Miss Sim Universe 2018

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**Miss Sim Universe 2018**, The 11th Miss Sim Universe pageant was held in Paris, France. 83 delegates around the world compete in an event distributed globally via Internet, on *Miss Sim Universe* Channel on Youtube.

Alejandra Garrido of Mexico crowned Cailin Aine Doyle of Ireland at the end of the event.

## Host city

Paris, France hosted this edition.

    **Paris** is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,148,271 residents as of 2020, in an area of 105 square kilometres (41 square miles). Since the 17th century, Paris has been one of Europe's major centres of finance, diplomacy, commerce, fashion, science and arts. The City of Paris is the centre and seat of government of the Île-de-France, or Paris Region, which has an estimated official 2020 population of 12,278,210, or about 18 percent of the population of France.

## Areas of competition

The contestants participated in a preliminary competition. The contestants were divided into 3 continental groups:

    Africa-Asia-Pacific, Europe and Americas. The four contestants, in each group, with the highest preliminary scores advances to the Top 16; then three contestants are chosen in the Top 16 as 'Wildcards', regardless of their continental groups; finally, one contestant is voted in the Top 16, by the public, as 'Fan Favorite'.

* Competition 1: SWIMSUIT.

Each delegate from the top 16, walk on stage with swim wears, the final night panel of judges give their scores, then the delegates with the highest 10 averages will advance to the top 10.

* Competition 2: EVENING GOWN

Each delegate from the top 10 will walk on stage with Evening Gowns, the final night panel of judges give their scores, then the delegates with the highest 5 averages will advance to the top 5.

* Competition 3: FINAL QUESTION/FINAL LOOK

Each delegate from the top 5 will answer made by the fans and the final judges, the final night panel of judges give their scores. The next cut will be selected and only 3 of them will advance, then each delegate will answer a question and a walk on stage for last time in the FINAL LOOK, and again the judges will vote.

At the end the contestant with the highest average between the final question and final look will be the WINNER.

## Background Music

* **Opening Number:** "Echame la culpa" by Luis Fonsi ft Demi Lovato, "Doesn’t matter" by Christine and the Queens, "Wavin' Flag" by K'naan
* **Swimsuit Competition:** "I write sins not tragedies" by Panic! at the Disco
* **Evening Gown Competition:** "Take me to church" by Hozier
* **Final Look:** "Ashes" by Celine Dion

## Results

 **Top 5** | * Mexico - Denisse Aube
 **Top 10** | * Georgia - Chole Michela
* India - Nicole Bhambhani
* South Africa - Thierry McGraw
* Sri Lanka - Faith Hingert
 **Top 16** | * Brazil - Isabel Do Santos
* Colombia - Carolina Franco
* Indonesia - Sophia Basuki **§**
* Kosovo - Diana Shishikova
* Philippines - Irene Reynolds
* Puerto Rico - Mia Perez

(**§**) - Fan Favorite

# Notes

## Debuts

* **Cambodia**
* **Laos**
* **Maldives**
* **Micronesia**
* **Monaco**
* **Rwanda**
* **Saudi Arabia**
* **Senegal**
* **Turks and Caicos**

## Returns

* **Albania (2016)**
* **Bahamas (2013)**
* **Croatia (2014)**
* **Dominican Republic (2016)**
* **Ecuador (2016)**
* **El Salvador (2016)**
* **Hungary (2015)**
* **Iceland (2016)**
* **Kazakhstan (2013)**
* **Lebanon (2016)**
* **Moldova (2016)**
* **Mongolia (2014)**
* **Morocco (2015)**
* **New Zealand (2014)**
* **San Marino (2012)**
* **US Virgin Islands (2016)**
* **Uruguay (2016)**

## Withdraws

* **Afghanistan**
* **Austria**
* **Azerbaijan**
* **Barbados**
* **Belgium**
* **Brunei**
* **Curacao**
* **Egypt**
* **Fiji**
* **Finland**
* **Gabon**
* **Iraq**
* **Jamaica**
* **Korea**
* **Kuwait**
* **Lesotho**
* **Liechtenstein**
* **Lithuania**
* **Luxembourg**
* **Malaysia**
* **Mauritania**
* **Mauritius**
* **Nicaragua**
* **Panama**
* **Saint Vincent & the Grenadines**
* **Scotland**
* **South Sudan**
* **Trinidad and Tobago**

## Statistics

* **Colombia** placed for the ninth time.
* **Mexico** placed for the seventh time.
* **Philippines** placed for the sixth time
* **Brazil** and **Indonesia** placed for the fifth time.
* **India** and **Venezuela** placed for the fourth time.
* **Kosovo**, **Puerto Rico** and **South Africa** placed for the third time.
* **Georgia**, **Romania**, **Thailand** and **Sri Lanka** placed for the second time.
* **Great Britain** and **Ireland** placed for the first time.
* **India**, **Mexico**, **Philippines**, **Romania**, **Sri Lanka** and **Venezuela** placed for the second consecutive year.
* **Brazil**, **Colombia**, **Gerogia** and **South Africa** last placed in 2016.
* **Kosovo** last placed in 2015.
* **Indonesia** last placed in 2014.
* **Puerto Rico** last placed in 2013.
* **Thailand** last placed in 2009.
* **Great Britain**, **Ireland**, **Romania** and **Sri Lanka** achieved their best placement to date.