Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters from South Africa won Miss Universe 2017 in Las Vegas, competing against 91 candidates. She crowned her successor, Catriona Gray of the Philippines, in Thailand on December 17, 2018. South Africa's previous winner was Margaret Gardiner in 1978, while the Philippines celebrated its fourth title with Gray's victory.
94 Miss Universe 2018 candidates competing in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi
Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, at 22, won Miss Universe 2017 in Las Vegas among 91 contestants. Laura Gonzalez from Colombia was the runner-up, with Davina Bennett from Jamaica as the second runner-up. Nel-Peters will crown her successor at the Miss Universe 2018 pageant on December 17 in Thailand, with 94 candidates competing.
