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Miss Universe 2016 was the 65th Miss Universe pageant, held at the SM Mall of Asia Arena, in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines on January 30, 2017. [1] This was the second time that the pageant skipped a year, after Miss Universe 2014 was held in January 2015.
She then represented the Philippines and won Miss Universe 2015, becoming the first Filipina to win in four decades. Early life and education Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach [ 4 ] [ 5 ] was born in Stuttgart , Germany, to a German father and a Filipina mother, [ 6 ] and has a sister. [ 7 ]
Medina represented the Philippines at the Miss Universe 2016, reaching the top six. [10] [11] [6] [12] [13]At the national costume competition, Medina wore a Rhett Eala creation that was inspired by the vinta, a traditional boat from Mindanao, matched with a head piece made to resemble a large piece of coral found in the country's reefs.
Miss Universe Philippines 2015: 20 December 2015 80 2016 France: Iris Mittenaere [59] 24 Lille: Miss France 2016: 30 January 2017 86 2017 South Africa: Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters: 22 Sedgefield: Miss South Africa 2017: 26 November 2017 92 2018 Philippines: Catriona Gray: 24 Oas: Miss Universe Philippines 2018: 17 December 2018 94 2019 South Africa ...
She competed at Miss World 2016 for the Philippines, placing in the top five, and is the first Filipino to represent the country at both Miss World and Miss Universe.
The Philippines holds the longest streak of winning at least one of the Big Four pageant titles in a single year with wins in six consecutive years from 2013 to 2018 (Miss World 2013 and Miss International 2013, Miss Earth 2014, Miss Universe 2015 and Miss Earth 2015, Miss International 2016, Miss Earth 2017, and Miss Universe 2018), [33] [88 ...
Catriona Gray – became the second crossover candidate who initially won Miss World Philippines 2016 and later Miss Universe Philippines 2018. [51] [59] Gray competed internationally and finished in the Top 5 at the Miss World 2016 competition held in Washington, D.C., [59] and eventually won as the 67th Miss Universe in 2018 in Thailand. [60 ...
For example, if a Miss Universe winner is required to give up her title and the first Runner-Up is unable/does not want to assume the winner's position, the title then passes to the second Runner-Up. The third place finisher being designated as 2nd runner-up has been awarded seventy-three times (1952–2024).