Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa won Miss Universe 2017 at The AXIS in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on November 26, 2017. She competed against 91 other candidates.
On December 17, 2018, Nel-Peters went to Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand where she crowned her successor Catriona Elisa Magnayon Gray. The former is the second Miss Universe from South Africa and the latter is the fourth Filipino winner of the international beauty pageant.
Representing South Africa, Margaret Gardiner won Miss Universe in 1978. The title was won by the Philippines through Maria Gloria Aspillera Diaz in 1969, Maria Margarita Roxas Moran in 1973 and Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach in 2015.
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Miss Universe 2018 results
| beauty pageant: Miss Universe owner: International Management Group (IMG) headquarters: New York City, New York, United States |
| edition: 67th date: December 17, 2018 venue: Impact Arena, Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand candidates: 94 broadcasters: Fox, Azteca, PPTV |
| hosts: Steve Harvey, Ashley Graham commentators: Carson Kressley, Lu Sierra performer: Ne-Yo |
JUDGES
- Bui Simon
- Iman Oubou
- Janaye Ingram
- Liliana Gil Valletta
- Michelle McLean
- Monique Lhuillier
- Richelle Singson-Michael
FINALISTS
| PLACEMENT | NAME (COUNTRY/TERRITORY) |
| Top 20 | Francesca Hung (Australia) Zoé Brunet (Belgium) Mayra Dias (Brazil) Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers (Great Britain) Enikő Kecskés (Hungary) Sonia Fergina Citra (Indonesia) Grainne Gallanagh (Ireland) Emily Maddison (Jamaica) Magdalena Swat (Poland) Sarah Rose Summers (USA) |
| Top 10 | Marta Stepien (Canada) Natalia Carvajal (Costa Rica) Akisha Albert (Curacao) Manita Devkota (Nepal) Sophida Kanchanarin (Thailand) |
| Top 5 | Kiara Ortega (Puerto Rico) H’Hen Nie (Vietnam) |
| Top 3 | Catriona Gray (Philippines) Tamaryn Green (South Africa) Sthefany Gutierrez (Venezuela) |
SPECIAL AWARDS
| AWARD | CANDIDATE |
| Miss Congeniality | Ornella Gunesekere Sri Lanka |
| Best National Costume | On-anong Homsombath Laos |
WINNERS
| PLACEMENT | 2018 | 2017 |
| 2nd runner-up | Sthefany Gutierrez Venezuela | Davina Bennett Jamaica |
| 1st runner-up | Tamaryn Green South Africa | Laura Gonzalez Colombia |
| Miss Universe | Catriona Gray Philippines | Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters South Africa |
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