Michelle Dee of the Philippines entered the Top 20 at 72nd will be announced on November 19, 2023 (Philippine time).Miss Universe
84 countries are competing in this year’s pageant.
Hosts Maria Menounos, Olivia Culpo, and Jeannie Mai announced the Top 20 inside the National Gymnasium in San Salvador, El Salvador.
Here is the full list of countries that will continue to the semi-finals of Miss Universe 2023:
- Miss Nicaragua Sheynnis Palacios
- Miss Spain Athenea Pérez
- Miss Puerto Rico Karla Guilfú
- Miss Namibia Jameela Uiras
- Miss Venezuela Diana Silva
- Miss India Shweta Sharda
- Miss Thailand Antonia Porsild
- Miss Chile Celeste Viel
- Miss Jamaica Jordanne Levy
- Miss USA Noelia Voigt
- Miss Nepal Jane Garrett
- Miss Peru Camila Escribens
- Miss Cameroon Issie Princesse
- Miss Colombia Camila Avella
- Miss Pakistan Erica Robin
- Miss Australia Moraya Wilson
- Miss Philippines Michelle Dee
- Miss Portugal Marina Machete
- Miss South Africa Bryoni Govender
- Miss El Salvador Isabella García-Manzo
In this edition, the Top 20 candidates will compete in the swimsuit competition.
After that, the Top 10 will be announced.
The Top 10 will compete in the evening gown competition.
The Top 5 will also be announced immediately.
After that, the selected Top 5 will participate in the interview questions.
They will be screened again to select the Top 3.
The Top 3 will participate in the final questions.
The finals selection committee includes the following:
- Halima Aden, Somali-American model
- Mario Bautista, singer from Mexico
- Giselle Blondet, TV host from Puerto Rico
- Janelle Commissiong, Miss Universe 1977 from Trinidad and Tobago
- Avani Gregg, Social media personality from America
- Carson Kressley, TV personality, actor, and designer from America
- Connie Mariano, Filipino-American physician
- Iris Mittenaere, Miss Universe 2016 from France
- Sweta Patel, Roku’s Vice President of Merchandising and Growth Marketing
- Denise White, Miss Oregon 1994 and American businesswoman
Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray along with American TV personality Zuri Hall served as backstage hosts.
This is the second time that El Salvador has served as the host country for Miss Universe.
In 1995, the said country served as the host country for the first time in Miss Universe.
