"MUO" redirects here. For other uses, see MUO (disambiguation).
For the most recent competition, see Miss Universe 2023. For the upcoming competition, see Miss Universe 2024.
Miss Universe
Type
International women's beauty pageant
Parent organization
JKN Legacy Inc. JKN Global Group (50%) Legacy Holding Group USA Inc. (50%)
Headquarters
Samut Prakan, Thailand
New York City, United States
Mexico City, Mexico
First edition
1952
Most recent edition
2023
Current titleholder
Sheynnis Palacios Nicaragua
Owners
Jakkaphong Jakrajutatip
Raul Rocha Cantú
Vice Presidents
Olivia Quido
Mario Búcaro
Language/s
English
Website
www.missuniverse.com
Miss Universe is an annual international major beauty pageant that is run by a United States and Thailand-based Miss Universe Organization.[1] Along with Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth, it is one of the Big Four beauty pageants.[2]
The Miss Universe Organization and its brand, along with its sister pageants, Miss USA and Miss Teen USA, is currently owned by JKN Global Group and Legacy Holding Group USA Inc., an American division of Mexican company Legacy Holding through the joint venture company JKN Legacy Inc.[3] Telemundo has the licensing rights to air the pageant through 2023.[4] The pageant's advocacy is "humanitarian issues and is a voice to affect positive change in the world."[5][6]
The current Miss Universe is Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua who was crowned on November 18, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador.
^Natalie Tadena (July 2, 2015)."Donald Trump's Miss USA Pageant Lands on Reelz Cable Channel" Archived July 27, 2020, at the Wayback Machine. The Wall Street Journal.
^Enriquez, Amee (February 2, 2014). "Beauty Pageant Basics". BBC News. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
^Bundel, Ani (December 16, 2018). "Miss Universe is the only major beauty pageant worth watching. Here's why". NBC News. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
^"Miss Universe Returns To Telemundo After 5-Year Absence". forbes.com. November 3, 2019. Archived from the original on April 21, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
^"About Miss Universe". Miss Universe Website. April 20, 2020. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
^Scott, H. Allan (December 16, 2018). "Catriona Gray of Philippines Crowned". Newsweek. Archived from the original on December 1, 2020. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
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