It’s been confirmed! New Orleans will host the next Miss Universe pageant in January of next year. The Big Easy will welcome almost 90
contestants from countries all around the world. “The City of New Orleans and the Miss Universe Organization share common values of celebrating inclusion, culture, and the empowerment of women,” said New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell this Monday. She also shared an Instagram video on her profile adding the message: “We are honored to host the 71st annual Miss Universe pageant and show people around the globe why New Orleans is the best in the world at
executing major events, festivals, conferences, and conventions with a culture that is absolutely unmatched. Hosting this event demonstrate the significant global impact an international city like New Orleans has on the world’s tourism and cultural stages”. “There is no place like New Orleans. This vibrant city has
been at the top of our list to host for quite some time due to its rich cultural history, as well as its unique arts, entertainment, and culinary scene”, said Paula Shugart, president of The Miss Universe Organization. The competition will be aired on Saturday, January 14, 2023, at the city’s convention center. At the end, Miss Universe, Harnaaz Sandhu from India, will crown the new winner. Featured image by SPhotograph from Shutterstock.
COMPETITION DETAILS
HOST CITY
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA
JANUARY 14, 2023
The 71st MISS UNIVERSE® competition will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana on Saturday, January 14, 2023. The international event will be hosted at the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center.
The highly anticipated event will feature almost 90 women from around the globe vying for the job of Miss Universe, through the process of personal statements, in depth interviews and various categories including evening gown & swimwear. The evening will culminate with the 70th Miss Universe, Harnaaz Sandhu, who brought the title back to India for the first time in twenty-one years, crowning her successor.
“The City of New Orleans and the Miss Universe Organization share common values of celebrating inclusion, culture
and the empowerment of women,” said New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, the first female Mayor in the city’s 300-year
history. “Former Miss Universe delegates and winners have gone on to become surgeons, diplomats, politicians and business leaders, and they all champion social causes that are important to them. Hosting this event demonstrates the significant global impact an international city like New Orleans has on the world’s tourism and cultural stages. We are honored to host the 71st annual Miss Universe pageant and show people around the globe why New
Orleans is the best in the world at executing major events, festivals, conferences and conventions with a culture that is absolutely unmatched.”
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IT IS CONFIRMED: THE 71st MISS UNIVERSE PAGEANT WILL HAPPEN IN 2023
Harnaaz Kaur Sandhu, the 70th Miss Universe, will have a longer reign. National directors have received an official statement from the Miss Universe Organization via e-mail confirming that the 71st edition of the pageant will happen in the first trimester of 2023.
It’s false that Puerto Rico is negotiating to host it. El Vocero has published that the Puerto Rican government has been negotiating to host the pageant’s 72nd edition (not the 71st).
We shall wait to find out which city and country will host the 71st edition of Miss Universe and the official dates.
USA? Dominican Republic? What do you think?