LIVE UPDATES: 71st Miss Universe Final Competition Results
Miss Universe 2022, the 71st edition of the Miss Universe competition will be taking place tonight at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA.
India's Harnaaz Sandhu will pass the new Mouawad crown "Force for Good" to one of the 84 contestants at the end of the highly anticipated event.
Tonight's pageant will be the first-ever edition under the ownership of Thailand-based JKN Global Group which is headed by its founder and CEO Anne Jakrajutatip.
Hosted by Jeannie Mai and Olivia Culpo together with Catriona Gray and Zuri Hall as backstage commentators, the spectacular show will also feature musical performances from Big Freedia, Big Sam's Funky Nation, Amanda Shaw, Tank and the Bangas, and Yolanda Adams.
A selection committee consisting of Ximena Navarrete, Big Freedia, Mara Martin, Wendy Fitzwilliam, Emily Austin, Olivia Quido, Myrka Dellanos, and Sweta Patel will be responsible for choosing the new Miss Universe.
Who will become the next Miss Universe? Stay tuned as we give you live updates on the official results from tonight's final telecast.
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FINAL RESULTS
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TOP 16
Puerto Rico - Ashley Cariño
Haiti - Mideline Phelizor
Australia - Monique Riley
Dominican Republic - Andreína Martínez
Laos - Payengxa Lor
South Africa - Ndavi Nokeri
Portugal - Telma Madeira
Canada - Amelia Tu
Peru - Alessia Rovegno
Trinidad & Tobago - Tya Jané Ramey
Curacao - Gabriëla Dos Santos
India - Divita Rai
Venezuela - Amanda Dudamel
Spain - Alicia Faubel
USA - R'Bonney Gabriel
Colombia - María Fernanda Aristizábal (Fan Vote)
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Special Awards
ImpactWayv Award - Thailand, Anna Sueangam-iam
Spirit of Carnival Award - Ukraine, Viktoria Apanasenko
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TOP 5
Venezuela - Amanda Dudamel
USA - R'Bonney Gabriel
Puerto Rico - Ashley Cariño
Curacao - Gabriëla Dos Santos
Dominican Republic - Andreína Martínez
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Special Award
Miss Congeniality - Chile, Sofia Depassier and Malta, Maxine Formosa Gruppetta
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TOP 3
Dominican Republic - Andreína Martínez
USA - R'Bonney Gabriel
Venezuela - Amanda Dudamel
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WINNERS
2nd runner-up - Dominican Republic, Andreína Martínez
1st runner-up - Venezuela, Amanda Dudamel
71st Miss Universe - USA, R'Bonney Gabriel
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