Philippines' Catriona Gray Is Miss Universe 2018!

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