The Miss Universe 2021 is the 69th Miss Universe competition. And this Miss Universe 2021 will be held on 16th May at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida. The live broadcast of the competition will be at 8 pm ET on FYI.
Seventy-four contestants will compete on 14th May, and out of these 21 contestants will be selected, who will compete with each other on 16th May to get the title of Miss Universe. The competition can be watched on the Miss Universe YouTube channel. And the viewers would be able to vote for their favourite via the Miss Universe app.
The competition will be hosted by Mario Lopez and Olivia Culpo, with a guest performance by the rapper Pitbull. The broadcasting of the match will be available in more than 160 countries around the world.
Last year the competition of Miss Universe was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2021, the president of the Miss Universe organization, Paul M. Shugart, stated that months have been spent in planning and preparing safety measures to develop this edition of Miss Universe competition. This competition will be unique, memorable and innovative.
About 10,000 women participate every year in the Miss Universe, Miss Teen USA and Miss USA competition which Miss Universe Organization organizes.
Contestants of Miss Universe 2021
| COUNTRY | CONTESTANT |
| Albania | Paula Mehmetukaj |
| Argentina | Alina Luz Akselrad |
| Armenia | Monika Grigoryan |
| Aruba | Helen Hernandez |
| Australia | Maria Thattil |
| Bahamas | Shauntae A. Miller |
| Barbados | Hillary-Ann Williams |
| Belgium | Dhenia Covens |
| Belize | Iris Salguero |
| Bolivia | Lenka Nemer |
| Brazil | Julia Gama |
| British Virgin Islands: | Shabree Frett |
| Bulgaria | Radinela Chusheva |
| Cambodia | Sarita Reth |
| Cameroon | Angele Kossinda |
| Canada | Nova Stevens |
| Cayman Islands | Mariah Tibbetts |
| Chile | Daniela Nicolas |
| China | Jiaxin Sun |
| Costa Rica | Ivonne Cerdas |
| Colombia | Laura Olascuaga |
| Croatia | Mirna Naiia Marić |
| Curaçao | Chantal Wiertz |
| Czech Republic | Klára Vavrušková |
| Denmark | Amanda Petri |
| Dominican Republic | Kimberly Jiménez |
| Ecuador | Leyla Espinoza |
| El Salvador | Vanessa Velásquez |
| Finland | Viivi Altonen |
| France | Amandine Petit |
| Ghana | Chelsea Tayui |
| Great Britain | Jeanette Akua |
| Haiti | Eden Berandoive |
| Honduras | Cecilia Rossell |
| Iceland | Elísabet Hulda Snorradóttir |
| India | Adline Castelino |
| Indonesia | Ayu Maulida Putri |
| Ireland | Nadia Sayers |
| Israel | Tehila Levi |
| Italy | Viviana Vizzini |
| Jamaica | Miqueal-Symone Williams |
| Japan | Aisha Harumi Tochigi |
| Kazakhstan | Kamila Serikbai |
| Korea (South) | Hari Park |
| Kosovo | Blerta Veseli |
| Laos | Christina Lasasimma |
| Malaysia | Francisca Luhong James |
| Malta | Anthea Zammit |
| Mauritius | Vandana Jeetah |
| Mexico | Andrea Meza |
| Myanmar | Thuzar Wint Lwin |
| Nepal | Anshika Sharma |
| Netherlands | Denise Speelman |
| Nicaragua | Ana Marcelo |
| Norway | Sunniva Frigstad |
| Panama | Carmen Jaramillo Vanessa |
| Paraguay | Castro Guillén |
| Peru | Janick Maceta Del Castillo |
| Philippines | Rabiya Mateo |
| Poland | Natalia Piguła |
| Portugal | Cristiana Silva |
| Puerto Rico | Estefanía Soto Torres |
| Romania | Bianca Lorena Tirsin |
| Russia | Alina Sanko |
| Singapore | Bernadette Belle Ong |
| Slovak Republic | Natália Hoštáková |
| South Africa | Natasha Joubert |
| Spain | Andrea Martínez |
| Thailand | Amanda Obdam |
| Ukraine | Yelyzaveta Yastremska |
| Uruguay | Lola De Los Santos |
| U.S. | Asya Branch |
| Venezuela | Mariangel Villasmil |
| Vietnam | Khanh Van Nguyen Tran |
All of these contestants will compete with each other to get the title of Miss Universe.