A few hours before the start of the 71st edition of the international beauty pageant miss universein which Ashley Ann Carino Barreto going to Puerto Rico to win its sixth title in history, management has several cards on the table that could change the logistics of organizing the event. Tonight at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, in New Orleansthe successor of Harnaaz Kaur Sandhurepresented in the last issue India.
We’ve compiled a list of some changes – confirmed and unconfirmed – for the ceremony that announced the departure of the emblematic presenter this year Steve Harveywho has led the coronation since 2015. We also include other interesting details of the popular competition that cripples the world and which will be available from 21:00 on Wapa Television (Channel 4)..
1. Confirmed – Harvey, known for his blunder at the 2015 pageant in which he named a wrong contestant the winner, was replaced by two women: olivia culpo Y jeannie may jenkins, numbers that had previously passed through Miss Universe. Culpo was the winner of the reign in 2012 and Jenkins has animated renowned international reality shows.
2. Not confirmed – The competition is now led by the Thai billionaire Anne Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip, there will apparently also be changes in its methodology. This year there will be no “Top 5” but a “Top 7” with only one winner.
3. Confirmed – The channel, which for decades was the TV host of Miss Universe in English, Fox, said goodbye to the event last week. Hand in hand with the “Streaming” channel, the competition heralds a new era roku. For the Latin American public Telemundo will continue to broadcast the event, with the presentation of Jacky Bracamontes Y Cristian de la Fuente.
4. Confirmed – Initially there were more than 90 candidates who agreed to take part in the regency. However, some controversy and events have led to the number being reduced to 84. In New Yearthe representative of LatviaEkaterina Alexeeva, announced that she will not take part in the edition to test positive COVID-19. Another participant was excluded at the end of 2022. Former Miss Bolivia Fernanda Pavisic has been sacked for making racist and discriminatory comments towards her fellow contestants social media.
5. Confirmed – Although the closing gala will be held tonight, it is also true that the competition started on January 3rd when the contestants traveled to the venue to carry out various activities of the competition.
6. Confirmed – The new organization will launch a drinking bottle under the Miss Universe brand. This will be the new Queen’s first event and it will be held in Thailand.
7. Confirmed – Tonight there are special awards for Miss Friendship, Miss Photogenic, Best in Swimsuit and Best in Evening Dress.
8. Confirmed – Next year’s host country was not announced at the end of the competition for a long time. The new owner stated that they already own the lands by 2025.
9. Confirmed – After the jury’s decision is known and the new queen has been announced, for the first time the contestants who placed in the top three places will move to Thailand. The reasons are not yet known.
10. Confirmed – The new Miss Universe will wear a new crown for the first time, christened “Force for Good”. The crown has 993 jewels, with a base of diamonds and the highest part has a sapphire of 45.14 carats.
Latinas stand out
With several Latino contenders among the favourites, a new owner and a few months late, the world will finally meet the new sovereign.
Participants have already completed their parades in gala attire, provincial dress and bathing suits during a pre-ceremony that was broadcast youtube On Wednesday.
Among the favorites are the representatives of Colombia, VenezuelaPuerto Rico, Dominican Republic, United States of America, Mexico, Philippines, Thailand and Australia. Sandhu’s successor will be chosen from among the 16 semi-finalists.
The difference in the number of finalists was not well received by the contestants as these finalists are the ones that can be shown to the public.
Although this Miss Universe gala will be held in 2023, the winner will hold the title of Miss Universe 2022 as the competition has been postponed not to compete with Soccer World Cup in Qatar.
However, that doesn’t mean the title winner will be the shortest-serving Miss Universe in history. This distinction is still held by the Mexican Andrea Mesawhich it had for just seven months in 2021.