Suansane of Thailand, was determined through online voting results. After the swimsuit presentation from the 13 remaining candidates, nine candidates were selected with the highest garnered average score from the judges and the global online vote.

Three were then eliminated and the Top 6 candidates proceeded to the question-and-answer portion, where they were asked questions regarding international or their country's affairs. The candidates of France, Colombia and Thailand used a language interpreter. The final three was then announced and all were asked the same question; They were asked regarding a failure over the course of their life and how they dealt with it. Miss France was announced as Miss Universe 2016.

Selection committee

• Cynthia Bailey – model, television personality and actress
• Mickey Boardman – editorial director and advice columnist for Paper magazine
• Francine LeFrak – activist and founder of Same Sky and support foundation for people living with HIV
• Leila Lopes – Miss Universe 2011 from Angola
• Sushmita Sen – Miss Universe 1994 from India
• Dayanara Torres – Miss Universe 1993 from Puerto Rico

Contestants

86 contestants competed for the title.

Country/Territory	Contestant	Age	Hometown
Albania	Lindita Idrizi	20	Elbasan
Angola	Luísa Baptista	21	Cuando Cubango
Argentina	Estefanía Bernal	21	Buenos Aires
Aruba	Charlene Leslie	24	Oranjestad
Australia	Caris Tiivel	23	Perth
Austria	Dajana Dzinic	21	Vienna
Bahamas	Cherell Williamson	24	Nassau
Barbados	Shannon Harris	22	Bridgetown
Belgium	Stephanie Geldhof	19	Aalst
Belize	Rebecca Rath	23	Dangriga
Bolivia	Antonella Moscatelli	21	Santa Cruz
Brazil	Raissa Santana	21	Umuarama
British Virgin Islands	Erika Creque	22	Road Town
Bulgaria	Violina Ancheva	21	Sofia
Canada	Siera Bearchell	23	Moose Jaw
Cayman Islands	Monyque Brooks	25	West Bay
Chile	Catalina Cáceres	26	Santiago
China	Li Zhenying	21	Shanghai
Colombia	Andrea Tovar	23	Quibdó
Costa Rica	Carolina Rodríguez	27	Alajuela
Croatia	Barbara Filipović	19	Zagreb
Curaçao	Chanelle de Lau	21	Willemstad
Czech Republic	Andrea Bezděková	21	Prague
Denmark	Christina Mikkelsen	24	Copenhagen
Dominican Republic	Rosalba García	24	Maimón
Ecuador	Connie Jiménez	21	Ventanas
Finland	Shirly Karvinen	24	Helsinki
France	Iris Mittenaere	23	Lille
Georgia	Nuka Karalashvili	25	Tbilisi
Germany	Johanna Acs	24	Eschweiler
Great Britain	Jaime-Lee Faulkner	27	Sheffield
Guam	Muñeka Taisipic	19	Yona
Guatemala	Virginia Argueta	22	Jutiapa
Guyana	Soyini Fraser	26	Georgetown
Haiti	Raquel Pélissier	25	Port-au-Prince
Honduras	Sirey Moran	26	El Progreso
Hungary	Veronika Bodizs	24	Budapest
Iceland	Hildur María Leifsdóttir	24	Kópavogur
India	Roshmitha Harimurthy	22	Bangalore
Indonesia	Kezia Warouw	25	Manado
Israel	Yam Kaspers Anshel	19	Herzliya
Italy	Sophia Sergio	24	Naples
Jamaica	Isabel Dalley	20	Montego Bay
Japan	Sari Nakazawa	23	Shiga
Kazakhstan	Darina Kulsitova	19	Semey
Kenya	Mary Esther Were	27	Nairobi
Korea	Jenny Kim	23	Seoul
Kosovo	Camila Barraza	23	Pristina
Malaysia	Kiran Jassal	20	Subang Jaya
Malta	Martha Fenech	27	St. Julian's
Mauritius	Kushboo Ramnawaj	26	Rivière Du Poste
Mexico	Kristal Silva	25	Ciudad Victoria
Myanmar	Htet Htet Htun	24	Yangon
Namibia	Lizelle Esterhuizen	20	Windhoek
Netherlands	Zoey Ivory	23	Almere
New Zealand	Tania Dawson	24	Auckland
Nicaragua	Marina Jacoby	21	Matagalpa
Nigeria	Unoaku Anyadike	22	Lagos
Norway	Christina Waage	21	Nes
Panama	Keity Drennan	26	Panama City
Paraguay	Andrea Melgarejo	22	Villarrica
Peru	Valeria Piazza	26	Lima
Philippines	Maxine Medina	26	Quezon City
Poland	Izabella Krzan	21	Olsztyn
Portugal	Flávia Brito	23	Vilamoura
Puerto Rico	Brenda Jiménez	22	Aguadilla
Romania	Teodora Dan	27	Bucharest
Russia	Yuliana Korolkova	22	Orsk
Sierra Leone	Hawa Kamara	26	Freetown
Singapore	Cheryl Chou	20	Singapore
Slovak Republic	Zuzana Kollárová	25	Bratislava
Slovenia	Lucija Potočnik	25	Maribor
South Africa	Ntandoyenkosi Kunene	24	Mkhondo
Spain	Noelia Freire	24	Ciudad Real
Sri Lanka	Jayathi De Silva	26	Colombo
Sweden	Ida Ovmar	21	Luleå
Switzerland	Dijana Cvijetić	23	Gossau
Tanzania	Jihan Dimachk	20	Dar es Salaam
Thailand	Chalita Suansane	22	Samut Prakan
Turkey	Tansu Sila Çakir	21	Istanbul
Ukraine	Alena Spodynyuk	19	Kiev
Uruguay	Magdalena Cohendet	22	Artigas
United States	Deshauna Barber	27	Washington, D.C.
US Virgin Islands	Carolyn Carter	27	Saint Croix
Venezuela	Mariam Habach	21	El Tocuyo
Vietnam	Đặng Thị Lệ Hằng	23	Đà Nẵng

Retreats

•  Montenegro: Adela Zoranic did not compete for unknown reasons, despite having been previously elected.

Substitutions

• Korea: Despite being elected national queen in 2015, Lee Min-ji did not compete in Miss Universe 2016 because the license for her nation was granted to a new organization.
•  Mauritius: Despite having been elected national queen in 2015, Danika Atchia did not compete in Miss Universe 2016 because the license for her nation was granted to a new organization that chose a new representative.
•  Poland: Despite having been confirmed at the beginning, Magdalena Bieńkowska did not participate in this edition of Miss Universe. Bieńkowska participated in Miss International 2016. The Polish representative for Miss Universe 2016 was chosen on November 12 through the "Miss Poland" franchise; the elected representative was Izabella Krzan.
•  Puerto Rico: Kristhielee Caride was removed from her national title, and with that she lost the right to represent her country in Miss Universe 2016. The new representative of Puerto Rico was Brenda Jiménez, first runner-up and substitute of the national pageant.
•  Russia: Yana Dobrovolskaya did not compete in the pageant despite being the titular queen, her place was taken by Yuliana Korolkova, who finished as the first runner-up in the national pageant.

Designations

• Korea: The new South Korean franchise headed by Park Jeong-ah appointed Jenny Kim as the representative of Korea for this edition, since the winner of the 2016 national pageant will be sent to Miss Universe 2017.
•  US Virgin Islands: The new organization "Miss Universe-US Virgin Islands" appointed Carolyn Carter as the representative of the United States Virgin Islands in Miss Universe 2016.
•  Mauritius: Kushboo Ramnawaj was appointed as the representative of Mauritius by a new national organization.
•  Nigeria: "Most Beautiful Girl of Nigeria" named Unoaku Anyadike as the representative of her country, after being the titular national queen of 2015, as the national pageant was not held in 2016.
•  Panama: The firm authorized to organize the contest for the new franchise "Señorita Panamá" appointed Keity Drennan as the representative of Panama in Miss Universe 2016.
•  Romania: Teodora Dan was chosen to represent Romania through the agency «ExclusivEvent» who was awarded as the new franchise for this contest.
•  Vietnam: "Universe Corporation", the company in charge of sending the Vietnamese candidate to Miss Universe, appointed Đặng Thị Lệ Hằng, 2nd Runner-up of Miss Universe Vietnam 2015, as a contestant from Vietnam to competition after 1st Runner-up Ngô Trà My refused to compete and got married. The next edition of Miss Universe Vietnam will be held in 2017.

Withdrawals

•  El Salvador — Due to internal problems with the local franchise, Miss El Salvador 2016 was canceled.
•  Gabon — No national pageant held.
•  Ghana — No national pageant held after RAC (Roberta Annan Consulting), the former license holder in Ghana, parted away with the organization.
•  Ireland — Due to internal problems with the local franchise. Miss Universe Ireland 2016 was canceled.
•  Lebanon — Renewal of franchise holder and decided to withdraw.
•  Montenegro — Contestant chosen but no plans to compete, possibilities that the local franchise has returned the license to the organization.
•  Serbia — Contestant chosen but no plans to compete, possibilities that the local franchise has returned the license to the organization.

Debuts

•  Sierra Leone

Returns

• Last competed in 2001
  •  Malta
• Last competed in 2007
  •  Barbados
  •  Belize
• Last competed in 2009
  •  Iceland
• Last competed in 2011
  •  US Virgin Islands
• Last competed in 2013
  •  Namibia
  •  Romania
• Last competed in 2014
  •  Guam
  •  Kazakhstan
  •  Kenya
  •  Slovenia
  •  Sri Lanka
  •   Switzerland

Notes

1. ^ The event was held at 8:00 am Philippine Standard Time (UTC+08:00); for the Americas, this was January 29 in their local times. Despite being held in 2017, the event was known as Miss Universe 2016 for marketing purposes.

1. KAZAKHSTAN — Darina Kulsitova was appointed to compete at Miss Universe 2016 by the Miss Kazakhstan Organization after the original winner of Miss Kazakhstan 2015, Regina Valter was disqualified after getting married. The announcement was made a day before the contestants would officially start arriving in the Philippines. Darina previously competed at the Miss Kazakhstan 2014 national pageant.
2. KOREA — Jenny Kim was appointed to compete at Miss Universe 2016 by Park Jeong-ah, the national director of the Miss Universe Korea pageant and also the new franchise holder for Miss Universe in Korea. Kim replaces Min-ji Lee, Mission Korea 2015, who would not compete at the Miss Universe 2016 pageant after Hanju E&M, the organizers of the Miss Korea pageant, lost the Miss Universe franchise. Coincidentally, Park Jeong-ah also holds the franchise for Miss World in Korea, and Kim was the 1st runner-up at the Miss World Korea 2015 pageant.
3. MAURITIUS — Kushboo Ramnawaj was handpicked to represent Mauritius at Miss Universe 2016 by Nevin Rupear, the national director of the Estrella Mauritius Organisation, after he was appointed the new franchise holder for Miss Universe in Mauritius. Ramnawaj replaces Danika Atchia, Miss Mauritius 2015, who was crowned by the previous franchise holder Primerose Obeegadoo and would have represented Mauritius at Miss Universe 2016 otherwise. Ramnawaj was apparently crowned Miss Mauritius 2014 and was supposed to compete at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant but was replaced because of a disagreement with the former franchise holder.
4. NIGERIA — Unoaku Anyadike MBGN 2015 was appointed to compete at Miss Universe 2016 by Silverbird Group, the license holder for Miss Universe in Nigeria after MBGN 2016 pageant was cancelled because of economic recession plaguing the country. Anyadike was crowned MBGN 2015 and was sent to Miss World 2015.
5. PANAMA — Keity Drennan was appointed Señorita Panamá 2016 at a small ceremony organized by Justine Pasek and Cesar Anel Rodríguez, the national directors of the Señorita Panamá pageant, after they were appointed the new franchise holders for Miss Universe in Panama. Previously, Medcom Corporation, under the direction of Marisela Moreno, held the franchise for Miss Universe in Panama.
6. PUERTO RICO — Brenda Jimenez was crowned as the new Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2016 by Desiree Lowry, the national director of the Miss Universe Puerto Rico pageant, after Kristhielee Caride, the original winner, was dethroned due to her dismissive behaviour. Later, Caride challenged her dethronement in court, which ruled against her. Jiménez represented the municipality of Aguadilla at Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2016 and was the 1st runner-up at the pageant.
7. ROMANIA — Teodora Dan was appointed as "Miss Universe Romania 2016" after a casting call was held by the national director Ernest Hadrian Böhm, who obtained the franchise license of Miss Universe in Romania.
8. RUSSIA — Yuliana Korolkova was appointed Miss Universe Russia 2016 by the Miss Russia Organization as a replacement to Yana Dobrovolskaya, the winner of the Miss Russia 2016 pageant, who will compete only at Miss World 2016 due to the conflicting schedules of the two international pageants. The winner of the Miss Russia pageant usually participates at both Miss Universe and Miss World pageants. Korolkova represented Orenburg Oblast at Miss Russia 2016 and was the 1st runner-up at the pageant.
9. SWITZERLAND — Dijana Cvijetić was appointed Miss Universe Switzerland 2016 by Veeranda Aeberli, the new national director of the Miss Universe Switzerland pageant, because of a lack of time to hold the country pageant. Previously, François Matthey held the franchise for Miss Universe in Switzerland.
10. U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS — Carolyn Carter was chosen as Miss Universe US Virgin Islands 2016 by Tom Youth, the national director of the Miss Universe US Virgin Islands pageant.
11. VIETNAM — Dang Thi Le Hang was appointed Miss Universe Vietnam 2016 by Tony Nguyen Quoc Toan, the national director of the Miss Universe Vietnam pageant. Dang was the 2nd runner-up at the 2015 Miss Universe Vietnam pageant.

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External links

• Miss Universe Organization Website
• 65th Miss Universe Official Website

• 2017 beauty pageants
• 2017 in the Philippines
• Beauty pageants in the Philippines
• Miss Universe
• January 2017 events in the Philippines
• Pasay
• Events in Metro Manila
• Simulcasts