Miss Universe 2016
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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 30 January 2017.[lower-alpha 1][3] This was the second time in the history of the competition that the pageant skipped an entire year, following the 2014 pageant which was held in January 2015.[4]
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Date | 30 January 2017[lower-alpha 1] |
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Venue | SM Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines |
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Entrants | 86 |
Placements | 13 |
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Winner | Iris Mittenaere France |
Congeniality | Jenny Kim,[2] South Korea |
Best National Costume | Htet Htet Htun, Myanmar |
Photogenic | Lindita Idrizi, Albania[2] |
At the end of the event, Pia Wurtzbach of the Philippines crowned Iris Mittenaere of France as Miss Universe 2016. It was France's first victory in sixty-three years, and the second victory of the country in the pageant's history.[5][6]
Contestants from eighty-six countries and territories competed in this year's pageant. The competition featured Steve Harvey as host, and supermodel Ashley Graham as the backstage host.[7][8] American entertainers Flo Rida and Boyz II Men performed in this year's pageant.[9][10]