A switch happened between the two delegates due to a potential date conflict between Miss Universe 2021 and Miss France 2022, at which Petit was contractually obligated to be present. Twenty-seven of these delegates were appointees to their positions after being a runner-up of their national pageant or being selected through a casting process, while two were selected to replace the original dethroned winner.Īmandine Petit, Miss France 2021, was initially supposed to compete in Miss Universe 2021, while Clémence Botino, Miss France 2020, was supposed to compete in Miss Universe 2020.
Selection of participantsĬontestants from 80 countries and territories were selected to compete in the competition. Also announced was that the chosen venue was to work with maximum capacity (5,000 spectators) to avoid precautious concerns on a potential COVID-19 resurgence, after the 2020 pageant (held in May 2021) was scaled down to 1,750 spectators (nearly one-quarter of the venue capacity) due to the ongoing worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. On October 27, 2021, the pageant was confirmed to be on Decemat the Universe Dome, a custom-built and temporary arena imported to Eilat from Portugal. Two months after the interview, the Miss Universe Organization confirmed that the competition would be in Eilat, Israel in December 2021. She also acknowledged the fact that her reign would be one of the shortest in the history of the pageant. In May 2021, in her first interview to People en Español after her coronation, Andrea Meza stated that the next edition of the pageant could possibly take place at the end of 2021. The negotiations were later confirmed by Gustavo Segura, serving as the Minister of Tourism in the government of Costa Rica.
In January 2021, the Miss Universe Organization was reportedly in talks to host the 2021 edition of the competition in Costa Rica in late 2021 or early 2022. Port of Eilat, the venue of Miss Universe 2021 It was broadcast to hundreds of millions of viewers in 172 countries. The competition also featured the return of Fox as the official broadcaster of the show after being absent for the previous edition. JoJo, Noa Kirel, Harel Skaat, Valerie Hamaty, and Narkis performed in this year's pageant. Cheslie Kryst, who previously crowned as Miss USA 2019, and Carson Kressley served as a backstage correspondents. The competition featured the return of Steve Harvey as host Harvey last served as host during Miss Universe 2019. Ĭontestants from 80 countries and territories competed in this year's pageant. Sandhu became the first ever Sikh woman who won the title of Miss Universe. It is India's first victory in 21 years, and the third victory of the country in the pageant's history. Īt the end of the event, Andrea Meza of Mexico crowned Harnaaz Sandhu of India as Miss Universe 2021.
Miss Universe 2021 was the 70th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Universe Dome in Eilat, Israel on December 13, 2021. Logo celebrating the 70th anniversary of the Miss Universe