The field of 80 will be narrowed to 16 contestants before being cut to 10 then top 5. The top 3 will follow then the winner.
Miss Universe 2021
Miss Universe 2021 – India
First runner up – Paraguay
Second runner up – South Africa
Miss India is Harnaaz Sandhu. The 21-year-old is an actor who has two movies slated for release in 2022.
Top 3
The top 3 are: South Africa, India and Paraguay.
Now the contestants must answer the on-stage question. Each contestant is given 30 seconds to answer.
Top 5
The top 5 are India, South Africa, Paraguay, Colombia and Philippines.
Contestants answered an on-stage question from judges. The field will next be narrowed to three.
Top 10
Top 10 are: The Miss Universe top 10 are: Paraguay, Puerto Rico, USA, India, South Africa, Bahamas, Philippines, France, Colombia and Aruba.
Evening gown competition is next followed by the announcement of the top 5.
Here are your top 16:
Top 16 in Miss Universe are: France, Columbia, Singapore, Panama, Puerto Rico, Bahamas, Japan, Great Britain, USA, India, Vietnam, Aruba, Paraguay, Philippines, Venezuela and South Africa.
The top 16 are now competing in swimsuit.
Earlier
We will know tonight who will wear the Miss Universe crown.
The finals of Miss Universe will be Sunday, Dec. 12 at 6 p.m. CT on Fox. The event will be hosted by Steve Harvey and will air from Eilat Israel. Among the contestants will be Miss USA Elle Smith. Smith, 23, is a University of Kentucky graduate who works as a television reporter.
Miss Universe 2021 will air on Fox and will last about three hours.
You can stream live from Fubo TV (free trial) or Sling TV ($10 for first month).
The previous Miss Universe winner was Andrea Meza of Mexico.
We will be updating this post with results as they come in.
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