The special guest performers for the 71st Miss Universe final telecast have been announced by the Miss Universe Organization. Don't miss the spectacular show, which will be broadcast live from the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA on Saturday, January 14.
The pageant will begin at 7 p.m. CST (local time) on The Roku Channel, Telemundo, and various national channels and streaming platforms worldwide.
Harnaaz Sandhu of India is the current Miss Universe, having been crowned on December 13, 2021. The Miss Universe contest is scheduled to take place on Saturday. Here's all you need to know about the Miss Universe pageant.
How Can You Watch Miss Universe Lifestream:
After decades on broadcast television, the Miss Universe competition is making the transition to streaming. The pageant was previously shown on Fox, but it is now going to the Roku Channel as part of a one-year agreement for Roku to be the official home of Miss Universe. The competition will also be aired in Spanish on Telemundo. On Saturday at 7 p.m. ET, the pageant will be broadcast and streamed live. It is available for free on therokuchannel.com.
How Can You Watch National Costume Competition:
Though certain pre-recorded segments may be featured in the broadcast programme, the parade of national costumes will take place before the event on Wednesday at 10 p.m. ET. It may be viewed for free on YouTube.
Following Steve Harvey's five-year tenure as host, former Miss Universe Olivia Culpo and "The Real" TV personality Jeannie Mai Jenkins takes over.
Cruise line company Carnival, hair product company Cream Silk, hotel chain Hyatt Regency, clothing brand J. by Jacqueline Aguilera, shoe brand Jojo Bragais, e-commerce company Lazada, fashion company Liva, cosmetics company Muba, skincare company Olivia Quido, eveningwear company Portia and Scarlett, and The Sash Company, which provides all contestants with their sashes, are among the sponsors for 2023.
Miss Ukraine is one contender who is already a significant topic of conversation. She has already shown her national costume competition appearance, an angelic ethereal look with big blue and golden wings. Miss Ukraine described the Warrior of Light costume as "symbolises our nation's fight against darkness" on Instagram. It protects us in the same way as Archangel Michael defends Ukraine with a sword." With Ukraine still at war with Russia, the country has become a global topic of discussion.
R'Bonney Gabriel of Texas, who was elected Miss USA on October 3, will represent the United States at this year's Miss Universe. She is Texas' tenth Miss USA.
How Can You Vote For Your Favorite Contestant:
This year's contest, the 71st Miss Universe competition, is the first time that the Miss Universe Organization is led entirely by women.
With only a few days till we witness 85 of the world's most beautiful ladies on stage, voting is now open.
"Voting is now open, Universe! It's time to meet the delegates and vote for your favourite to advance to the semifinals of the 71st MISS UNIVERSE pageant "The Miss Universe Organization issued a statement.
You can vote for your favourite candidate via the Miss Universe app, as detailed above by the Miss Universe Organization.
You can also vote at vote.missuniverse.com, and you can tweet with the hashtag #MissUniverse and the name of a country as #Country.