Bangkok, Thailand - 24 year-old Oas, Albay native was named the 67th Miss Universe held last Monday, December 17 (Bangkok Time) in a glittering ceremony held at the Impact Arena in Muangthong Thani District, Bangkok, Thailand. She bested 93 other lovely contestants from around the globe to give the Philippines it's 4th Miss Universe in just a span of only three years since Pia Wurtzbach won in 2015.
A very memorable history in the making and yet competitive edition of the annual prestigious pageant which saw the first transgender (Spain's Angela Ponce) and first indigenous woman (Panama's Rosa Iveth Montezuma) to compete at Miss Universe stage.
First runner up was South Africa's Tamaryn Green while Sthefany Gutierrez of Venezuela was declared Second runner-up. Here is the complete result of the competition:
Miss Universe 2018: Philippines — Catriona Elisa Magnayon Gray
1st Runner-Up: South Africa — Tamaryn Green
2nd Runner-Up: Venezuela — Sthefany Gutiérrez
Top 5
Puerto Rico — Kiara Ortega
Vietnam — H'Hen Niê
Top 10
Canada — Marta Stepien
Costa Rica — Natalia Carvajal
Curaçao — Akisha Albert
Nepal — Manita Devkota
Thailand — Sophida Kanchanarin
Top 20
Australia — Francesca Hung
Belgium — Zoé Brunet
Brazil — Mayra Dias
Great Britain — Dee-Ann Kentish-Rogers
Hungary — Enikő Kecskès
Indonesia — Sonia Fergina Citra
Ireland — Grainne Gallanagh
Jamaica — Emily Maddison
Poland — Magdalena Swat
United States — Sarah Rose Summers
Special Awards:
Best in National Costume - Laos - On-anong Homsombath
Photo Sources:
Eonline.com
Philstar.com
USAToday.com
