Miss Universe 2023

Miss Universe 2023 will be the 72nd Miss Universe pageant to be held in 2023 in El Salvador. R'Bonney Gabriel of the United States will crown her successor at the end of the event.

For the 71st edition of the pageant held in January 2023, see Miss Universe 2022.
Miss Universe 2023
Date2023
VenueEl Salvador
Debuts
  • Pakistan

Background

Location and date

On 14 January 2023, Salvadoran president Nayib Bukele announced that this edition will be held in El Salvador in late 2023, the last time that the country hosted in 1975, and the last time the event was held in Latin America since 2011.[1][2]

Selection of participants

Contestants from five countries and territories have been selected to compete in the competition. One of these delegates was appointed to the position after being a runner-up of their national pageant or being selected through a casting process.

This edition will see the debut of Pakistan.[3]

From this edition onwards, the Miss Universe Organization will allow married women and women with children to be contestants.[4]

Contestants

As of 19 March 2023, 5 contestants have been confirmed:

Country/TerritoryContestantAge[lower-alpha 1]Hometown
Belgium BelgiumEmilie Vansteenkiste[5]21Elewijt
Czech Republic Czech RepublicVanesa Švédová[6]19Přerov
Kyrgyzstan KyrgyzstanDiami Almazbekova[7]21Bishkek
Mauritius MauritiusNilmani Hurlall[8]23Mahébourg
Venezuela VenezuelaDiana Silva[9]25Caracas

Upcoming pageants
Country/Territory Date
Philippines Philippines May 13, 2023[10]
Curaçao Curaçao May 27, 2023[11]
Malta Malta June 30, 2023[12]
United Kingdom Great Britain July 8, 2023[13]
South Korea South Korea July 9, 2023[14]
Nicaragua Nicaragua August 6, 2023

Notes
  1. Ages at the time of the pageant

References
  1. Severo, Jan Milo. "El Salvador to host 72nd Miss Universe at the end of 2023". Philstar.com. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  2. Gillett, Katy (15 January 2023). "Miss Universe 2023 to take place in El Salvador". The National. Archived from the original on 17 January 2023. Retrieved 15 January 2023.
  3. "Dubai company wins franchise rights to host Miss Universe Pakistan". Arab News. 4 March 2023. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  4. "Miss Universe announces inclusive change to pageant after more than 70 years". The Independent. 12 August 2022. Archived from the original on 14 November 2022. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  5. "Emilie Vansteenkiste volgt Chayenne op als miss België" (in Dutch). Het Nieuwsblad. 11 February 2023. Archived from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
  6. Hermanová, Milena (12 December 2022). "Kráska Vanesa Švédová se pyšní titulem Česká Miss". aplausin.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  7. "20-летняя Диами Алмазбекова стала победительницей конкурса «Мисс Кыргызстан – 2022»". AKIpress News Agency (in Kyrgyz). Archived from the original on 21 January 2023. Retrieved 21 January 2023.
  8. "Miss Mauritius By Estrella 2022-23 : Nilmani Devi Hurlall Crowned". Le Matinal. 26 June 2022. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  9. "Diana Silva, una tripulante de cabina, es la nueva Miss Venezuela". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 17 November 2022. Archived from the original on 22 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
  10. "Miss Universe Philippines 2023 coronation night set on May 13 y". CNN Philippines. 4 March 2023. Retrieved 4 March 2023.
  11. @cbpc_official (5 August 2022). "MISS UNIVERSE CURACAO 2023‼️ SETTING OUR DATE OF THE NEXT EDITION OF THE COMPETITION AHEAD OF TIME!". Retrieved 8 November 2022 – via Instagram.
  12. @miss_universe_malta (21 January 2023). "IT'S OFFICIAL Miss Universe Malta 2023 Coronation Night will be aired live on TVM on FRIDAY, JUNE 30th from The Hilton Conference Centre at 20:45pm". Retrieved 21 January 2023 – via Instagram.
  13. @jascadwallader (11 March 2023). "WANT TO WIN 2x "BRING A BRA" BALL TICKETS & 2x FRONT ROW SEATS FOR MISS UNIVERSE GREAT BRITAIN 2023 GRAND FINAL". Retrieved 11 March 2023 – via Instagram.
  14. "Miss Universe Korea" (in Korean). Retrieved 5 February 2023.
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