Miss Universe 2018 results: South Africa's Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters crowns Philippines' Catriona Gray in Thailand

Catriona Gray, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

• Beauty Pageant: Miss Universe 2018
• Edition: 67th
• Venue: IMPACT Arena, Exhibition and Convention Center, Muang Thong Thani, Bangkok, Thailand
• Date: December 17, 2018
• Number of contestants: 94
• Hosts: Steve Harvey, Ashley Graham
• Commentators: Carson Kressley, Lu Sierra
• Performer: Ne-Yo

OUTGOING WINNERS

• Second Runner-Up: Davina Bennett (Jamaica)
• First Runner-Up: Laura Gonzalez (Colombia)
• Miss Universe 2017: Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters (South Africa)

MISS UNIVERSE 2018 CANDIDATES

JUDGES

1. Liliana Gil Valletta
2. Janaye Ingram
3. Monique Lhuillier
4. Michelle McLean
5. Iman Oubou
6. Bui Simon
7. Richelle Singson-Michael

SPECIAL AWARDS

• Best National Costume: On-anong Homsombath (Laos)
• Miss Congeniality:
• Miss Photogenic:

TOP 20

(in order of announcement)

Africa and Asia Pacific

1. Tamaryn Green (South Africa)
2. Catriona Gray (Philippines)
3. Manita Devkota (Nepal)
4. H’Hen Nie (Vietnam)
5. Sophida Kanchanarin (Thailand)

Europe

1. Magdalena Swat (Poland)
2. Zoé Brunet (Belgium)
3. Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers (Great Britain)
4. Enikő Kecskés (Hungary)
5. Grainne Gallanagh (Ireland)

Americas

1. Akisha Albert (Curacao)
2. Natalia Carvajal (Costa Rica)
3. Marta Stepien (Canada)
4. Kiara Ortega (Puerto Rico)
5. Emily Maddison (Jamaica)

Wildcard

1. Sarah Rose Summers (USA)
2. Sthefany Gutierrez (Venezuela)
3. Sonia Fergina Citra (Indonesia)
4. Mayra Dias (Brazil)
5. Francesca Hung (Australia)

TOP 10

(in order of announcement)

1. Tamaryn Green (South Africa)
2. H’Hen Nie (Vietnam)
3. Sthefany Gutierrez (Venezuela)
4. Catriona Gray (Philippines)
5. Natalia Carvajal (Costa Rica)
6. Akisha Albert (Curacao)
7. Manita Devkota (Nepal)
8. Marta Stepien (Canada)
9. Sophida Kanchanarin (Thailand)
10. Kiara Ortega (Puerto Rico)

TOP 5

(in order of announcement)

1. Kiara Ortega (Puerto Rico)
2. H’Hen Nie (Vietnam)
3. Catriona Gray (Philippines)
4. Tamaryn Green (South Africa)
5. Sthefany Gutierrez (Venezuela)

TOP 3

(in order of announcement)

1. Catriona Gray (Philippines)
2. Tamaryn Green (South Africa)
3. Sthefany Gutierrez (Venezuela)

WINNERS

• Second Runner-Up: Sthefany Gutierrez (Venezuela)
• First Runner-Up: Tamaryn Green (South Africa)
• Miss Universe 2018: Catriona Gray (Philippines)

Philippines’ Catriona Gray crowned Miss Universe 2018 in Thailand

Catriona Gray, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters

Catriona Gray, 24, has been crowned Miss Universe 2018 in Thailand. This makes her the international beauty pageant's fourth titleholder from the Philippines.

Besting 93 candidates, Gray was crowned Miss Universe 2018 at the IMPACT Arena, Exhibition and Convention Center in Muang Thong Thani, Bangkok, Thailand on December 17, 2018. She inherited the crown from Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa.

Gloria Diaz, 67, of Aringay, La Union and Margarita Moran, 65, of Davao won the first Miss Universe crowns for the Philippines on July 19, 1969 in Miami Beach, Florida, United States and on July 21, 1973 in Athens, Greece. On December 20, 2015, Pia Wurtzbach won the third and most recent Miss Universe crown for the Philippines in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

Miss Universe 2018 marked the first time the beauty pageant had an all-female selection committee. The judges of both the preliminary competition and the coronation night were Liliana Gil Valletta, Janaye Ingram, Monique Lhuillier, Michelle McLean, Iman Oubou, Bui Simon and Richelle Singson-Michael.

Gray is now the second woman to finish in the Top 5 of Miss World before winning the Miss Universe crown. The first one was McLean, who was Miss Namibia 1991, Miss World 1991 fourth runner-up and Miss Universe 1992.

The Miss Universe 2018 coronation night was hosted by Steve Harvey along with Ashley Graham, Carson Kressley and Lu Sierra. American singer-songwriter Shaffer Chimere Smith, who is professionally known as Ne-Yo, performed during the event.

Runner up to Gray as Miss Universe 2018 was Miss South Africa Tamaryn Green. Miss Venezuela Sthefany Gutierrez was second runner-up.

Also a winner of the evening was Miss Laos On-anong Homsombath who won Best National Costume. Miss Spain Angela Ponce did not make it to the quarterfinals but she was honored onstage as the first ever transwoman Miss Universe candidate in the international level.

Miss Puerto Rico Kiara Ortega and Miss Vietnam H’Hen Nie made it to the Top 5. Miss Costa Rica Natalia Carvajal, Miss Curacao Akisha Albert, Miss Nepal Manita Devkota, Miss Canada Marta Stepien and Miss Thailand Sophida Kanchanarin finished in the Top 10.

Here is a clip featuring Gray at the Miss Universe 2018 coronation night:

Complete list of Miss Universe 2018 candidates

Iris Mittenaere, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, Pia Wurtzbach

Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa will crown her successor in Bangkok, Thailand on December 17, 2018. It will be the 67th edition of the annual international beauty pageant.

Steve Harvey is returning as the host of the coronation night. Here is the list of the Miss Universe 2018 candidates:

1. Miss Albania Trejsi Sejdini
2. Miss Angola Ana Liliana Aviao
3. Miss Argentina Agustina Belen Pivowarchuk
4. Miss Armenia Eliza Muradyan
5. Miss Aruba Kimberly Julsing
6. Miss Australia Francesca Hung
7. Miss Bahamas Danielle Grant
8. Miss Barbados Meghan Theobalds
9. Miss Belgium Zoé Brunet
10. Miss Belize Jenelli Fraser
11. Miss Bolivia Joyce Prado
12. Miss Brazil Mayra Dias
13. Miss British Virgin Islands A’yana Keshelle Phillips
14. Miss Bulgaria Gabriela Topalova
15. Miss Cambodia Nat Rern
16. Miss Canada Marta Stepien
17. Miss Cayman Islands Caitlin Tyson
18. Miss Chile Andrea Diaz
19. Miss China Qin Meisu
20. Miss Colombia Valeria Morales
21. Miss Costa Rica Natalia Carvajal
22. Miss Croatia Mia Pojatina
23. Miss Curacao Akisha Albert
24. Miss Czech Republic Lea Steflickova
25. Miss Denmark Helena Heuser
26. Miss Dominican Republic Aldy Bernard
27. Miss Ecuador Virginia Limongi
28. Miss Egypt Nariman Khaled
29. Miss El Salvador Marisela de Montecristo
30. Miss Finland Alina Voronkova
31. Miss France Eva Colas
32. Miss Georgia Lara Yan
33. Miss Germany Celine Willers
34. Miss Ghana Diata Hoggar
35. Miss Great Britain Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers
36. Miss Greece Ioanna Bella
37. Miss Guam Athena Su McNinch
38. Miss Guatemala Mariana Garcia
39. Miss Haiti Samantha Colas
40. Miss Honduras Vanessa Villars
41. Miss Hungary Enikő Kecskés
42. Miss Iceland Katrin Lea Elenudottir
43. Miss India Nehal Chudasama
44. Miss Indonesia Sonia Fergina Citra
45. Miss Ireland Grainne Gallanagh
46. Miss Israel Nikol Reznikov
47. Miss Italy Erica De Matteis
48. Miss Jamaica Emily Maddison
49. Miss Japan Yuumi Kato
50. Miss Kazakhstan Sabina Azimbayeva
51. Miss Kenya Wabaiya Kariuki
52. Miss Korea Ji Hyun Baek
53. Miss Kosovo Zana Berisha
54. Miss Kyrgyzstan Begimay Karybekova
55. Miss Laos On-anong Homsobath
56. Miss Lebanon Maya Reaidy
57. Miss Malaysia Jane Teoh
58. Miss Malta Francesca Mifsud
59. Miss Mauritius Vasha Ragoobarsing
60. Miss Mexico Andrea Toscano
61. Miss Mongolia Dolgion Delgerjav
62. Miss Myanmar Hnin Thway Yu Aung
63. Miss Namibia Selma Kamanya
64. Miss Nepal Manita Devkota
65. Miss Netherlands Rahima Ayla Dirkse
66. Miss New Zealand Estelle Curd
67. Miss Nicaragua Adriana Paniagua
68. Miss Nigeria Aramide Lopez
69. Miss Norway Susanne Guttorm
70. Miss Panama Rosa Montezuma
71. Miss Paraguay Belen Alderete
72. Miss Peru Romina Lozano
73. Miss Philippines Catriona Gray
74. Miss Poland Magdalena Swat
75. Miss Portugal Filipa Barroso
76. Miss Puerto Rico Kiara Ortega
77. Miss Russia Yulia Polyachikhina
78. Miss Saint Lucia Angella Dalsou
79. Miss Singapore Zahra Khanum
80. Miss Slovakia Barbora Hanova
81. Miss South Africa Tamaryn Green
82. Miss Spain Angela Ponce
83. Miss Sri Lanka Ornella Gunesekere
84. Miss Sweden Emma Strandberg
85. Miss Switzerland Jastina Doreen Riederer
86. Miss Thailand Sophida Kanchanarin
87. Miss Turkey Tara De Vries
88. Miss Ukraine Karina Zhosan
89. Miss Uruguay Sofia Abigail Marrero Moreira
90. Miss USA Sara Rose Summers
91. Miss U.S. Virgin Islands Aniska Tonge
92. Miss Venezuela Sthefany Gutierrez
93. Miss Vietnam H’Hen Nie
94. Miss Zambia Melba Shakabozha