The preliminary competition, which determines the top 21 contestants who will compete on May 16, will be held on May 14. The preliminary competition will be streamed live at 7 p.m. ET on the Miss Universe YouTube channel. Viewers can vote for their picks via the Miss Universe app.
The contest will be hosted by actor Mario Lopez and Olivia Culpo, who won Miss Universe in 2012, with a guest performance by rapper Pitbull. The contest will be broadcast in more than 160 territories and countries around the world.
The Miss Universe competition was postponed last year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In a statement in March this year, Paula M. Shugart, president of the Miss Universe Organization, said: “We have spent months planning and preparing safety precautions to develop this edition of Miss Universe—one that will be memorable, special and totally innovative.”
Around 10,000 women participate annually in the Miss Universe, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA competitions organized by the MUO, according to its website.
Here we list the 74 contestants in this year’s Miss Universe competition, in alphabetical order by country/territory represented. See more information about each contestant at the Miss Universe website.
2021 Miss Universe contestants
Albania: Paula Mehmetukaj Argentina: Alina Luz Akselrad Armenia: Monika Grigoryan Aruba: Helen Hernandez Australia: Maria Thattil Bahamas: Shauntae A. Miller Barbados: Hillary-Ann Williams Belgium: Dhenia Covens Belize: Iris Salguero Bolivia: Lenka Nemer Brazil: Julia Gama British Virgin Islands: Shabree Frett Bulgaria: Radinela Chusheva Cambodia: Sarita Reth Cameroon: Angele Kossinda Canada: Nova Stevens Cayman Islands: Mariah Tibbetts Chile: Daniela Nicolas China: Jiaxin Sun Colombia: Laura Olascuaga Costa Rica: Ivonne Cerdas Croatia: Mirna Naiia Marić Curaçao: Chantal Wiertz Czech Republic: Klára Vavrušková Denmark: Amanda Petri Dominican Republic: Kimberly Jiménez Ecuador: Leyla Espinoza El Salvador: Vanessa Velásquez Finland: Viivi Altonen France: Amandine Petit Ghana: Chelsea Tayui Great Britain: Jeanette Akua Haiti: Eden Berandoive Honduras: Cecilia Rossell Iceland: Elísabet Hulda Snorradóttir India: Adline Castelino Indonesia: Ayu Maulida Putri Ireland: Nadia Sayers Israel: Tehila Levi Italy: Viviana Vizzini Jamaica: Miqueal-Symone Williams Japan: Aisha Harumi Tochigi Kazakhstan: Kamila Serikbai Korea (South): Hari Park Kosovo: Blerta Veseli Laos: Christina Lasasimma Malaysia: Francisca Luhong James Malta: Anthea Zammit Mauritius: Vandana Jeetah Mexico: Andrea Meza Myanmar: Thuzar Wint Lwin Nepal: Anshika Sharma Netherlands: Denise Speelman Nicaragua: Ana Marcelo Norway: Sunniva Frigstad Panama: Carmen Jaramillo Vanessa Paraguay: Castro Guillén Peru: Janick Maceta Del Castillo Philippines: Rabiya Mateo Poland: Natalia Piguła Portugal: Cristiana Silva Puerto Rico: Estefanía Soto Torres Romania: Bianca Lorena Tirsin Russia: Alina Sanko Singapore: Bernadette Belle Ong Slovak Republic: Natália Hoštáková South Africa: Natasha Joubert Spain: Andrea Martínez Thailand: Amanda Obdam Ukraine: Yelyzaveta Yastremska Uruguay: Lola De Los Santos U.S.: Asya Branch Venezuela: Mariangel Villasmil Vietnam: Khanh Van Nguyen Tran
The graphic below, produced by Statista, shows the countries/territories with the most winners in four major beauty pageants.
