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LifestyleYahoo Style UKMiss South Africa won the Miss Universe crown, but it was also a win for the pageant's first openly gay contestant
Miss Myanmar came out publicly a week before taking part in the Miss Universe final.
StyleYahoo Lifestyle SEAShe didn’t win last year, but Mohana Prabha competed again and won Miss Universe Singapore 2019
SINGAPORE – Ten finalists of the Miss Universe Singapore 2019 competed neck-and-neck at Zouk on Thursday night (17 October), with beauty pageant regular and model Mohana Prabha emerging as the winner.The short-haired Indian beauty is not unfamiliar with beauty pageants and strutting catwalks. She is a Miss Universe Singapore 2018 Top 5 finalist and entered the competition again this year. She is also a finalist of The New Paper New Face in 2017 and is currently signed on to modelling agency Upfront Models.READ MORE:Meet the finalists of Miss Universe Singapore 2019Pia Wurtzbach walks the NYFW runway for Albert AndradaDesign researcher Zahra Khanum crowned Miss Universe Singapore 2018Miss Universe Singapore 2018 unveils its 15 finalistsThough she did not win last year, Prabha never gave up and instead gave the beauty pageant another shot. With more experience under her belt, she emerged more confident and poised than before, leading her to score the title.She dazzled us in the swimsuit segment, wearing a shimmery and flowy white piece with an orange bathing suit underneath. The look was topped off with glamorous earrings. Later on in the evening wear segment, she wore a one-shouldered red gown that accentuated her tall frame. She is also the tallest girl in the competition.When asked what she would like to advocate if she clinches the title, she said that she would like to champion diversity and reduce carbon footprints. Through her Instagram account, she calls for more attention to global warming.This year saw a change in management, with former 2011 Miss Universe Singapore titleholder, Valerie Lim, being appointed as the National Director. Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach was one of the guest judges, which definitely raised the bars.It was a tough call as hot favourites Cheryl Yao and Bernadette Wu-Ong were leading the crowd with loud cheers and screams.Yao walked away with the second runner-up title while Miss Charm 2019 and Miss Aspirational 2019 titles went to Wu-Ong. Medical graduate and part-time model Laranya Kumar was the first runner-up of the competition.Together with Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach, Miss Universe Singapore 2018 winner Zahra Khanum presented and passed on her crown to Prabha.Prabha will represent Singapore on the global stage at the Miss Universe 2019 competition later this year.Follow Yahoo Lifestyle Singapore on Facebook.
EntertainmentCosmopolitanAshley Graham Fell During the Miss Universe Pageant and Has a Giant Gash to Prove It
Youch!
EntertainmentYahoo Style UKAngela Ponce makes history as first transgender Miss Universe contestant
"I only need to be here."
EntertainmentYahoo Lifestyle SEANetizens are amused that Miss Singapore's 2018 national costume mirrors Miss Turkey's 2015 national costume
Netizens have managed to dig out a visual that shows Miss Turkey's national costume that's similar in design.
EntertainmentYahoo Style UKBlack woman crowned Miss Universe Great Britain for the first time
The 25-year-old is the first black woman to win Miss Universe Great Britain since it was founded in 1953.
EntertainmentYahoo Style UKSpanish model makes history as first trans woman to compete in Miss Universe
What better way to celebrate Pride month that with this news?
NewsTVLine.comMiss Universe 2017: Steve Harvey Crowns the (Correct) Winner
If you tuned into the Miss Universe competition on Sunday hoping that host Steve Harvey might, well, pull a Steve Harvey, you’re probably wishing you could get the last three hours of your life back. But for pageant purists — those special individuals who believe a woman’s worth is valued, even partially, by how she looks […]
NewsYahoo Lifestyle SEAMiss France wins 65th Miss Universe pageant
Iris Mittenaere from France won the 65th Miss Universe title on Monday (30 Jan). She beat 85 other contestants who competed in the pageant that was held in Manila, the Philippines.The show was again hosted by US comedian Steve Harvey, who fortunately announced the right winner in this year’s pageant. Harvey made humiliating gaffe last year when he mistakenly announced Miss Colombia instead of Miss Philippines as the winner.Mittenaere, 23, is studying to become a dentist and comes from a small town called Lille, located in Northern France.The second runner-up spot went to Andrea Tovar, 23, from Colombia while the first runner-up went to Raquel Pelissier, 25, from Haiti.The finalists who made it to the top six were France, Kenya, Colombia, Philippines, Thailand and Haiti.The finalists who made it to the top nine were the USA, Thailand, France, Mexico, Kenya, Colombia, Canada, Haiti and Philippines.Photo credit: Miss Universe Organization
NewsNora CrottyMiss Universe 2016 Was THISCLOSE to Having a Plus-Size Contestant
Miss Universe Pia Wurtzbach and Mirella Paz Baylon. (Photo: @missuniverse/Instagram)
NewsNora CrottyMiss Universe Puerto Rico Comes Out as Scopophobic, Gets the Ax
The organization Miss Universe Puerto Rico has removed Kristhielee Caride — who has a fear of being looked at — from the international running.
NewsNoël DuanWhy Miss Universe Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach Doesn’t Have Time for Drama
This job only lasts one year, after all.
NewsSimone OliveroPeople are telling Miss USA to kill herself for her reaction to Miss Universe debacle
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NewsStephanie SoteriouWATCH: Miss. Universe 2015: Steve Harvey Announces The Wrong Winner
Steve Harvey is under fire after accidentally crowning the wrong winner of the Miss. Universe 2015 pageant last night, in what is perhaps the most awkward piece of live TV that you will see all week. In the painstakingly uncomfortable viewing, Miss. Colombia, Ariadna Gutierrez, has the $30,000 crown removed from her head just two minutes after she was announced as this year’s winner of the coveted title. Whilst Ariadna blew kisses to the audience and held back tears of joy, host Steve Harvey took to the stage and said: “Folks, I have to apologise.
NewsTVLine.comSteve Harvey Apologizes for Miss Universe Gaffe: 'I Feel Terrible'
Just as swiftly as the Miss Universe crown was given to — and then taken away from — Miss Colombia Sunday night, host Steve Harvey quickly issued a public apology for his role in the mix-up.“I’d like to apologize wholeheartedly to Miss Colombia and Miss Philippines for my huge mistake,” the talk-show host tweeted. “I feel […]
NewsYahoo Singapore CelebrityPhilippines wins Miss Universe. The Internet reacts
And the winner of Miss Universe 2015 is....not Colombia! The Internet reacts to THAT moment when host Steve Harvey announced the wrong winner.
NewsTVLine.comMiss Universe 2015: Host Steve Harvey Names Wrong Woman Winner
Well, this is awkward. Sunday’s Miss Universe 2015 ended with host Steve Harvey naming Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutierrez as the evening’s top winner… only she was really the first runner-up. That means that Miss Philippines Pia Wurtzbach, who’d previously been named first runner-up, was actually the new beauty queen. “I have to apologize,” Harvey said […]
NewsNoël DuanMiss Universe Contestants Post Makeup-Free Selfies
This Sunday, women from 80 different countries will compete for the Miss Universe title, and the judges and audiences are expecting glossy lips, glamorous blowouts, and smoky eye makeup — along with the Brazilian tans and dangerously high stilettos. But last night, current Miss Universe Paulina Vega of Colombia asked the contestants to share their barefaced selfies with the world on social media. “Every #MissUniverse is #ConfidentlyBeautiful. Are you? Show us your no-makeup selfies,” Vega Tweeted, including a no-makeup selfie of herself.Not surprisingly, the contestants who voluntarily shared their no-makeup selfies had enviably even skin tones, glowing complexions, high cheekbones without contouring, and charismatic smiles — this is the highest form of a beauty humblebrag. But if you’re looking forward to the theatrics of the Miss Universe on Sunday night, you may want to check out these selfies first. It is interesting that a lot off these women, most in their late teens or early 20s (Vega is 22), actually look much younger (and fresher) without the Miss Universe-approved makeup and blowouts. Maybe the pageant should think about some makeunders.Related:From Saran Wrap to Scotch Tape: 15 Pageant Beauty Secrets#TBT The First Miss Universe PageantBiracial Miss Japan Ariana Miyamoto is Changing Perceptions of Beauty in Japan
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