Atlanta, Georgia may host Miss Universe 2019

There are claims that the Miss Universe 2019 coronation ceremony will take place in the United States on December 8, 2019. However, the organizers of the international beauty pageant have yet to confirm the date and the venue of the upcoming event.

It is likely that the coronation night will indeed take place in the U.S. instead of South Korea, which was previously rumored. Recently, the Miss Universe organizers contacted the Atlanta Convention and Visitors Bureau about the possibility of hosting the annual beauty pageant.

The specific venue in Atlanta has yet to be confirmed. The ACVB  spokesperson Heather Kirksey told the Atlanta Journal Constitution, “We are working to see what’s available.”

With an estimated population of 498,044 in 2018, Atlanta is the most populous city in Georgia. The city is home to Georgia Aquarium, the largest indoor aquarium in the world, the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Historic Site, the Atlanta Botanical Garden and Zoo Atlanta in Grant Park.

Atlanta will be very busy if it will really host the Miss Universe 2019 coronation ceremony on December 8, 2019. On December 7, 2019, the Southeastern Conference (SEC) Championship football game will be held at the Mercedez-Benz Stadium in the city.

Around 90 candidates are expected to compete for the Miss Universe 2019 crown. It marks the first time Bangladesh and Equatorial Guinea are represented in the beauty pageant.

On September 7, 2019, Serafina Eyene, 20, was crowned Miss Universe Equatorial Guinea 2019 at Malabo, Bioko Norte, Equatorial Guinea. On October 23, 2019, Shirin Akter Shela was crowned Miss Universe Bangladesh 2019 by Miss Universe 1994 Sushmita Sen, 43, of India.

Sen was crowned Miss Universe 1994 on May 21, 1994 at the Plenary Hall of the Philippine International Convention Center in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. Representing the Philippines, Catriona Gray, 25, was crowned Miss Universe 2018 on December 17, 2018 at the Impact Arena in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand.

The reigning Miss Universe Thailand is Jennifer Paweensuda Saetan-Drouin, 26. The reigning Miss USA is Cheslie Kryst, 28.