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Essay About Miss Universe

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Metro Manila (CNN Philippines) — France's Iris Mittenaere is the new Miss Universe.

The 23-year-old dental surgery student from the town of Lille in northern Francwe was the top choice among 86 beauty queens from around the world.

Mittenaere and Raquel Pelissier from Haiti held hands on stage as they waited for host Steve Harvey to announce the winner.

Andrea Tovar from Colombia is second runner-up.

There was a light moment in the proceedings when Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach tapped Harvey on the shoulder to hand him a pair of black-rimmed reading glasses before he announced the winner.

In the last Miss Universe pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada, Harvey committed a gaffe when he misread the envelope and declared Miss Colombia as Miss Universe …show more content…

"Mabuhay, Philippines! For me that would be the king of Thailand," Suansane said. "His Majesty has been working tirelessly on behalf of the Thai people ever since I was born. For all the Thai people, His Majesty has been like a father to us. Thank you very much. Salamat po." Her phrases in Tagalog were applauded by the audience.

Miss Kenya Mary Esther Were was asked, "Arguably, no US president has had an active first 10 days in office. What are you most excited about, and what most concerns you when it comes to the presidency of Donald Trump?"

Were stammered at first, but gave a longer answer afterward. "Politics... okay, let me just start again," she began.

Were continued, "Donald Trump, having been elected as president of the United States may not have been the choice of many people living in the United States because of the divided support system for the outgoing president Barack Obama, who was supporting an upcoming woman president, who was supposed to be a woman president, Hillary Clinton. So so many people oppose his position, but I feel that once he took up his position, he was able to unify the entire

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