During the proceedings of the 71st beauty pageant event, the organizers announced the host of the next Miss Universe Pageant. While the event was on the El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced in a pre-recorded video that the competition will be held in his country at the end of 2023.
In the visual address, he said, "I am grateful and honored to announce that El Salvador would be the host country of the next Miss Universe pageant at the end of this year.”
Furthermore, he said, "El Salvador is a country that is full of beauty. We have the best surfing beaches in the world, magnificent volcanoes, and exquisite coffee, and we now have become the safest country in Latin America.”
The President then thanked Miss Universe Organization for "joining us in this historic process." He finished his address by saying, "El Salvador is changing and we want you to come and see it for yourselves. See you soon.”
The 72nd edition of Miss Universe is expected to welcome delegates from over 80 countries, including the Philippines. On Sunday, earlier in the Morning Miss USA R’Bonney Gabriel was crowned Miss Universe in New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States.
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With this triumph, R’Bonney Gabriel finally broke the 12-year semifinals streak for the US. She is succeeded by Harnaaz Sandhu of India and becomes the first-ever winner to wear the “Force for Good” crown made by Mouawad in partnership with the Miss Universe Organization under its new owner, Anne Jakrajutatip.
The first and second runners-up of the grand 71st edition are Amanda Dudamel of Venezuela and Andreína Martínez of the Dominican Republic, respectively.
Representative of the Philippines Celeste Cortesi ended the race early on as she failed to find a spot in the Top 16. It is pertinent to mention here that it is the first time the Philippines missed a semi-final place at the world beauty pageant since the stint of Venus Raj back in 2010.