Manila, Philippines – The Top 21 candidates has been named in the Miss Universe 2020.
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 21 Qualifiers
Here are the top 21 candidates who will compete for the swimsuit competition.
- Colombia – Laura Victoria Olascuaga
- Peru – Janick Maceta Del Castillo
- Australia – Maria Thattil
- France – Amandine Petit
- Myanmar – Thuzar Wint Lwin
- Jamaica – Miqueal-Symone Williams
- Mexico – Andrea Meza
- Dominican Republic – Kímberly Jiménez
- USA – Asya Branch
- Indonesia – Ayu Maulida Putri
- Argentina – Alina Luz Akselrad
- India – Adline Castelino
- Curacao – Chantal Wiertz
- Puerto Rico – Estefanía Soto
- Philippines – Rabiya Mateo
- Brazil – Julia Gama
- Great Britain – Jeanette Akua
- Nicaragua – Ana Marcelo
- Thailand – Amanda Obdam
- Costa Rica – Ivonne Cerdas
- Vietnam – Nguyễn Trần Khánh Vân
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 were the expert analysts while Cheslie Kryst, Miss USA 2019 serves as the backstage correspondent.
The first round of the competition is the selection of Top 21 candidate who is previously selected based on the performance of the Preliminary Competition last Friday.
The Top 21 qualifiers will battle out for the swimsuit competition, only Top 10 among them will advance 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 holders were included in the 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
| 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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