Maria Fernanda Aristizabal, Miss Universe Colombia 2022, crowned her successor, Camila Avella, on September 2, 2023, in Barranquilla. The event featured 17 candidates and was hosted by Valeria Ayos and others. The final placement included runners-up Lina María Hurtado Mosquera and Adriana Catalina Numa Vega.
Monique Riley crowns Miss Universe Australia 2023 Moraya Wilson in Melbourne
Monique Riley, from Sydney, was crowned Miss Universe Australia 2022 and crowned her successor Moraya Wilson on September 1, 2023, in Melbourne. Riley is an advocate for self-defense and sports. The 2023 pageant featured 24 candidates, with Wilson emerging as the winner to represent Australia in Miss Universe 2023.
Marybelen Sakamoto crowns Miss Universe Japan 2023 Rio Miyazaki in Shibuya, Tokyo
Marybelen Sakamoto, multilingual and born in Tokyo to a Peruvian father and Japanese mother, graduated in English literature in 2021. She won the Miss Universe Japan 2022 title on August 25 and crowned Rio Miyazaki as her successor on August 30, 2023, for the upcoming Miss Universe 2023.
Lesley Cheam crowns Miss Universe Malaysia 2023 Serena Lee in Kuala Lumpur
Cheam Wei Yeng, known as Lesley Cheam, won Miss Universe Malaysia 2022 on October 7, 2022. On August 27, 2023, she crowned Serena Lee as her successor. Lee will represent Malaysia in the 72nd Miss Universe, following Cheam's participation in 2022, where she did not place. Cheam holds a degree in pharmaceutical and health science.
25 Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2023 candidates competing in Braeside, Harare
Tendai Hunda, Miss Zimbabwe 2014 runner-up, became the national director of Miss Universe Zimbabwe on April 4, 2023. The coronation for Miss Universe Zimbabwe 2023 will occur on September 16, featuring 25 contestants. Zimbabwe has had one Miss Universe placement from 1994 to 2001, with its first winner in 1994.
Glendale, Arizona’s Mario Bautista decisions Da’Mon Blackshear at ‘UFC 292’ in Boston, Massachusetts
Training out of The MMA Lab in Phoenix, Arizona, USA, Mario Bautista, 30, has earned his seventh Ultimate Fighting Championship victory. He was one of the winners at "UFC 292". Featuring 12 mixed martial arts matches, "UFC 292" was held at the TD Garden in Boston, Massachusetts, USA on August 19, 2023. In the ninth … Continue reading Glendale, Arizona’s Mario Bautista decisions Da’Mon Blackshear at ‘UFC 292’ in Boston, Massachusetts
Amelia Tu crowns Miss Universe Canada 2023 Madison Kvaltin in Richmond, British Columbia
Amelia Tu was crowned Miss Universe Canada 2022 on May 14, representing Canada in the Top 16 at Miss Universe 2022. On August 19, 2023, she crowned Madison Kvaltin as her successor at the River Rock Casino in British Columbia, who will represent Canada at Miss Universe 2023.
Brazil’s Lucas Bovi wins Mister Earth International 2023 in Macaraibo
Lucas Eduardo Bovi Jeronimo, a 32-year-old businessman and model from Ribeirão Preto, Brazil, won the title of Mister Earth International 2023 on August 18, competing against 12 candidates in Venezuela. He runs an electrical installation business founded in 2022 and became a finalist among top contestants in the pageant.
Hrafnhildur Haraldsdóttir crowns Ungfrú Ísland 2023 Lilja Sif Pétursdóttir in Reykjavik
On August 16, 2023, in Reykjavik, Iceland, the 8th edition of the beauty pageant Ungfrú Ísland crowned Lilja Sif Pétursdóttir as Miss Universe Iceland and Helena O'Connor as Miss Supranational Iceland. The event featured 19 candidates and was hosted by Eva Ruza with judges including Michaela Abelgas Olson and Ross Walters.
24 Miss Republica Dominicana 2023 candidates competing in Sto. Domingo
Andreina Martinez was crowned Miss Republica Dominicana on November 7, 2021, with Debbie Aflalo as the runner-up. Martinez later secured the second runner-up position at Miss Universe 2022. The 71st Miss Republica Dominicana event will take place on September 3, 2023, featuring 24 contestants vying for the title.
