South Africa’s Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters was crowned Miss Universe at the pageant held in Las Vegas, USA.
She became the second woman from South Africa to win the title after 39 years and Margaret Gardiner had won the title for South Africa for the first time in 1978.
Laura González from Colombia was named the first runner-up while Miss Jamaica Davina Bennett stood third at the pageant.
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty pageant that is run by the Miss Universe Organization.
Along with Miss World and Miss Earth, and Miss International, the group is known as Big Four international beauty pageants.