Complete list of World Miss University 2017 candidates

World Miss University 2016 Kellin Rivera Kroll of Peru will crown her successor in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on December 20, 2017. It is the 28th edition of the international beauty pageant organized by the International Association of University Presidents after the United Nations named 1986 the Year of Peace.

There are 83 female university students competing for the World Miss Universe 2017 crown. Here are the candidates:

1. Miss Algeria Melissa Dries (Universite Abderrahmane Mira)
2. Miss Argentina Maria Laura Badaracco (Universidad Siglo 21)
3. Miss Armenia Alonya Tadevosyan (National Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Armenia)
4. Miss Azerbaijan Aicholpon Abdykadyrova (Kyrgyz State Institute)
5. Miss Bangladesh Mst Tahamina Akter Pinky (Chittagong University)
6. Miss Bashkortostan Sofiia Suleimanova (Bashkir State Agrarian University)
7. Miss Belarus Karalina Charnashei (Belarusian State University)
8. Miss Benelux Anna Nienke De Jong (Stenden University of Applied Sciences)
9. Miss Bolivia Esthefania Yabeta Arteaga (Universidad Cristiana de Bolivia)
10. Miss Botswana Olorato Launer Taleyana (University of Botswana)
11. Miss Brazil Caroline Schuler (Federal University of the State of Santa Catarina)
12. Miss Cambodia Alyna Somnang (Pannasastra University Cambodia)
13. Miss Cambodia Sao Tomrongpich (Pannasastra University Cambodia)
14. Miss Cambodia Dalin Lay (Pannasastra University Cambodia)
15. Miss Canada Champagne Amely Poulin (University of Sherbrook)
16. Miss Chile Catalina Ignacia Ulloa Figueroa (Aiep Andres Bello University
17. Miss China Chen Si Tong (Shanghai Normal University)
18. Miss Colombia Paola Ibata Guzman (Instituto de Artes Escenicas de Boyaca)
19. Miss Costa Rica Glennys Dayana Medina Segura (Universidad Latina Costa Rica)
20. Miss Cuba Claudia Moras Baez (University of Valencia)
21. Miss Czech Republic Lucie Řezáčová (Mendel University)
22. Miss Ecuador Lissethe Espinoza Briones (Universidad de Especialidades Espiritu Santo)
23. Miss England Makin Ellie Newton (Middlesbrough College)
24. Miss France Claudia Lucchini (University of Corsica Pascal Paoli)
25. Miss Germany Sandra Specht (SGD – Feru Studium/ Studiumgemeinschaft)
26. Miss Ghana Linda Serwaa Boateng (Central University)
27. Miss Guatemala Eilyn Pamela Lira Gonzalez (Rafael Landivar University)
28. Miss Guyana Jasmine Aliyah Mighal (Ryerian University)
29. Miss Honduras Ana Julissa Barahona Hernandez (Universidad Politecnica de Honduras)
30. Miss Hungary Rebeka Bianka Bojescu (Ideal Indian School)
31. Miss India Ankita Kumar Kharat (Takur College – Kandivali)
32. Miss Indonesia Maria Cordella Fidelia (University of Brawijaya)
33. Miss Ivory Coast Sylvia Benaly Tatou Dapenon (University Felix Houphouet-Bogny)
34. Miss Kabardino-Balkaria Fatima Kanametova (North-Caucasus State Institute of Art)
35. Miss Kazakhstan Kyzy Aisuluu Nurbek (Kyrgyz State Institute of Arts)
36. Miss Kyrgyzstan Elzana Kaiypnazarova (Kyrgyz State University )
37. Miss Latvia Danila Gods-Romanovska (University of Kent)
38. Miss Lebanon Hoda Abou Jaoude (The Al-Kafaat University)
39. Miss Lesotho Dyamdeki Michelle Khopotso (Limkokwing University)
40. Miss Malawi Manduwi Nthanda Lizzie (The University of Malawi)
41. Miss Malaysia Loh Shi Min (Tunku Abdul Rahman University College)
42. Miss Mauritius Alissa Tracy Colas (University of Mauritius)
43. Miss Mexico Mariana Geranetzi Ortega Molina (University of Guanajuato Campus Irapuato-Salamanca)
44. Miss Mongolia Azjargal Batsukh (Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences)
45. Miss Morocco Fatima Ezzahra Cherrak (ESITH)
46. Miss Myanmar Shune Let Min Naing (Technological University, Pathein)
47. Miss Namibia Jessica Mundie Uiras (Namibia University of Science and Technology)
48. Miss Nepal Subeksha Khadka (Wigan and Leigh College)
49. Miss Netherlands Lisan Weidgraaf (Hanzehoge School Groningen)
50. Miss New Zealand Seresa Vianca Mascarina Lapaz (University of Auckland)
51. Miss Nicaragua Alexis Adriana Lopez (Humber College)
52. Miss Nigeria Jessica Ugosinachi Okeke (University of Ibadan)
53. Miss Panama Yenela Del Carmen Martinez Rudas (University of Panama)
54. Miss Peru Joshely Milagros Camacho (Universidad Privada San Juan Bautista)
55. Miss Paraguay Lìa Johanna Stumpfs (Universidad Nacional de Caaguazu)
56. Miss Philippines Christine Arnedo (Bicol University)
57. Miss Poland Katarzyna Weronika Szklarczyk (Uczelnia Techniczno-Handlowa im. Heleny Chodkowski)
58. Miss Portugal Sílvia Cristina Moreiera De Moura (Universidade Lusofona Do Porto)
59. Miss Russia Ksenia Sarina (IGEU)
60. Miss Scotland Molly Victoria Hunter (ALSS)
61. Miss Singapore Katelyn Tey Soh Hui (Kaplan Higher Education Institution)
62. Miss South Africa Lungile Preety Ngcobo (Dubban University of Technology)
63. Miss South Korea Kwon Whee (Chung Ang University)
64. Miss South Sudan Sky Amelia Aboud Michael (American School of South Sudan)
65. Miss Spain Zulema Vazquez (FORBE)
66. Miss Sri Lanka Dulani Tharuka Athauda Rathnayake(Sabaragamuwa University of Sri Lanka)
67. Miss Sweden Angelika Akesson My (Kristianstad University)
68. Miss Tajikistan Darygul Nurlanova (Kyrgyz National University)
69. Miss Tanzania Queen Elizabeth William Makune (Tanzania Institute of Accounting)
70. Miss Tatarstan Viktoriia Baloian (University of Management)
71. Miss Thailand Saranchana Suebmuangthai (Mahasarakham University)
72. Miss Trinidad and Tobago Devi Pinky Boodram (University of Trinidad and Tobago)
73. Miss Tunisia Rania Ghodhbane (Telecommunication Training Center)
74. Miss Turkmenistan Azur Nasirdinova (Institute of Modern information)
75. Miss Ukraine Nina Yevtushenko (Zaporizhy National University)
76. Miss Uruguay Wanda Nataly Escalera Aldana (Anglo Institute)
77. Miss USA Denise Huerta Torres (El Paso Community College)
78. Miss Uzbekistan Guzial Makhmedzhanova (Institute of Modern Information Technologies in Ed)
79. Miss Venezuela Molleja Jhossept Michell Mavare (Universidad De Carabobo)
80. Miss Vietnam Tomai Thuy Duong (College of Arts and Culture)
81. Miss Wales Amelia Wileman (Bishop Burton College)
82. Miss Zambia Selia Chidano Jere (University of Zambia)
83. Miss Zimbabwe Pauline Deborah Marere (Cape Penisula University of Technology)