Manila, Philippines – Andrea Meza of Mexico was crowned as a new Miss Universe in the 69th annual Miss Universe held in Hollywood, Florida on May 16, 2021.
The 2020 Miss Universe is hosted by Mario Lopez and Olivia Culpo in Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida and aired Sunday, May 16, 2021 (17 May in Manila, Philippines).
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Top 5 – Question and Answer Portion
Here are the winning answers of the 69th Miss Universe final five (5).
Miss Universe 2020- Andrea Meza
“We live in a society that is more and more and more advanced. As we’ve advanced as a society, we’ve also advanced with stereotypes. Nowadays, beauty isn’t only the way we look. For me, beauty radiates not only in our spirits, but in our hearts and the way we conduct ourselves. Never permit someone to tell you that you’re not valuable”.
1st Runner-Up Brazil – Julia Gama
“Mental health is still a very stigmatized topic and keeps us from giving us the right assistance to those in need. May we all tonight remember to normalize conversations about anxiety or depression. We all hurt sometimes. But we don’t need to face it alone. May we all come together. Because togetherness is our strength”.
2nd Runner-Up Peru – Janick Maceta Del Castillo
“It is our collective responsibility to start taking action in order to save our planet. Just little by little, we can start making difference. Little by little, by recycling, by teaching young generations about taking care of our beautiful earth. We’re just here for one time. And this is the time that we have to start taking care of it”.
3rd Runner-Up India – Adline Castelino
“We’ve seen many protest in the recent days. I want to point out the protests women have made throughout the years with equal rights. Until today, we are lacking them. Protests help us in raising our voice against what’s happening against inequality. It helps minorities in any democracy to raise their voice. Every right comes with a responsibility, so use it with power”.
4th Runner-Up Dominican Republic – Kímberly Jiménez
“During this Pandemic, my country Dominican Repubic has risen 23% poverty rate. For me, being able to be in front of all of you guys, representing Dominican Republic, makes me incredibly proud that it will help my tourism. We, as human beings, have to realize there are so many people out there that need our help and that we can overcome anything”.
(Photo courtesy: Miss Universe)
Miss Universe 2020 Organization brought 74 women from different country all over the world for the biggest pageant in the world.
All delegates from different nations gathered in Hollywood, Florida Sunday night for a final nights of Miss Universe 2020 featuring from different portion of Swimsuit, Long gown and Final Question and Answer.
Miss Universe 2020 was hosted by Mario Lopez, an American actor, television and radio host and Olivia Culpo, is an American fashion influencer, social media personality and was crowned Miss Universe 2012.
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Paulina Vega, Miss Universe 2014 and Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, Miss Universe 2017 serves as an expert analyst and Cheslie Kryst, Miss USA 2019 serve as a backstage correspondent.
The first round of the competition is the selection of Top 21 candidate who is previously selected based on the performance for the Preliminary Competition last Friday.
The Top 21 qualifiers battles out for the swimsuit competition, only Top 10 among them will advanced for the Long gown portion. After the evening gown, only Top 5 will advance for the Question and Answer portion.
Selection Committee in Miss Universe 2020
The Miss Universe Organization selected 8 beautiful and successful women who serves as a selection committee for Miss Universe 2020. Two former title holder were included in a selection committee, Brook Lee, Miss Universe 1997 and Zuleyka Rivera. Miss Universe 2006.
The other 6 beautiful selection committee includes;
- Christine Duffy, President of Carnival Cruise Line,
- Deepica Mutyala, beauty entrepreneur,
- Tatyana Orozco, economist,
- Keltie Knight, author and TV personality,
- Sheryl Adkins-Green, Mary Kay marketing chief
- Arden Cho, Teen Wolf actress.
Delegates of 69th Miss Universe 2020
There were 74 delegates who competes for Miss Universe crown.
| Countries | Delegates | Age |
|---|---|---|
 Albania | Paula Mehmetukaj | 23 |
 Argentina | Alina Luz Akselrad | 23 |
 Armenia | Monika Grigoryan | 21 |
 Aruba | Helen Hernandez | 20 |
 Austalia | Maria Thattil | 28 |
 Bahamas | Shauntae Miller | 28 |
 Barbados | Hillary-Ann Williams | 25 |
 Belgium | Dhenia Covens | 27 |
 Belize | Iris Salguero | 24 |
 Bolivia | Lenka Nemer | 24 |
 Brazil | Julia Gama | 27 |
 British Virgin Islands | Shabree Frett | 24 |
 Bulgaria | Radinela Chusheva | 25 |
 Cambodia | Sarita Reth | 26 |
 Cameroon | Kossinda Angele | 28 |
 Canada | Nova Stevens | 26 |
 Cayman Islands | Mariah Tibbetts | 27 |
 Chile | Daniela Nicolás | 28 |
 China | Jiaxin Sun | 23 |
 Colombia | Laura Victoria Olascuaga | 25 |
 Costa Rica | Ivonne Cerdas | 28 |
 Croatia | Mirna Naiia Maric | 22 |
 Curaçao | Chantal Wiertz | 22 |
 Czech Republic | Klára Vavrušková | 21 |
 Denmark | Amanda Petri | 23 |
 Dominican Republic | Kímberly Jiménez | 24 |
 Ecuador | Leyla Espinoza Calvache | 25 |
 El Salvador | Vanessa Velásquez | 25 |
 Finland | Viivi Altonen | 24 |
 France | Amandine Petit | 23 |
 Ghana | Chelsea Tayui | 25 |
 Great Britain | Jeanette Akua | 29 |
 Haiti | Eden Berandoive | 24 |
 Honduras | Cecilia Rossell | 25 |
 Iceland | Elísabet Hulda Snorradóttir | 22 |
 India | Adline Castelino | 22 |
 Indonesia | Ayu Maulida Putri | 23 |
 Ireland | Nadia Sayers | 26 |
 Israel | Tehila Levi | 19 |
 Italy | Viviana Vizzini | 27 |
 Jamaica | Miqueal-Symone Williams | 24 |
 Japan | Aisha Harumi Tochigi | 25 |
 Kazakhstan | Kamila Serikbai | 18 |
 Korea | Hari Park | 21 |
 Kosovo | Blerta Veseli | 23 |
 Laos | Christina Lasasimma | 27 |
 Malaysia | Francisca Luhong James | 25 |
 Malta | Anthea Zammit | 26 |
 Mauritius | Vandana Jeetah | 29 |
 Mexico | Andrea Meza | 26 |
 Myanmar | Thuzar Wint Lwin | 22 |
 Nepal | Anshika Sharma | 24 |
 Netherlands | Denise Speelman | 24 |
 Nicaragua | Ana Marcelo | 24 |
 Norway | Sunniva Frigstad | 21 |
 Panama | Carmen Jaramillo | 26 |
 Paraguay | Vanessa Castro Guillén | 28 |
 Peru | Janick Maceta Del Castillo | 27 |
 Philippines | Rabiya Mateo | 24 |
 Poland | Natalia Piguła | 27 |
 Portugal | Cristiana Silva | 19 |
 Puerto Rico | Estefanía Soto | 29 |
 Romania | Bianca Lorena Tirsin | 22 |
 Russia | Alina Sanko | 22 |
 Singapore | Bernadette Belle Ong | 26 |
 Slovak Republic | Natália Hoštáková | 26 |
 South Africa | Natasha Joubert | 23 |
 Spain | Andrea Martínez | 27 |
 Thailand | Amanda Obdam | 27 |
 Ukraine | Yelyzaveta Yastremsk | 28 |
 Uruguay | Lola de los Santos | 23 |
 United States | Asya Branch | 23 |
 Venezuela | Mariángel Villasmil | 25 |
 Vietnam | Nguyễn Trần Khánh Vân | 26 |
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