Miss Universe 2014 was the 63rd
Miss Universe
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pageant, held at the
FIU Arena in
Miami
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,
Florida
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, United States on 25 January 2015.
This was the first time in the history of the competition that the pageant was not held during the year the title was awarded for. However, the pageant was still known as the 2014 pageant.
At the end of the event,
Gabriela Isler
María Gabriela de Jesús Isler (; born March 21, 1988) is a Venezuelan model, presenter, and former beauty queen who gained international recognition by winning the titles of Miss Venezuela 2012 and Miss Universe 2013.
She passed on her Miss ...
of Venezuela crowned
Paulina Vega of Colombia as Miss Universe 2014. It was Colombia's second victory after
56 years in the pageant's history.
Contestants from eighty-eight countries and territories participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by
Thomas Roberts and
Natalie Morales, with
Jeannie Mai as backstage correspondent.
Prince Royce
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,
Nick Jonas
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, and
Gavin DeGraw
Gavin Shane DeGraw (born February 4, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter. DeGraw rose to fame with his song "I Don't Want to Be" from his debut album ''Chariot (album), Chariot'' (2003); the song became the main theme song for The WB/The CW, ...
performed in this year's pageant.
The competition also featured the debut of the new DIC Crown, which was composed of three hundred eleven
diamond
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s, five pieces of blue
topaz
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es, one hundred ninety-eight pieces of blue
sapphire
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s, thirty-three pieces of heat—fired
crystal
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s, and two hundred twenty grams of 18k karat white gold. The crown was said to be worth $300,000.
Background
Location and date
Negotiations between the Secretary of Tourism of
Ceará
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in Brazil and the
Miss Universe Organization
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began in late September 2013, when the Miss Universe Organization directors flew to
Fortaleza
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to begin conversations and arrangement of pageant activities. Bismarck Maia, State Secretary of Tourism, disclosed the latest development to Fortaleza's market-leading newspaper,
Diário do Nordeste, on 11 January 2014, announcing that the event will be at
Centro de Eventos do Ceará, in Ceará's capital.
On 20 May 2014, Fortaleza's bid was formally retired, and the Miss Universe Organization was considering four other Brazilian cities as a replacement:
Rio de Janeiro
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,
Ribeirão Preto
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Ribeirão Preto is the eighth-la ...
,
Porto Alegre
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and
Manaus
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.
On 22 August 2014,
Donald Trump
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posted to
Twitter
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that
Miami
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and other cities were "fighting hard to host the Miss Universe pageant" and that an announcement would be made soon; specifically mentioning the city of Miami prompted many pageant watchers to believe that the pageant was headed for the Floridian city for the first time since
1997
Events January
* January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States.
* January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis.
* January 1 ...
. On 9 September 2014, Puerto Rican newspaper,
El Nuevo Dia, and Venezuelan newspaper,
El Nacional, each printed an article that said that the contestants would be staying at a Trump-owned hotel in Miami; further fueling rumors that the pageant would be held in Miami in December.
On 12 September 2014,
Luigi Boria, mayor of
Doral, Florida
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, announced via Twitter that the pageant was going to take place in Doral on 18 January 2015, leading to some controversy among pageant fans. This was confirmed in late September.
In early October, an announcement was released on the official website of Miss Universe stating that the pageant is will take place at the
FIU Arena in
Miami
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on 25 January 2015.
Selection of participants
Contestants from eighty-eight countries and territories were selected to compete in the competition. Six of these delegates were appointees to their national titles, while seven were selected to replace the original dethroned winner.
Camille Cerf,
Miss France 2015, was appointed as Miss Universe France 2014 after
Flora Coquerel,
Miss France 2014, will only compete at
Miss World 2014 due to the conflicting schedules of the two pageants. Coquerel competed in the pageant
the following year.
Marcela Chmielowska, the second runner-up of
Miss Polonia 2011, was appointed as Miss Universe Poland 2014, due to the rescheduling of the Miss Polonia 2014 pageant in December 2014.
Laurence Langen, Miss Belgium 2014, was replaced by her first runner-up,
Anissa Blondin, due to problems with the
Miss Belgium Organization.
Nora Xu, Miss Universe China 2014, originally was supposed to represent China at Miss Universe. However, Xu preferred to continue with her studies instead of competing in the pageant. Due to this,
Hu Yanliang, first runner-up at Miss Universe China 2014, replaced Xu as Miss Universe China 2014.
Arnela Zeković, first runner-up at Miss Serbia 2013, was replaced by
Anđelka Tomašević
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as the representative of Serbia at Miss Universe for personal reasons.
Carolyne Bernard, Miss Universe Tanzania 2014, originally was supposed to represent Tanzania at Miss Universe. However, Bernard withdrew after fracturing her feet in a car accident. Due to this,
Nale Boniface, second runner-up of Miss Universe Tanzania 2014, replaced Bernard as the representative of Tanzania in Miss Universe.
Rolene Strauss,
Miss South Africa 2014, was expected to compete at the Miss Universe and Miss World pageants. However, after winning
Miss World 2014, Strauss was ineligible to compete for Miss Universe 2014. Ziphozakhe Zokufa, first runner-up of Miss South Africa 2014, replaced Strauss as the representative of South Africa in Miss Universe.
Weluree Ditsayabut,
Miss Universe Thailand 2014, was replaced by her first runner-up,
Pimbongkod Chankaew, after calling for the supporters of the
Prime Minister of Thailand
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to be executed.
Diana Harkusha, second runner-up of Miss Ukraine Universe 2014, was appointed as the representative of Ukraine at Miss Universe after
Anna Andres, Miss Ukraine Universe 2014, resigned for personal reasons.
The 2014 edition saw the returns of Albania, Egypt, Georgia, Ireland, Kenya, Kosovo, Portugal, Saint Lucia, and Uruguay. Kenya last competed in
2005
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, Egypt and Portugal last competed in
2011
The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ...
, while the others last competed in
2012
2012 was designated as:
*International Year of Cooperatives
*International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
Events January
*January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins.
* January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
. Azerbaijan, Botswana, Denmark, Estonia, Namibia, Romania, and Vietnam withdrew. Nguyễn Lâm Diễm Trang, the second runner-up of Miss Vietnam 2014, was appointed to represent Vietnam at Miss Universe but withdrew at the last minute due to lack of time to prepare for the pageant.
Azerbaijan, Botswana, Denmark, Estonia, Namibia, and Romania withdrew after their respective organizations failed to hold a national competition or appoint a delegate.
Results
Placements
Special awards
Best National Costume
Pageant
Format
The Miss Universe Organization introduced several changes to the format for this edition. The number of semifinalists was reverted to fifteen— the same number of semifinalists in
2010
The year saw a multitude of natural and environmental disasters such as the 2010 Haiti earthquake, the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, and the 2010 Chile earthquake. The 2009 swine flu pandemic, swine flu pandemic which began the previous year ...
. The results of the preliminary competition— which consisted of the swimsuit and evening gown competition, and the closed-door interview, determined the fifteen semifinalists. The fifteen semifinalists participated in the swimsuit competition, with ten advancing in the competition for the evening gown competition. From ten, five contestants will participate in the question and answer portion, and the final look.
Selection committee
Preliminary competition
* Lloyd Boston – Fashion guru, TV host and regular correspondent on
NBC
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's
The Today Show
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and
CBS
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's
The Insider
* Azucena Cierco – Latina actress, TV host and special correspondent at
Telemundo
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, particularly her hosting stint at
Un Nuevo Dia
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Although only charting at #196 on the ''Billboard
A billboard ...
* Jeneine Doucette-White – New York bureau manager at
Access Hollywood
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*
Michelle McLean –
Miss Universe 1992 from
Namibia
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* Jimmy Nguyen – Prominent entertainment and digital media lawyer, diversity advocate, blogger and technology adviser
* Corinne Nicolas – President of Trump Models Modelling Agency
* Tyler Tixier – Part of the sales team of
Delta Air Lines
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, dubbed as the World's Best Airline
Final telecast
*
Kristin Cavallari
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– American actress, TV personality, fashion designer
*
William Levy – Cuban American model and actor, previously named
People en Español
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's Sexiest Man Alive
*
Manny Pacquiao
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– Filipino world champion professional boxer,
Fighter of the Decade
*
Louise Roe – English TV presenter, fashion journalist, host of
MTV
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International's "
Plain Jane",
STAR World Asia's "
Fit for Fashion"
*
Lisa Vanderpump
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– Reality star of
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
*
Emilio Estefan
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– musician and producer
*
DeSean Jackson
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–
Washington Redskins
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wide receiver
*
Nina Garcia – Creative Director of Marie Claire Magazine, ''
Project Runway
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'' judge, and fashion industry expert
*
Rob Dyrdek – Entrepreneur
*
Giancarlo Stanton –
Miami Marlins
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right fielder
Contestants
Eighty-eight contestants competed for the title.
Notes
References
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Universe
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2014
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Beauty pageants in the United States
January 2015 in the United States
2015 in Florida
Events in Miami