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Miss Universe 2023 pageant to be held in El Salvador

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Organizers have finally announced the host country of the next Miss Universe pageant.During the 71st edition of the competition, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele announced in a pre-recorded video that the competition will be held in his country at the end of 2023.&quot;I am grateful and honored to announce that El Salvador would be the host country of the next Miss Universe pageant at the end of this year. &quot;El Salvador is a country that is full of beauty. We have the best surfing beaches in the world, magnificent volcanoes, exquisite coffee, and we now have become the safest country in Latin America,&quot; he said.Bukele thanked the Miss Universe Organization for &quot;joining us in this historic process.&quot;&quot;El Salvador is changing and we want you to come and see it for yourselves. See you soon,&quot; he added.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/01/15/23/women-take-lead-as-new-miss-universe-owner-holds-first-pageant">&#x27;Women take lead&#x27; as new Miss Universe owner holds first pageant</a></li></ul>The 72nd edition of Miss Universe is expected to welcome delegates from over 80 countries, including the Philippines. On Sunday (Manila time), R&#x27;Bonney Gabriel of the United States was named the 2022 titlist of Miss Universe in New Orleans, Louisiana in the United States.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/01/15/23/miss-usa-is-miss-universe-2022-ph-ends-semifinals-streak">Miss USA is Miss Universe 2022; PH ends 12-year semifinals streak</a></li></ul>She succeeds Harnaaz Sandhu of India, and is the first to wear the &quot;Force for Good&quot; crown made by Mouawad in partnership with the Miss Universe Organization under its new owner, Anne Jakrajutatip.Gabriel&#x27;s first and second runners-up are Amanda Dudamel of Venezuela and Andreína Martínez of Dominican Republic, respectively.Meanwhile, the Philippines’ representative Celeste Cortesi ended her Miss Universe early on, as she fell short of taking a spot in the Top 16.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/01/15/23/what-catriona-said-after-miss-universe-2022-semis-result">What Catriona Gray said after Miss Universe 2022 Top 16 announcement</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/01/15/23/celeste-cortesi-ends-miss-universe-journey">Celeste Cortesi ends Miss Universe journey</a></li></ul>This is the first time the Philippines missed a semi-final placement in the Miss Universe since the stint of Venus Raj in 2010.

Organizers have finally announced the place for the coronation night of the next Miss Universe pageant.