Selection of participantsĬontestants from 74 countries and territories were selected to compete in the pageant. Due to the pandemic, this edition only allowed 1,750 spectators, around a quarter of the venue's seating capacity. The 2020 edition in May of the following year makes it the latest edition in the competition's history. This edition was the third time in the pageant's history that the event was held after the calendar year ended this previously occurred during Miss Universe 2014 and Miss Universe 2016, when both took place in January of the following year. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the competition was postponed three times between November 2020 and May 2021. On March 3, 2021, the Miss Universe Organization announced that the competition would be at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, United States, on May 16, 2021. Background Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, the venue of Miss Universe 2020. This edition, to date, is the only time the pageant has been broadcast on FYI after Fox, its regular broadcaster, backed out due to uncertainties related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi performed in this year's pageant. Miss Universe 2014 Paulina Vega and Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Tebow served as expert analysts, while Miss USA 2019 Cheslie Kryst served as a backstage correspondent. The competition was hosted by Mario Lopez and Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo. Ĭontestants from 74 countries and territories competed in this year's pageant, featuring the smallest number of candidates at the pageant since 2003.

It is Mexico’s first victory in 10 years and the third victory for the country in the pageant’s history. Īt the end of the event, Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa crowned Andrea Meza of Mexico as Miss Universe 2020. Miss Universe 2020 was the 69th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, United States, on May 16, 2021.

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