Miss Universe 2017
Miss Universe 2017 was the 66th Miss Universe pageant, held on 26 November 2017 at The AXIS at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Iris Mittenaere of France crowned her successor Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa at the end of the event. The show was hosted by Steve Harvey and Ashley Graham, while Fergie and Rachel Platten performed. Carson Kressley joined runway coach and pageant expert Lu Sierra in the commentary and analysis table throughout the telecast. Contestants from 92 countries and territories participated in this year's pageant, surpassing the previous record  of 89 contestants in 2011 and 2012. Background. Australian businessman Troy Barbagallo of Miss Universe Australia organization told the "Herald Sun" newspaper that he made an offer to IMG for Australia to host the 2017 edition with possible host cities to be either Sydney and Melbourne. On 25 May 2017, the Philippine Department of Tourism stated that the Miss Universe Organization offered to host the pageant again in the Philippines. The country hosted the Miss Universe 2016 pageant. The Miss Universe Organization was accordingly pleased with the Philippines' hosting of the previous pageant claiming it overshadowed the pre-events of  the 2017 Super Bowl. On 22 June 2017, the DOT announced that they will not host the pageant this year and considered the possibility of hosting the next edition instead. On 28 September 2017, the Miss Universe Organization via Instagram confirmed the date and venue for the pageant. According to their Instagram page, the pageant is going to be held on Sunday, November 26, 2017, in The AXIS theatre of Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, United States. Pageant. Format. Contestants were classified under three geographical regions namely (1) The Americas, (2) Europe, and (3) Africa & Asia-Pacific for the first  time in this edition. The judges voted for the top 4 candidates from each of the three regions as well as four other candidates regardless of geographical affiliation to advance to the Top 16 round. The remaining 16 candidates competed in a swimsuit competition with 10 of them advancing to the Top 10 for the evening gown competition. Five advances to the Top 5. The audience of the pageant contributed to the scoring of candidates through an online vote to determine those who advance to the Top 10 and Top 5. The question and answer format are followed for the  Top 5 and Top 3 round. Selection committee. Preliminary competition. The six judges for the preliminary competition include: Final telecast. The seven judges for the final telecast include: Contestants. 92 contestants competed for the title of Miss Universe 2017: Notes. Returns. Last competed in 1972: Last competed in 2010: Last competed in 2014: Last competed in 2015: