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66th edition of the international beauty pageant

For the 65th edition of the pageant held in January 2017, see Miss Universe 2016.

Miss Universe 2017 was the 66th Miss Universe pageant, held at The AXIS in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on 26 November 2017.^[1]

At the end of the event, Iris Mittenaere of France crowned Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa as Miss Universe 2017.

It was South Africa's first victory in almost four decades, and the second victory of the country in the pageant's history.^[2][3]

Contestants from ninety-two countries and territories competed in this year's pageant, surpassing the previous record of eighty-nine contestants in 2011 and 2012.^[4] The pageant was hosted by Steve Harvey in his third consecutive year, and supermodel Ashley Graham.

Television personality Carson Kressley and runway coach Lu Sierra provided commentary and analysis throughout the event.^[5] American singer-