Congratulations!!!
PHILIPPINES - Country of the Year for 2016!!!
We tabulate, compute and determine the Best Country of the Year & which nation performs best in pageantry!
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Pageant Location: Manila, Philippines
Pageant Venue: MOA Arena
Pageant Date: 29th January 2017
Pageant Edition: 65th Edition
Number of Delegates: 86 Candidates
Winners
- Miss Universe 2016: Iris Mittenaere (France)
- 1st Runner Up: Raquel Pélissier (Haiti)
- 2nd Runner Up: Andrea Tovar (Colombia)
In Top 6
- Mary Esther Were (Kenya)
- Maxine Medina (Philippines)
- Chalita Suansane (Thailand)
In Top 9
- Siera Bearchell (Canada)
- Kristal Silva (Mexico)
- Deshauna Barber (USA)
In Top 13
- Raissa Santana (Brazil)
- Kezia Warouw (Indonesia)
- Keity Drennan (Panama)
- Valeria Piazza (Peru)
Special Award
- Best in National Costume: Htet Htet Htun (Myanmar)
- Miss Photogenic: Lindita Idrizi (Albania)
- Miss Congeniality: Jenny Kim (Korea)
Other Awards (Sponsors)
- Flawless of the Universe: Mariam Habach (Venezuela)
- Miss Phoenix Jewel: Maxine Medina (Philippines)
- Miss Phoenix Smile: Kezia Warouw (Indonesia)
- Miss Phoenix: Mariam Habach (Venezuela)
Below are the computed scores of Miss Universe 2016 that will be added to the scores of "2016 Country of the Year" (COY). France who was crowned last January 29, 2017 in Manila, Philippines garnered 151 points. (Updated after Miss Photogenic & Miss Congeniality was selected)
For more details about the procedures for determining the "Country of the Year", go to our RULES menu tab or click here.
Pageant Location: New Delhi, India
Pageant Date: 12th December 2016
Pageant Edition: 2nd Edition
Number of Candidates: 9+ Candidates
Winners
- Miss Glory Of Universe 2016-2017: Nathalie Guns (Belgium)
- Miss Glory of World: Heymili Carmina (Benelux)
- Miss Glory of Earth: Sini Aksa Varghese (Kerala-India)
- Miss Glory of Planet: Zeba Anjum (India)
- Miss Glory of International: Sonam Pelden (Bhutan)
Special Awards
- Miss Beautiful Eyes: Nathalie Guns (Belgium)
Candidates
We do not usually pick our top favorites in every pageant because we are not a pageant reviewing site and we are not beauty pageant experts. We are a pageant ranking blog that deals in tallying and ranking of country's performances.And because Miss Universe fever is on its peak, we are (for the first time) presenting to you our Top 12 favorites who can possibly wear the Miss Universe crown.Note: Hot picks or Top favorites will be applied only for Miss Universe pageant in our blog site.
Our Top 12 in alphabetical order: Brazil, Colombia, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Mexico, Panama, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Thailand, United States of America (USA) and Venezuela
Delegates from Germany, Costa Rica and Aruba made it also to our list but this year's edition will only have 12 candidates for the semifinals and will be cut to 9 candidates after the swimsuit round. Then they will choose 6 ladies after the evening gown competition. The top 6 will continue for the final question and only 3 women will advance for the final walk and final look. Then a new queen will be selected.
- Miss Universe 1969 - Gloria Diaz (Philippines)
- Miss Universe 1973 - Margie Moran-Florendo (Philippines)
- Miss Universe 1991 - Lupita Jones (Mexico)
- Miss Universe 1993 - Dayanara Torres (Puerto Rico)
- Miss Universe 1994 - Sushmita Sen (India)
- Miss Universe 2005 - Natalie Glebova (Canada)
- Miss Universe 2007 - Riyo Mori (Japan)
- Miss Universe 2011 - Leila Lopes (Angola)
- Miss Universe 2015 - Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (Philippines)
Below are the computed scores of Miss Chinese International 2017 that will be added to the scores of "2017 Country of the Year" (COY). Miss New York City - USA who was crowned last January 15, 2017 in Pahang, Malaysia garnered 44 points.
For more details about the procedures for determining the "Country of the Year", go to our RULES menu tab or click here.
Pageant Location: Pahang, Malaysia
Pageant Date: 15th January 2017
Pageant Edition: 28th Edition
Number of Candidates: 16 Candidates
Winners
- Miss Chinese International 2017: Stitch Yu (New York City - USA)
- 1st Runner Up: Serene Lim (Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia)
- 2nd Runner Up: Crystal Fung (Hong Kong)
In Top 5
- Alice Zhang (Montreal - Canada)
- Emily Yu (Sydney, Australia)
In Top 10
- Gam Wonglappanich (Bangkok - Thailand)
- Janne Zeng (Manila - Philippines)
- Bella Li (Foshan - China)
- Stephanie Wong (San Francisco - USA)
- Gloria Li (Toronto - Canada)
Special Awards
- Miss Friendship: Adelaide Lee (Johannesburg - South Africa)
- Miss Finesse: Gloria Li (Toronto - Canada)
- Malaysian Charm Award: Serene Lim (Kuala Lumpur - Malaysia)
2017 Candidates
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2017 Winners |
Pageant Location: Sofia, Bulgaria (Hotel Montecito)
Pageant Date: 21st January 2017
Pageant Edition: 6th Edition
Mrs. Grandma Universe 2017 was in conjunction with Mrs. Classic Universe 2017 and Mrs. Bulgaria pageants. (You might also like to check: Mrs. Grandma Universe 2016)
Winners
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Mrs. Bulgaria 2017 (Left) |
2017 Candidates
Singapore, Spain, Philippines, Latvia, Peru, Venezuela USA, Russia, Ukraine and Bulgaria
Lists of Mrs. Grandma Universe Winners
- 2017: Agnes Yakosalem (Philippines)
- 2016: Dony Vasileva (Bulgaria)
- 2015: Christine Kam (Singapore)
- 2014: Syntia Ong (Malaysia)
- 2013: Marleny de Reyes (Guatemala)
- 2012: Ivana Hamra (Sweden)
Miss Venezuela Mariam Habach won the "Flawless of the Universe" special award. The award came with a cash prize of $1,000 (P50,000). The Flawless of the Universe announcement was attended by 12 candidates, including Argentina, Bahamas, Czech Republic, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Namibia, Romania, Singapore and Slovak Republic.
At the Davao Fashion Show, Miss Philippines Maxine Medina won "Hiyas ng Phoenix". Indonesia's Kezia Warouw was awarded Miss Phoenix Smile while Miss Venezuela bagged another award which is Miss Phoenix.
Congratulations to the three ladies!!!
Below are the computed scores of Miss City Tourism Champion 2016 that will be added to the scores of "2016 Country of the Year" (COY). Greece who was crowned last January 18, 2017 in Taizhou, China garnered 46.5 points.
For more details about the procedures for determining the "Country of the Year", go to our RULES menu tab or click here.
Pageant Location: Taizhou, China
Pageant Date: 18th January 2017
Pageant Edition: 1st Edition
Number of Candidates: Candidates
Winners
Miss Greece - 2016 Winner
- Miss City Tourism Champion 2016: Katerina Bosklaviti (Greece)
- 1st Runner Up: Czech Republic
- 2nd Runner Up: Thailand
- 3rd Runner Up: Argentina
- 4th Runner Up: Venezuela
Top 10
Argentina, Botswana, Philippines, USA, Greece, Venezuela, Thailand, Czech Republic, Nigeria and Ecuador
Special Awards
Best in National Costume
Miss Photogenic
- Winner: Venezuela
- 1st Runner Up: Argentina
- 2nd Runner Up: Myanmar
Miss Friendship:
- Winner: Greece
- 1st Runner Up: Ecuador
- 2nd Runner Up: USA
- Winner: Romania
- 1st Runner Up: Guadeloupe
- 2nd Runner Up: Thailand
Miss Popularity Award (1)
- Germany
- China
Best in Talent:
- Winner: India
- 1st Runner Up: Siberia
- 2nd Runner Up: Russia
Miss CharityEvening Gown Competition
- Winner: Czech Republic
- 1st Runner Up: Thailand
- 2nd Runner Up: Russia
Miss Tourism Queen
Miss Tourism Queen Awards
- Winner: China
- 1st Runner Up: Greece
- 2nd Runner Up: Thailand
Fan Game Winners
- Winner: China
- 1st Runner Up: China Taizhou
- 2nd Runner Up: Myanmar
Best Image Award
- Guadeloupe
- Mongolia
- Siberia
- Winner Mongolia
- 1st Runner up Namibia
- 2nd Runner up China
- Winner: China Taizhou
- 1st Runner Up: Argentina
- 2nd Runner Up: Nigeria
Best Body Award
- Winner: Ecuador
- 1st Runner Up: Botswana
- 2nd Runner Up: Venezuela
Miss Potential
- Winner: Belgium
- 1st Runner Up: Guatemala
- 2nd Runner Up: France
2017 Candidates
The number of delegates plays an important role in a pageant. It is considered as the strength of the pageant. For 2016, here is our ranking of pageants according to the number of delegates.
Here are the sum of scores for the First (1st) Batch of pageants of 2017. Below were the pageants included for the first batch.
After the last pageant which was Miss Universe 2016, we have a total of 61 pageants for year 2016. And here is our Final Pageant Olympic Ranking for 2016 with a total of 228 nations and territories. (As of January 30, 2016)
Note: Miss Southeast Asia will not reflect in our tally because this pageant is limited to its regional area. This will be put into effect to other regional pageants around the world for our tally.
Below were the pageants covered in this pageant tally board: