Miss Universe 2016 - wikipedia Miss Universe 2016 Miss Universe 2016 Iris Mittenaere, Miss Universe 2016 Date 30 January 2017 Presenters Steve Harvey Ashley Graham Entertainment Flo Rida Boyz II Men Venue Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines Broadcaster International : Fox Azteca Official broadcaster : Solar Entertainment ABS - CBN GMA Network TV5 Entrants 86 Placements 13 Debuts Sierra Leone Withdrawals El Salvador Gabon Ghana Greece Ireland Lebanon Montenegro Serbia Returns Barbados Belize Guam Iceland Kazakhstan Kenya Malta Namibia Romania Slovenia Sri Lanka Switzerland US Virgin Islands Winner Iris Mittenaere France Congeniality Jenny Kim Korea Best National Costume Htet Htet Htun Myanmar Photogenic Lindita Idrizi Albania ← 2015 2017 → Miss Universe 2016 was the 65th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 30 January 2017 at the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. Pia Wurtzbach of the Philippines crowned Iris Mittenaere of France as her successor at the end of the event. This is the second time in the history of the competition that the pageant skipped the entire year, following the 2014 pageant which was held in January 2015. France 's victory ended the country 's 63 - year title drought, the longest in Miss Universe history. Mittenaere was the first European Miss Universe in 14 years, the last being Russia 's Oxana Fedorova who won in 2002 ( later dethroned ). Contents 1 Organization 1.1 Main venue 1.2 Marketing 2 Pageant 2.1 Kick - off event 2.2 Ancillary and other events 2.3 Preliminary Competition 2.3. 1 Judges 2.4 Final program 2.4. 1 Presenters 2.4. 2 Judges 2.4. 3 Performers 2.4. 4 Program 2.4. 4.1 Best National Costume 2.5 After party 3 Results 3.1 Placements 4 Contestants 4.1 Designations 4.2 Replacements 4.3 Withdrawals 4.4 Debuts 4.5 Returns 5 Notes 6 References 7 External links Organization Main article : Organization of Miss Universe 2016 Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach on a courtesy call with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. On July 18, 2016, Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach made a courtesy call with Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte in regards to hosting Miss Universe 2016 in the Philippines. Ten days later, the country 's Department of Tourism ( DOT ) unilaterally declared that the Philippines was to host the Miss Universe 2016 pageant but it was not until November 3, 2016 that the Miss Universe Organization ( MOU ) officially announced the country as host of the pageant. The pageant was organized by the LCS Group of Companies, the DOT and the MOU. Main venue The Mall of Asia Arena, the venue of the coronation night of Miss Universe 2016. In September 2016, the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay was announced to be the main coronation venue of the pageant according to the Philippine Tourism Secretary Wanda Corazon Teo. The Philippine Arena in Santa Maria and Bocaue, Bulacan was the other venue considered by the Department of Tourism as the main coronation venue of the pageant, but the Miss Universe Organization disapproved of the venue due to `` security reasons ''. Marketing A reality - documentary television program entitled Journey to the Crown : A Celebration of Beauty was shown on ETC on November 6, 2016 in the Philippines as part of marketing of the pageant. Pageant Kick - off event Conrad Manila, the venue of the kick - off event A kick - off party was hosted on December 9, 2016 at Conrad Manila, a hotel in Pasay, marking the beginning of the pageant. Eleven contestants from Asia Pacific were in attendance for the event. They were : Australia -- Caris Tiivel Indonesia -- Kezia Warouw Japan -- Sari Nakazawa Korea -- Jenny Kim Malaysia -- Kiran Jassal Myanmar -- Htet Htet Htun New Zealand -- Tania Dawson Philippines -- Maxine Medina Thailand -- Chalita Suansane United States -- Deshauna Barber Vietnam -- Đặng Thị Lệ Hằng Ancillary and other events Alongside with the main pageant, ancillary events were held which has no effect on the contestants ' total pageant score. The contestants were scheduled to participate in fashion shows in Davao, Cebu, and Vigan. Each venue had a theme ; Mindanao fabric for Davao, beachwear for Cebu, and terno for Vigan. The contestants partook in a different event in Bicol. On December 13, 2016, some of the pageant 's candidates had a photoshoot with whale sharks in Oslob, Cebu. This activity was criticized by Greenpeace Southeast Asia, Marine Wildlife Watch, and other wildlife conservationist groups in the Philippines who discourage human interaction with the whale sharks, as they are considered endangered species. The Department of Tourism ( DOT ) said that there were only five candidates present and the activity was an occular inspection. Following criticisms, the DOT is considering to do the whale watching activity for the final show in Donsol, Sorsogon instead. On December 14, 2016, the DOT cancelled the fashion show originally scheduled on January 19, 2016 at the SMX Convention Center in Davao City to prevent further `` controversy '' following the claim of local - based designers led by the Davao Fashion and Design Council Foundation, Inc. ( DFDCFI ) that they have been `` brushed off '' by the pageant organizers. The group claimed that they were never consulted and questioned why they were asked to dress up local models instead of being in charge of pre-show cocktail of the main event which is tasked to non-Mindanaoan designer, Renee Salud. Following the cancellation announcement, the DFDCFI said that they respect the decision but urged the organizers that Davao City to remain as one of the places to be visited by the candidates. On December 22, 2016, it was announced that the fashion show will push through after Salud and the DFDCFI cleared their misunderstandings and decided to help each other. The national costume show was done on January 27, 2016 which had no bearing on the preliminary scores. Preliminary competition At the Mall of Asia Arena, all 86 contestants competed in swimwear and evening gown in front of a panel of preliminary judges. The scores from the night 's event along with an interview portion determine the Top 13 during the Miss Universe broadcast. The Preliminary Competition was hosted by Pia Wurtzbach and Filipino - British actor Derek Ramsay. Judges Cynthia Bailey -- Actress, model, and The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Rob Goldstone -- Former journalist, publicist and international marketing director Francine LeFrak -- Founder of nonprofit named Same Sky and theatrical, television, and film producer Riyo Mori -- Miss Universe 2007 from Japan Fred Nelson -- President and executive producer of the People 's Choice Awards Dayanara Torres -- Miss Universe 1993 from Puerto Rico Final program The pageant program was initially announced to start at 5 a.m. ( UTC + 08 : 00 ) but it was later announced that the program was to run from 8 a.m. until 11 : 00 a.m. Solar Entertainment, one of the pageant 's partners, was tasked to provide broadcast coverage of the competition in the Philippines. In December 2016, TV5, GMA Network and ABS - CBN secured rights to air live coverage of the pageant. Earlier in November its was reported that `` all local networks '' including GMA Network and TV5 will broadcast the pageant upon the request of President Rodrigo Duterte. Additionally, TV5 had exclusive rights to air the preliminary event as well as exclusive Philippine digital rights. TV5 posted behind the scenes content on their online TV5 studio Presenters Steve Harvey returned as host this year American presenter Steve Harvey has a five year contract with the Miss Universe Organization for hosting the Miss Universe pageant. Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte expressed hesitation on Harvey hosting the event due to Harvey announcing the wrong winner at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant. In response, Philippine Department of Tourism head, Secretary Wanda Teo proposed the idea of having a Filipino woman co-host the event to neutralize the president 's displeasure. On November 3, 2016, Harvey was confirmed to return as host. American model Ashley Graham served as the backstage host. Judges Cynthia Bailey -- Actress, model, and The Real Housewives of Atlanta star Mickey Boardman -- Editorial director for Paper magazine Francine LeFrak -- Founder of nonprofit named Same Sky and theatrical, television, and film producer Leila Lopes -- Miss Universe 2011 from Angola Sushmita Sen -- Miss Universe 1994 from India Dayanara Torres -- Miss Universe 1993 from Puerto Rico Performers American entertainers Flo Rida and Boyz II Men were the musical performers at the final program of the pageant. Program This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. ( February 2017 ) The twelve women who garnered the highest scores following the preliminary swimsuit and evening gown competition held on January 26 and the subsequent closed door interviews, were named as part of the Top 13. The 13th candidate, Chalita Suansane of Thailand, was determined through online voting results. After the swimsuit presentation from the 13 remaining candidates, nine candidates were selected with the highest garnered average score from the judges and the global online vote. Three were then eliminated and the Top 6 candidates proceeded to the question - and - answer portion, where they were asked questions regarding international or their country 's affairs. The final three is then announced and all are asked the same question. Miss France was announced as Miss Universe 2016. Best national costume During the final program, the winner of the National Costume Show held on January 27, 2016 was announced. Miss Myanmar, Htet Htet Htun, was awarded the Best National Costume. Her costume which weighed 40 kilograms ( 88 lb ) featured the Shwedagon Pagoda and the Bagan temples, which she says represents the princess of figures of Myanmar traditional puppetry. After party An after party event was held at the Okada Manila hotel. During this event, Jenny Kim of Korea was given the Miss Congeniality award while Lindita Idrizi of Albania was given the Miss Photogenic award. The awards were not announced during the final program due to lack of time. Results Placements Final results Contestant Miss Universe 2016 France -- Iris Mittenaere 1st Runner - up Haiti -- Raquel Pélissier 2nd Runner - up Colombia -- Andrea Tovar Top 6 Kenya -- Mary Esther Were Philippines -- Maxine Medina Thailand -- Chalita Suansane § Top 9 Canada -- Siera Bearchell Mexico -- Kristal Silva United States -- Deshauna Barber Top 13 Brazil -- Raissa Santana Indonesia -- Kezia Warouw Panama -- Keity Drennan Peru -- Valeria Piazza § Voted into the Top 13 by viewers. Contestants Final placements for Miss Universe 2016 : Miss Universe 2016 1st Runner - up 2nd Runner - up Top 6 Top 9 Top 13 14th - 86th 86 contestants competed for the title of Miss Universe 2016 : Age, height, and hometown are as listed on the Miss Universe 2016 official website. Note that listed hometown may not be necessarily the candidates ' birthplace. Country / Territory Contestant Age Height Hometown Albania Lindita Idrizi 20 5 ft 11 in ( 180 cm ) Elbasan Angola Luísa Baptista 21 5 ft 9 in ( 175 cm ) Cuando Cubango Argentina Estefanía Bernal 21 5 ft 8 in ( 173 cm ) Buenos Aires Aruba Charlene Leslie 24 5 ft 11 in ( 180 cm ) Oranjestad Australia Caris Tiivel 23 5 ft 10 in ( 178 cm ) Perth Austria Dajana Dzinic 21 5 ft 7 in ( 170 cm ) Vienna Bahamas Cherell Williamson 24 6 ft 0 in ( 183 cm ) Nassau Barbados Shannon Harris 22 5 ft 9 in ( 175 cm ) Bridgetown Belgium Stephanie Geldhof 19 5 ft 8 in ( 173 cm ) Aalst Belize Rebecca Rath 23 5 ft 8 in ( 173 cm ) Dangriga Bolivia Antonella Moscatelli 21 5 ft 9 in ( 175 cm ) Santa Cruz Brazil Raissa Santana 21 5 ft 9 in ( 175 cm ) Itaberaba British Virgin Islands Erika Creque 22 5 ft 6 in ( 168 cm ) Road Town Bulgaria Violina Ancheva 21 5 ft 8 in ( 173 cm ) Sofia Canada Siera Bearchell 23 5 ft 9 in ( 175 cm ) Moose Jaw Cayman Islands Monyque Brooks 25 5 ft 9 in ( 175 cm ) West Bay Chile Catalina Cáceres 26 5 ft 9 in ( 175 cm ) Santiago China Li Zhenying 21 5 ft 10 in ( 178 cm ) Shanghai Colombia Andrea Tovar 23 5 ft 10 in ( 178 cm ) Quibdó Costa Rica Carolina Rodríguez 27 5 ft 7 in ( 170 cm ) Alajuela Croatia Barbara Filipović 19 5 ft 9 in ( 175 cm ) Zagreb Curaçao Chanelle de Lau 21 5 ft 11 in ( 180 cm ) Willemstad Czech Republic Andrea Bezděková 21 5 ft 9 in ( 175 cm ) Prague Denmark Christina Mikkelsen 24 5 ft 9 in ( 175 cm ) Copenhagen Dominican Republic Rosalba Garcías 24 5 ft 11 in ( 180 cm ) Maimón Ecuador Connie Jiménez 21 5 ft 9 in ( 175 cm ) Ventanas Finland Shirly Karvinen 24 5 ft 7 in ( 170 cm ) Helsinki France Iris Mittenaere 24 5 ft 8 in ( 173 cm ) Paris Georgia Nuka Karalashvili 25 5 ft 8 in ( 173 cm ) Tbilisi Germany Johanna Acs 24 5 ft 10 in ( 178 cm ) Eschweiler Great Britain Jaime - Lee Faulkner 27 5 ft 8 in ( 173 cm ) Sheffield Guam Muñeka Taisipic 19 5 ft 6 in ( 168 cm ) Yona Guatemala Virginia Argueta 22 5 ft 7 in ( 170 cm ) Jutiapa Guyana Soyini Fraser 26 5 ft 10 in ( 178 cm ) Georgetown Haiti Raquel Pélissier 25 5 ft 11 in ( 180 cm ) Port - au - Prince Honduras Sirey Moran 26 5 ft 9 in ( 175 cm ) El Progreso Hungary Veronika Bodizs 24 5 ft 8 in ( 173 cm ) Budapest Iceland Hildur María Leifsdóttir 24 5 ft 6 in ( 168 cm ) Kópavogur India Roshmitha Harimurthy 22 5 ft 9 in ( 175 cm ) Bangalore Indonesia Kezia Warouw 25 6 ft 0 in ( 183 cm ) Manado Israel Yam Kaspers Anshel 18 5 ft 10 in ( 178 cm ) Herzliya Italy Sophia Sergio 24 6 ft 0 in ( 183 cm ) Naples Jamaica Isabel Dalley 20 6 ft 2 in ( 188 cm ) Montego Bay Japan Sari Nakazawa 23 5 ft 7 in ( 170 cm ) Shiga Kazakhstan Darina Kulsitova 19 5 ft 6 in ( 168 cm ) Semey Kenya Mary Esther Were 27 5 ft 11 in ( 180 cm ) Nairobi Korea Jenny Kim 23 5 ft 8 in ( 173 cm ) Seoul Kosovo Camila Barraza 23 5 ft 10 in ( 178 cm ) Pristina Malaysia Kiran Jassal 20 5 ft 7 in ( 170 cm ) Subang Jaya Malta Martha Fenech 26 5 ft 7 in ( 170 cm ) St. Julian 's Mauritius Kushboo Ramnawaj 26 5 ft 8 in ( 173 cm ) Rivière Du Poste Mexico Kristal Silva 25 5 ft 10 in ( 178 cm ) Ciudad Victoria Myanmar Htet Htet Htun 24 5 ft 7 in ( 170 cm ) Yangon Namibia Lizelle Esterhuizen 20 6 ft 0 in ( 183 cm ) Windhoek Netherlands Zoey Ivory 23 5 ft 11 in ( 180 cm ) Almere New Zealand Tania Dawson 24 5 ft 5 in ( 165 cm ) Auckland Nicaragua Marina Jacoby 21 5 ft 8 in ( 173 cm ) Matagalpa Nigeria Unoaku Anyadike 22 6 ft 0 in ( 183 cm ) Lagos Norway Christina Waage 21 5 ft 8 in ( 173 cm ) Nes Panama Keity Drennan 26 5 ft 9 in ( 175 cm ) Panama City Paraguay Andrea Melgarejo 22 5 ft 10 in ( 178 cm ) Villarrica Peru Valeria Piazza 26 5 ft 9 in ( 175 cm ) Lima Philippines Maxine Medina 26 5 ft 8 in ( 173 cm ) Quezon City Poland Izabella Krzan 21 5 ft 11 in ( 180 cm ) Olsztyn Portugal Flávia Brito 23 5 ft 7 in ( 170 cm ) Vilamoura Puerto Rico Brenda Jiménez 22 5 ft 10 in ( 178 cm ) Aguadilla Romania Teodora Dan 27 5 ft 9 in ( 175 cm ) Bucharest Russia Yuliana Korolkova 22 5 ft 8 in ( 173 cm ) Orsk Sierra Leone Hawa Kamara 26 5 ft 7 in ( 170 cm ) Freetown Singapore Cheryl Chou 20 5 ft 6 in ( 168 cm ) Singapore Slovak Republic Zuzana Kollárová 25 5 ft 8 in ( 173 cm ) Bratislava Slovenia Lucija Potočnik 25 5 ft 8 in ( 173 cm ) Maribor South Africa Ntandoyenkosi Kunene 24 5 ft 9 in ( 175 cm ) Mkhondo Spain Noelia Freire 24 5 ft 8 in ( 173 cm ) Ciudad Real Sri Lanka Jayathi De Silva 26 5 ft 8 in ( 173 cm ) Colombo Sweden Ida Ovmar 21 5 ft 8 in ( 173 cm ) Luleå Switzerland Dijana Cvijetić 23 5 ft 7 in ( 170 cm ) Gossau Tanzania Jihan Dimachk 20 5 ft 9 in ( 175 cm ) Dar es Salaam Thailand Chalita Suansane 22 5 ft 7 in ( 170 cm ) Samut Prakan Turkey Tansu Sila Çakir 21 5 ft 8 in ( 173 cm ) Istanbul Ukraine Alena Spodynyuk 19 5 ft 11 in ( 180 cm ) Kiev Uruguay Magdalena Cohendet 22 5 ft 8 in ( 173 cm ) Artigas United States Deshauna Barber 27 5 ft 9 in ( 175 cm ) Washington, D.C. US Virgin Islands Carolyn Carter 27 5 ft 7 in ( 170 cm ) Saint Croix Venezuela Mariam Habach 21 6 ft 0 in ( 183 cm ) El Tocuyo Vietnam Đặng Thị Lệ Hằng 23 5 ft 9 in ( 175 cm ) Đà Nẵng Designations Jump up ^ NIGERIA -- Unoaku Anyadike MBGN 2015 was appointed to compete at Miss Universe 2016 by Silverbird Group, the license holder for Miss Universe in Nigeria after MBGN 2016 pageant was cancelled because of economic recession plaguing the country. Anyadike was crowned MBGN 2015 and was sent to Miss World 2015. Jump up ^ PANAMA -- Keity Drennan was appointed Señorita Panamá 2016 at a small ceremony organized by Justine Pasek and Cesar Anel Rodríguez, the national directors of the Señorita Panamá pageant, after they were appointed the new franchise holders for Miss Universe in Panama. Previously, Medcom Corporation, under the direction of Marisela Moreno, held the franchise for Miss Universe in Panama. Jump up ^ ROMANIA -- Teodora Dan was appointed as `` Miss Universe Romania 2016 '' after a casting call was held by the national director Ernest Hadrian Böhm, who obtained the franchise license of Miss Universe in Romania. Jump up ^ SWITZERLAND -- Dijana Cvijetić was appointed Miss Universe Switzerland 2016 by Veeranda Aeberli, the new national director of the Miss Universe Switzerland pageant, because of a lack of time to hold the country pageant. Previously, François Matthey held the franchise for Miss Universe in Switzerland. Jump up ^ U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS -- Carolyn Carter was chosen as Miss Universe US Virgin Islands 2016 by Tom Youth, the national director of the Miss Universe US Virgin Islands pageant. Jump up ^ VIETNAM -- Dang Thi Le Hang was appointed Miss Universe Vietnam 2016 by Tony Nguyen Quoc Toan, the national director of the Miss Universe Vietnam pageant. Dang was the 2nd runner - up at the 2015 Miss Universe Vietnam pageant. Replacements Jump up ^ BELGIUM -- Stephanie Geldhof was appointed to compete at Miss Universe 2016 by Darline Devos, the President of the Miss Belgium pageant, as a replacement to Lenty Frans, Miss Belgium 2016, who will only compete at the Miss World 2016 pageant due to conflicting schedules with the Miss Belgium 2017 pageant slated for early January 2017. Geldhof was the 1st runner - up at the Miss Belgium 2016 pageant. Jump up ^ BOLIVIA -- Paula Schneider was crowned Miss Bolivia Universo 2015 and was entitled to compete at the Miss Universe 2016 pageant ; however, Schneider resigned in January 2016 citing personal reasons. Antonella Moscatelli, Miss Bolivia Universo 2016, replaced Schneider as Bolivia 's representative at the 2016 Miss Universe pageant. Jump up ^ KAZAKHSTAN -- Darina Kulsitova was appointed to compete at Miss Universe 2016 by the Miss Kazakhstan Organization after the original winner of Miss Kazakhstan 2015, Regina Valter was disqualified after getting married. The announcement was made a day before the contestants would officially start arriving in the Philippines. Darina previously competed at the Miss Kazakhstan 2014 national pageant. Jump up ^ KOREA -- Jenny Kim was appointed to compete at Miss Universe 2016 by Park Jeong - ah, the national director of the Miss Universe Korea pageant and also the new franchise holder for Miss Universe in Korea. Kim replaces Min - ji Lee, Mission Korea 2015, who would not compete at the Miss Universe 2016 pageant after Hanju E&M, the organizers of the Miss Korea pageant, lost the Miss Universe franchise. Coincidentally, Park Jeong - ah also holds the franchise for Miss World in Korea, and Kim was the 1st runner - up at the Miss World Korea 2015 pageant. Jump up ^ MAURITIUS -- Kushboo Ramnawaj was handpicked to represent Mauritius at Miss Universe 2016 by Nevin Rupear, the national director of the Estrella Mauritius Organisation, after he was appointed the new franchise holder for Miss Universe in Mauritius. Ramnawaj replaces Danika Atchia, Miss Mauritius 2015, who was crowned by the previous franchise holder Primerose Obeegadoo and would have represented Mauritius at Miss Universe 2016 otherwise. Ramnawaj was apparently crowned Miss Mauritius 2014 and was supposed to compete at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant but was replaced because of a disagreement with the former franchise holder. Jump up ^ PUERTO RICO -- Brenda Jimenez was crowned as the new Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2016 by Desiree Lowry, the national director of the Miss Universe Puerto Rico pageant, after Kristhielee Caride, the original winner, was dethroned due to her dismissive behaviour. Later, Caride challenged her dethronement in court, which ruled against her. Jiménez represented the municipality of Aguadilla at Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2016 and was the 1st runner - up at the pageant. Jump up ^ RUSSIA -- Yuliana Korolkova was appointed Miss Universe Russia 2016 by the Miss Russia Organization as a replacement to Yana Dobrovolskaya, the winner of the Miss Russia 2016 pageant, who will compete only at Miss World 2016 due to the conflicting schedules of the two international pageants. The winner of the Miss Russia pageant usually participates at both Miss Universe and Miss World pageants. Korolkova represented Orenburg Oblast at Miss Russia 2016 and was the 1st runner - up at the pageant.. Withdrawals El Salvador, Greece, and Ireland : No national pageant held nor designation of contestant. Gabon : No national pageant held due to the political turmoil and unrest in the country followed after the general elections. Ghana : No national pageant held after RAC ( Roberta Annan Consulting ), the former license holder in Ghana, parted away with the organization. Lebanon : No national pageant held due to the changes of ownership in the franchise. Montenegro and Serbia : Despite initially confirmed to participate, the contestant chosen to compete was removed from the official list of contestant on the Miss Universe website. Both Montenegro and Serbia have the same license franchise holder. Debuts Sierra Leone Returns Last competed in 2001 Malta Last competed in 2007 Barbados Belize Last competed in 2009 Iceland Last competed in 2011 US Virgin Islands Last competed in 2013 Namibia Romania Last competed in 2014 Guam Kazakhstan Kenya Slovenia Sri Lanka Switzerland Notes ^ Jump up to : The event was held at 8 : 00 am Philippine Standard Time ( UTC + 08 : 00 ) ; for the Americas, this was January 29 in their local times including the United States. 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Jump up ^ `` Miss Korea, Albania bag Miss Universe special awards ''. Philippine Star. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 1 February 2017. Jump up ^ `` 2016 Miss Universe Contestants ''. Miss Universe 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Paula Schneider Miss Bolivia Universo 2015 resigns from her title ''. www.angelopedia.com. January 20, 2016. Jump up ^ When competing at the Miss World 2015 pageant, Karalashvili 's height was given as 179 cm ( 5 ft 10 in ). See `` Georgia 2015 ''. missworld.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. Jump up ^ `` Miss Universe and WME - IMG implements new rule for Miss Universe Beauty Pageant ''. www.thetrendingfacts.com. October 15, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Kristhielee Caride destituida de su corona de Miss Universe Puerto Rico '' ( in Spanish ). Metro Digital. March 17, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Teodora Dan, is the Miss Universo Romania 2016. Look that she is beautiful ! ''. Dc News Romania. December 23, 2016. 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Miss Universe Organization Website 65th Miss Universe Official Website Miss Universe 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1984 1985 1986 1990 1991 1994 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Titleholders Runners - up and finalists Editions Countries Miss Universe 2016, national titleholders Lindita Idrizi Luísa Baptista Caris Tiivel Stephanie Geldhof Raissa Santana Siera Bearchell Catalina Cáceres Li Zhenying Andrea Tovar Barbara Filipović Andrea Bezděková Christina Mikkelsen Rosalba Garcías Connie Jiménez Shirly Karvinen Iris Mittenaere Johanna Acs Soyini Fraser Raquel Pélissier Hildur María Leifsdóttir Roshmitha Harimurthy Kezia Warouw Yam Kaspers Anshel Sari Nakazawa Mary Esther Were Jenny Kim Camila Barraza Kiran Jassal Martha Fenech Kushboo Ramnawaj Kristal Silva Htet Htet Htun Zoey Ivory Tania Dawson Marina Jacoby Unoaku Anyadike Keity Drennan Valeria Piazza Maxine Medina Brenda Jiménez Noelia Freire Jayathi De Silva Ida Ovmar Dijana Cvijetić Chalita Suansane Alena Spodynyuk Deshauna Barber Carolyn Carter Mariam Habach Miss Universe participant countries and territories Active ( 1952 -- present ) Albania Angola Armenia Argentina Aruba Australia Austria Bahamas Barbados Belgium Belize Bolivia Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Bulgaria Cambodia Canada Cayman Islands Chile China Colombia Costa Rica Croatia Curaçao Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Ethiopia Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Great Britain Greece Guam Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Iraq Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea Kosovo Laos Lebanon Lithuania Malaysia Malta Mauritius Mexico Montenegro Myanmar Namibia Netherlands Nepal New Zealand Nicaragua Nigeria Norway Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Russia Rwanda Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovak Republic Slovenia South Africa Spain Sri Lanka St. Lucia Sweden Switzerland Tanzania Thailand Trinidad & Tobago Turkey Turks & Caicos Ukraine Uruguay United States US Virgin Islands Venezuela Vietnam Zambia Inactive since 2014 ( under IMG / WMG ) American Samoa ( 1978 ) Antigua & Barbuda ( 2008 ) Azerbaijan ( 2013 ) Benin ( 1962 ) Bermuda ( 1997 ) Bonaire ( 1999 ) Chinese Taipei ( 2004 ) Cook Islands ( 1999 ) Cote d'Ivoire ( 1986 ) Cuba ( 1967 ) Cyprus ( 2012 ) Dominica ( 1985 ) Democratic Republic of Congo ( 1986 ) Estonia ( 2013 ) Fiji ( 1981 ) Gambia ( 1986 ) Gibraltar ( 1990 ) Grenada ( 1964 ) Jordan ( 1960 ) Latvia ( 2006 ) Lesotho ( 1978 ) Liberia ( 1977 ) Luxembourg ( 1994 ) Madagascar ( 1961 ) Micronesia ( 1975 ) Morocco ( 1978 ) Northern Marianas ( 2006 ) Papua New Guinea ( 1986 ) Samoa ( 1986 ) Senegal ( 1987 ) Seychelles ( 1995 ) St. Kitts & Nevis ( 1981 ) St. Maarten ( 1982 ) St. Vincent and the Grenadines ( 2006 ) Suriname ( 1999 ) Swaziland ( 1994 ) Tunisia ( 1971 ) Vanuatu ( 1978 ) Zimbabwe ( 2001 ) Inactive territories and dependencies ( 1952 -- 2000 ) Region of China Hong Kong ( 1952 -- 2000 ) Constituent country of Denmark Greenland ( 1987 -- 1990 ) Overseas regions of France French Guiana ( 1977 -- 1984 ) Guadeloupe ( 1977 -- 1984 ) Martinique ( 1957 -- 1984 ) New Caledonia ( 1982 ) Réunion ( 1977 -- 1986 ) St. Martin ( 2000 - 2006 ) Tahiti ( 1962 -- 1985 ) Part of United Kingdom England ( 1955 -- 1990 ) Scotland ( 1961 -- 1990 ) Wales ( 1961 - 1990 ) Part of Japan Okinawa ( 1963 - 1968 ) Bantustans of South Africa Bophuthatswana ( 1979 ) Transkei ( 1979 - 1983 ) Territories of United States Alaska ( 1952 - 1958 ) Hawaii ( 1952 - 1959 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Miss_Universe_2016&oldid=809944078 '' Categories : Miss Universe 2017 beauty pageants 2017 in the Philippines Beauty pageants in the Philippines January 2017 events in Asia Hidden categories : All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from November 2016 CS1 foreign language sources ( ISO 639 - 2 ) CS1 Spanish - language sources ( es ) CS1 Russian - language sources ( ru ) Wikipedia semi-protected pages Articles with unsourced statements from January 2017 Articles to be expanded from February 2017 All articles to be expanded Articles using small message boxes Articles with unsourced statements from February 2017 Official website not in Wikidata Talk View source Contents About Wikipedia Dansk Español Français Bahasa Indonesia Italiano Português Русский ไทย Українська Tiếng Việt Edit links This page was last edited on 12 November 2017, at 13 : 55. 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Question: who won the miss universe title in 2016
Answer: Iris Mittenaere of France