This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Allyriana000 (talk | contribs) at 09:28, 9 May 2022. The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.
Revision as of 09:28, 9 May 2022 by Allyriana000 (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) 65th edition of the Miss Universe competition
| Miss Universe 2016 | |
|---|---|
| File:DOT Sec Teo, Miss Universe Mittenaere and Chavit Singson (cropped).jpgIris Mittenaere, Miss Universe 2016 | |
| Date | January 30, 2017 |
| Presenters | |
| Entertainment | |
| Venue | Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines |
| Broadcaster | International: Official broadcaster: |
| Entrants | 86 |
| Placements | 13 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
| Winner | Iris Mittenaere  France |
| Congeniality | Jenny Kim Korea |
| Best National Costume | Htet Htet Htun Myanmar |
| Photogenic | Lindita Idrizi Albania |
| ← 20152017 → | |
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 the return of Steve Harvey as host, and supermodel Ashley Graham as a 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 the idea of 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 announced that the Philippines would be the host. A spokesperson for the Department said that, according to Miss Universe Organization president Paula Shugart, the Philippines was the organization's prime choice for hosting the pageant, although other countries were being considered.
Despite the statement made by the Department of Tourism, the final decision to hold the pageant in the Philippines had not yet been made and, over the next few months, the Miss Universe Organization had changed its mind several times on the matter. Initial reports did not disclose the reasons for the breakdowns in negotiations, but a later 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 the William Morris Entertainment/International Marketing Group (WME), the owners of the Miss Universe franchise. Duterte's statement that he would be glad to kill as many drug addicts as Adolf Hitler killed Jews during the Holocaust led to WME executive Ziv Emanuel (brother of Rahm Emanuel) to cancel the talks. Ilocos Sur governor Chavit Singson, who was also 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 later 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, the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay was announced to be the main coronation venue of the pageant according to then-Philippine Tourism Secretary Wanda Corazon Teo. The Philippine Arena in Santa Maria and Bocaue, Bulacan was the other venue considered by the Department of Tourism as the main coronation venue of the pageant, but the Miss Universe Organization disapproved of the venue due to "security reasons".
The Miss Universe Organization's final decision came on November 3, 2016, when Wurtzbach announced via a video message that the Philippines would be the host. The partnership agreement was signed on November 16 and, on that same day, the pageant's official website and Facebook page were launched.
The agreement to host the pageant in the Philippines was signed on November 16, 2016. This agreement, made between the Miss Universe Organization, the Philippine Department of Tourism (DOT) and the LCS Group of Companies, was the result of negotiations that began about four months earlier.
Results
Placements
| Final results | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Universe 2016 | |
| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up | |
| Top 6 | |
| Top 9 | |
| Top 13 |
§ - Voted in the Top 13 by viewers
Special awards
| Awards | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Congeniality | |
| Miss Photogenic | |
| Best National Costume | |
| Flawless of the Universe | |
| Miss Phoenix | |
| Hiyas ng Phoenix | |
| Miss Phoenix Smile |
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.
.jpg){kind=link}
Retreats
Montenegro: Adela Zoranic did not compete for unknown reasons, despite having been previously elected.
Substitutions
Belgium: Lenty Frans, holder of the national reign, did not compete in this contest, so Stephanie Geldhof, who was first runner-up in the national contest, took her place.
Bolivia: Paula Schneider renounced her national title, and with it the right to represent her country in Miss Universe 2016, for strictly personal reasons. The new representative of Bolivia was elected on June 25: Antonella Moscatelli had the responsibility of representing that nation in this contest.- 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
Returns
- Last competed in 2001
- Last competed in 2007
- Last competed in 2009
- Last competed in 2011
- Last competed in 2013
- Last competed in 2014
Notes
- ^ 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.
- BELGIUM — Stephanie Geldhof was appointed to compete at Miss Universe 2016 by Darline Devos, the President of the Miss Belgium pageant, as a replacement to Lenty Frans, Miss Belgium 2016, who will only compete at the Miss World 2016 pageant due to conflicting schedules with the Miss Belgium 2017 pageant slated for early January 2017. Geldhof was the 1st runner-up at the Miss Belgium 2016 pageant.
- BOLIVIA — Paula Schneider was crowned Miss Bolivia Universo 2015 and was entitled to compete at the Miss Universe 2016 pageant; however, Schneider resigned in January 2016 citing personal reasons. Antonella Moscatelli, Miss Bolivia Universo 2016, replaced Schneider as Bolivia's representative at the 2016 Miss Universe pageant.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
References
- "2016 Miss Universe Pageant Results". Miss Universe Organization. Archived from the original on 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2016-12-12.
- ^ Domingo, Katrina (January 30, 2017). "Who won Miss Congeniality, Miss Photogenic in Miss Universe pageant?". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on July 25, 2018. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- ^ "It's official: Miss Universe in PH will push through—DOT". Philippine Daily Inquirer. November 3, 2016. Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- Mehta, Ankita (January 29, 2017). "Miss Universe 2016 winner is Miss France Iris Mittenaere". International Business Times. Archived from the original on January 29, 2017. Retrieved January 30, 2017.
- McDermott, Maeve (January 30, 2017). "Miss France Iris Mittenaere is crowned Miss Universe 2017". USA Today. Archived from the original on January 30, 2017. Retrieved September 5, 2017.
- "DOT chief: 'Let's give Steve Harvey a chance'". The Manila Times. September 4, 2016. Archived from the original on September 5, 2016. Retrieved September 5, 2016.
- Paige, Nathan (December 14, 2016). "Steve Harvey returns to host "Miss Universe Pageant" Jan. 29 on Fox; Ashley Graham to serve as backstage host". cleveland.com. Archived from the original on December 14, 2016. Retrieved December 14, 2016.
- "¡Nuevo Show! Los polémicos cambios que tenderá Miss Universo 2016" [New Show! The controversial changes to Miss Universe 2016]. Televisa (in Spanish). Televisa S.A. January 24, 2017. Archived from the original on January 25, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017.
El espectáculo musical estará a cargo de Bruno Mars y Flo Rida, quienes cantarán en la gala final.
- "Miss Universe Instagram". MUO. Archived from the original on January 28, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
missuniverseNEWS: Grammy Award-winning, iconic R&B group @BoyzIIMen will perform at #MissUniverse. Tune in live: January 29 at 7/6c on @FOXTV.
- Vila, Alixandra Caole (July 28, 2016). "Philippines to host Miss Universe coronation night in 2017". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on May 11, 2019. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
- ^ Montano, Isabella (July 29, 2016). "Philippines to host Miss Universe 2016". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on October 9, 2018. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
- Enriquez, Marge (December 4, 2016). "Chavit Singson: What really happened behind the scenes of Miss U". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on December 4, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
- Flores, Karen (November 3, 2016). "Did you know? Miss Universe in PH almost didn't push through". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
- "Duterte doesn't like Steve Harvey to host Miss Universe". ABS-CBN News. September 1, 2016. Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
- "Chavit Singson secures major sponsors for Miss Universe 2016". Rappler. August 29, 2016. Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. Retrieved September 1, 2016.
- Requintina, Robert (August 2, 2016). "PH eyes MOA or Philippine Arena as venue for Miss Universe 2016" (in English and Filipino). Tempo. Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
- ^ "Final date, venue of next Miss Universe pageant announced". ABS-CBN News. November 3, 2016. Archived from the original on May 12, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
- ^ "LOOK: Contract signed for Miss Universe 2016 in Philippines". ABS-CBN News. November 16, 2016. Archived from the original on May 11, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
- Cayabyab, Marc Jayson (30 January 2017). "Miss Myanmar wins best national costume award". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- Alviar, Vaughn. "Miss Venezuela bags Flawless of the Universe award". lifestyle.inquirer.net (in Indonesian). Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- ^ Crown, Pageant. "Special awards were already given at the 65th Miss Universe 2016 pageant". thepageantcrown.blogspot.com.au (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2017.
- "Miss Universe top 13 candidates revealed". The Manila Times. 30 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- Tan, Larry (30 January 2017). "Maxine Medina makes it to Miss Universe Top 6". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on 11 November 2020. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- "Miss Universe 2016 Live Updates: Top Six Finalists Revealed, Miss Philippines Makes It To The List". International Business Times. 30 January 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- Garcia (30 January 2017). "Maxine Medina bows out of Miss Universe after reaching Top 6". CNN Philippines. Archived from the original on 1 February 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2017.
- Viray, Patricia Lourdes (30 January 2017). "Full Text: 65th Miss Universe Q&A with top 6, final 3". The Philippine Star. Archived from the original on 21 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- "2016 Miss Universe Contestants". Miss Universe 2016. Archived from the original on January 21, 2017. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- "Miss Universe and WME-IMG implements new rule for Miss Universe Beauty Pageant". www.thetrendingfacts.com. October 15, 2016. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- "Kristhielee Caride destituida de su corona de Miss Universe Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). Metro Digital. March 17, 2016. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
- "Teodora Dan, is the Miss Universo Romania 2016.Look that she is beautiful!". Dc News Romania. December 23, 2016. Archived from the original on December 28, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
- miss-universe / Adela Zoranić: Cilj mi je da oduševim sve na Miss Universe (in Bosnian)
- "El Salvador Pulls Out of Miss Universe Pageant". pageanthology.com.
- STATEMENT: RAC Part Ways with Miss Universe Ghana Pageant Archived 2017-05-10 at the Wayback Machine. glammynews (February 29, 2016)
- ^ "IRELAND WITHDRAWS AT MISS UNIVERSE 2016". Missosology. Archived from the original on 2020-11-11. Retrieved 2019-05-05.
External links
| Miss Universe | |
|---|---|
| Miss Universe 2016 national titleholders | |
|---|---|
|