Miss Universe Viktoria Kjær Theilvig in Thailand. Picture: Fb/Miss Universe
After months of anticipation, the Miss Universe Group (MUO) has lastly introduced the host nation of its 74th competitors, and it’s near the Philippines — Thailand.
“THE MOMENT WE’VE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR…Unveiling the last word vacation spot for the 74th Miss Universe competitors… The place kindness meets custom and heat smiles welcome the world. [Earth emoji],” the pageant posted on social media because it introduced the host nation.
This would be the fourth time that the pageant shall be hosted by “The Land of Smiles,” additionally the house nation of one of many co-owners of MUO, Anne Jakrajutatip of JKN World Group.
Final 12 months’s version was staged in Mexico, the house nation of MUO’s different co-owner Raul Rocha of the Legacy Holdings Group, who acquired half of the group final 12 months.
With its internet hosting of the 2025 Miss Universe pageant, Thailand will change into the Asian nation to carry the worldwide competitors probably the most variety of instances.
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Many pageant followers expressed their pleasure with the announcement of Thailand because the host nation, recalling the magnificent earlier stagings of the competitors within the Southeast Asian nation.
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The final time the pageant was held in Thailand was in 2018, when Catriona Grey grew to become the fourth Filipino lady to be topped Miss Universe.
Thailand first hosted the worldwide pageant in 1992, with Michelle McLean posting Namibia’s first, and to date solely, win within the worldwide contest.
The second time Thailand hosted the pageant was in 2005 when Natalie Glebova scored Canada’s second victory. She additionally settled within the nation after her reign.
The seek for the Philippines’ Miss Universe delegate is underway, with the roster of candidates to this 12 months’s nationwide pageant nearly full.
Final 12 months, the Philippines’ Chelsea Manalo superior to the High 30 of the pageant, and have become the first-ever recipient of the Miss Universe Asia title. She additionally topped the ballot for nationwide costume.
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