The Miss Universe pageant will be held in Mexico this year, for the 73rd time, and 130 contestants from around the world will take to the stage to compete for a place among the 30 finalists to advance to the final round.
Miss Universe defines itself on its website as a global, inclusive organization that celebrates all cultures, backgrounds and religions. “We create and provide a safe space for women to share their stories and create personal, professional, and philanthropic impact. The women who participate in this international platform serve as inspiring leaders and role models for their communities and followers around the world.” The preliminaries will be held on Thursday, November 14, with the traditional swimsuit parade, and the World Finals will be held on Saturday, November 16, at the Estadio de Mexico City. Here are the names and countries of the contestants and how to watch the final.
How and when to watch the Miss Universe final
The tentative start time is Thursday at 7:00 p.m. Central Mexico Time. ET via its official website. The Miss Universe finale will be broadcast on YouTube on Saturday, November 16 at 6:30 p.m. (5:30 p.m. Central Mexico Time). stay tuned. The official Miss Universe website also said that those with a VIP membership will be able to watch the live broadcast on YouTube. Also available on Open TV Channel:
US: Roku and Apple TV (17:30). Colombia: RCN TV (19:30)
Mexico: TV Azteca (18:30)
Argentina: NBCU-Telemundo (9:30 p.m.)
Ecuador: NBCU-Telemundo (7:30 p.m.)
Guatemala, Honduras: Azteca TV
Spain: Miss Universe YouTube page (Sunday, November 17 at 7:00 a.m.)
In Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, Peru and El Salvador: NBCU-Telemundo
Philippines: A2Z, TV5, Kapamilya Channel, Metro
Puerto Rico: WAPA TV
Bolivia: Red Bolivia
Panama: Telemetry
Thailand: JKN
Mongolia: MNB Mongolian National Broadcasting Station
The Miss Universe pageant, first held in the United States in 1952, has sparked debate over whether it invites discrimination because of rules that bar married, divorced or childbearing women from participating.
In some countries, competition rules are even stricter. For example, in 2018, Ukrainian organizations stripped Veronika Didusenko of her title and crown after she revealed that she was divorced and had a child. The event sparked a campaign to change the rules of the world’s four major beauty pageants, including Miss Universe. “I believe that women should have the freedom to choose to do what they want with their lives, regardless of their marital status, age, race and sexual orientation,” Didusenko said in a post on Instagram.
The Miss Universe organization changed some rules this year after transgender Anne Jakrajutathipa bought Miss Universe 2022 through her company JKN Global Group. The 72nd Miss Universe pageant will feature two transgender women for the first time, with Guatemalan representative Michelle Cohen becoming the first married woman with children to compete.
Countries participating in Miss Universe
More than 100 countries around the world are participating in this edition. Here are some of them.