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Miss Universe 2014 | |
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Date | 25 January 2015 |
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Venue | FIU Arena, Miami, Florida, United States |
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Entrants | 88 |
Placements | 15 |
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Winner | Paulina Vega Colombia |
Congeniality | Queen Celestine, Nigeria |
Best National Costume | Elvira Devinamira, Indonesia |
Photogenic | Gabriela Berrios, Puerto Rico |
Miss Universe 2014 was the 63rd Miss Universe pageant, held at the FIU Arena in Miami, Florida, United States on 25 January 2015.[1] This was the first time in the history of the competition that the pageant was not during the year the title was awarded for. However, the pageant was still known as the 2014 pageant.[2]
At the end of the event, Gabriela Isler of Venezuela crowned Paulina Vega of Colombia as Miss Universe 2014. It was Colombia's second victory after 56 years in the pageant's history.[3]
Contestants from eighty-eight countries and territories participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Thomas Roberts and Natalie Morales, with Jeannie Mai as backstage correspondent.[4][5] Prince Royce, Nick Jonas, and Gavin DeGraw performed in this year's pageant.[6][7]
The competition also featured the debut of the new DIC Crown, which was composed of three hundred eleven diamonds, five pieces of blue topazes, one hundred ninety-eight pieces of blue sapphires, thirty-three pieces of heat—fired crystals, and two hundred twenty grams of 18k karat white gold. The crown was said to be worth $300,000.[8][9]