Miss Universe 2022

Miss Universe 2022 will be the 71st Miss Universe pageant. Harnaaz Sandhu of India will crown her successor at the end of the event.

Background

Selection of participants

Contestants from three countries and territories have been selected to compete in the competition; with all three being the winners of their countries' national pageants.

The 2022 edition will see the return of Belize, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mongolia, and Saint Lucia. Mongolia and Saint Lucia last competed in 2019, meanwhile the others last competed in 2020. ^[1][2][3]

Contestants

As of 22 December 2021, 3 contestants have been confirmed:

Country/Territory	Delegate	Age[a]	Hometown
Ghana	Engracia Mofuman[4]	27	Kumasi
Kazakhstan	Aidana Akhantaeva[5]	21	Nur-Sultan
Venezuela	Amanda Dudamel[6]	22	Mérida

Upcoming pageants

Country/Territory	Date
Belgium	March 26, 2022[7]
Philippines	April 30, 2022[8]
Mexico	April 2022[9]
Curaçao	May 28, 2022[10]
Mauritius	May 2022[11]
Vietnam	June 17, 2022[12]
Chile	June 25, 2022[13]
Malaysia	June 2022[14]
Great Britain	July 9, 2022[15]
Nicaragua	August 6, 2022[16]
Norway	August 13, 2022[17]
Japan	August 25, 2022[18]
Iceland	August 2022[19]
Portugal	September 2022[20]

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