Miss Universe 2018

Miss Universe 2018
Miss Universe 2018
	Catriona Gray
Date	17 December 2018
Presenters	Steve Harvey; Ashley Graham; Carson Kressley; Lu Sierra;
Entertainment	Ne-Yo
Venue	Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand
Broadcaster	International: Fox; Azteca; Official broadcaster: PPTV;
Entrants	94
Placements	20
Debuts	Armenia; Kyrgyzstan; Mongolia;
Withdrawals	Austria; Ethiopia; Guyana; Iraq; Romania; Slovenia; Tanzania; Trinidad and Tobago;
Returns	Belize; Denmark; Greece; Hungary; Kenya; Kosovo; Switzerland;
Winner	Catriona Gray; Philippines
Congeniality	Ornella Gunesekere; Sri Lanka
Best National Costume	On-anong Homsombath; Laos

Miss Universe 2018 was the 67th Miss Universe pageant, held at the IMPACT Arena, Muang Thong Thani, Nonthaburi Province, Thailand on 17 December 2018.

At the end of the event, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa crowned Catriona Gray of the Philippines as Miss Universe 2018. It was the Philippines' fourth victory after their recent victory in 2015.

Contestants from ninety-four countries and territories competed in this year's pageant, surpassing the previous record of ninety-two in 2017 and marking the biggest turnout to date for Miss Universe as of 2024. The pageant was hosted by Steve Harvey in his fourth consecutive year, with supermodel Ashley Graham. Television personality Carson Kressley and runway coach Lu Sierra provided commentary and analysis throughout the event. American singer-songwriter Ne-Yo performed in this year's pageant.

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