Miss Universe 2019
| Miss Universe 2019 | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 8, 2019[a] |
| Presenters | Steve Harvey |
| Venue | Tyler Perry Studios, Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
| Broadcaster | |
| Entrants | 92 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Returns | |
Miss Universe 2019 will be the 68th edition of the Miss Universe competition. It will be held on December 8, 2019 at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States. Catriona Gray of the Philippines will crown her successor at the end of the event.
The pageant will be hosted by Steve Harvey in his fifth consecutive year as host.[1] A new crown made by luxury jeweler Mouawad will be used.[2]
Background
Location
In December 2018, Filipino politician and businessman Chavit Singson, of the LCS Group of Companies[3][4] which financed Miss Universe 2016,[4][3] stated that the 2019 edition of the pageant would be held in Seoul, South Korea, which previously hosted Miss Universe 1980. He added that he would assist in preparations for holding the competition in South Korea, although the details were not finalized; the Miss Universe Organization had never confirmed this.[5] Later, in April 2019, it was reported that both the Philippines and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil had become interested in hosting the competition as well. Interest in the Philippines grew following the win of Filipina Catriona Gray in Miss Universe 2018, looking to have her crown her successor in her home country, much like Pia Wurtzbach did at Miss Universe 2016. Meanwhile, Rio de Janeiro will be declared the World Capital of Architecture by UNESCO for 2020, and is reportedly looking to host more international events in the city in anticipation of this title.[6] In August 2019, it emerged that Israel was also interested in hosting the competition. With a plan created by producers Danny Benaim and Assaf Blecher, talks regarding hosting the competition in Israel emerged after Tel Aviv successfully hosted the Eurovision Song Contest 2019. If they do not host in 2019, they stated that Israel was also interested in hosting the competition in 2020.[7] However, hosting the competition in Israel would cause difficulties regarding the numerous participants from countries that do not recognize Israel; these entrants would require special permission to enter the country.[8]
In May 2019, Richelle Singson-Michael, the daughter of Chavit Singson, stated that the Philippines was one of several countries bidding to host the 2019 competition, and that her family's business LCS Group was committed to hosting either in the Philippines or in South Korea.[9][non-primary source needed]
On October 31, 2019, the Miss Universe Organization confirmed that the competition would be held on December 8, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia at Tyler Perry Studios.[10]
Selection of participants
As of November 5, 2019, delegates from 92 countries and territories have been selected to compete in the pageant; six of these delegates were appointed to their national titles. Angeline Flor Pua, who had been crowned Miss Belgium 2018, was appointed to represent Belgium after Elena Castro Suarez, the winner of Miss Belgium 2019, chose to compete at Miss World 2019.[11] Maëva Coucke, who had been crowned Miss France 2018, was appointed to the title by the Miss France organization after Vaimalama Chaves, the winner of Miss France 2019, opted not to compete in an international pageant.[12] Vartika Singh of India was appointed to the title by the Miss Diva organization. Singh had previously represented India at Miss Grand International 2015.[13] Olga Buława was appointed to represent Poland by the Miss Polski organization after the Miss Polonia organization relinquished the franchise. Buława had been crowned Miss Polski 2018.[14] Fiona Tenuta of Uruguay was appointed by Osmel Sousa, the national director of Miss Universe Uruguay, through a casting process, after they could not find enough sponsors to hold an actual competition.[15] Hoàng Thùy of Vietnam was appointed to the title following an internal selection by Dương Trương Thiên Lý, the country's national director. Thùy had placed as the first runner-up at the Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 pageant.[16] The remainder of the delegates were selected after winning their respective national pageants, or receiving a designated supplementary title at a national pageant.
Contestants
92 delegates have been confirmed.[17][18]
Notes
- ^ The event was held at 07:00/06:00 local time (UTC-05:00); for the Americas, the day was still 8 December in their local times.
References
- ^ "Steve Harvey Still Hosts 3 Shows and Miss Universe: Everywhere You Can Watch Him Work". Retrieved June 29, 2019.
- ^ "Mouawad will be make an debut as official sponsor of Miss Universe 2019 crown". Retrieved September 11, 2019.
- ^ a b "LCS Group of Companies Philippines". www.lcsgroup.com.ph. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
- ^ a b News, ABS-CBN. "Chavit Singson 'excited' to work with Araneta Group in 'developing Miss Universe' in PH". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved October 2, 2019.
{{cite web}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ "Miss Universe pageant in South Korea?". Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ^ "Miss Universe 2019 pageant might not be in Asia!". April 5, 2019. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ^ Suissa, Eran (August 9, 2019). "?אחרי האירוויזיון: תחרות מיס יוניברס בדרך לישראל" [After the Eurovision: Miss Universe competition on the way to Israel?]. Israel Hayom (in Hebrew).
- ^ "Israel reportedly seeking to host upcoming Miss Universe pageant". Times of Israel. August 10, 2019.
- ^ "Miss Universe 2019 venue talks". Retrieved July 6, 2019.
- ^ "Tyler Perry's new studio to host 2019 Miss Universe pageant". Associated Press. October 31, 2019.
- ^ "Ex-Miss België Angeline Flor Pua maakt kans om Miss Universe te worden: "Haar verhaal is zó bijzonder"" (in Dutch). HLN. October 11, 2019.
- ^ "MAËVA COUCKE, CANDIDATE POUR MISS UNIVERS!" (in French). Grand Lille. October 16, 2019.
- ^ "Vartika Singh: All you need to know about the Miss Diva Universe 2019". New Indian Express. October 9, 2019.
- ^ "Olga Buława - kim jest Miss Polski 2018? [WZROST, WIEK, INSTAGRAM]" (in Polish). Radio ZET. September 17, 2019.
- ^ "OSMEL VIENE CON TODO- Fiona Tenuta es la nueva Miss Uruguay 2019 (+FOTOS)" (in Spanish). gossipvzla. October 26, 2019.
- ^ "Hoàng Thùy chuẩn bị thi Miss Universe" (in Vietnamese). Ngoisao. October 30, 2019.
- ^ "Contestants". MUO. Retrieved October 19, 2019.
- ^ "Miss Universe 2019 official contestant". Miss Universe. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
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