Miss Universe
Annual international beauty pageant competition / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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]
Type | International women's beauty pageant |
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First edition | 1952 |
Most recent edition | 2023 |
Current titleholder | Sheynnis Palacios Nicaragua |
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Language/s | English |
Website | www |
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.