Overview
- The 74th edition is staged at Impact Challenger Hall in Pak Kret, Thailand, airing Thursday night in the Americas on Telemundo (Peacock in the U.S.) with a global stream on the official Miss Universe YouTube channel.
- Live updates from the final show Paraguay’s Yanina (Yannina) Gómez secured the public-vote berth into the Top 30 with roughly 2.5 million votes, while Peru’s Karla Bacigalupo did not qualify directly.
- Jurors Omar Harfouch and Claude Makélélé resigned in the days before the final; Harfouch alleged an improvised preselection, a claim the Miss Universe Organization refuted in a formal statement.
- Onstage moments drew wide attention, including a reported fall by Jamaica’s Gabrielle Henry during evening gown and a planned tumble used by Britain’s Danielle Latimer as part of a costume reveal.
- The format advances from a Top 30 to later rounds toward a Top 5 and the winner, with broadcasters citing a prize package that includes a crown valued near $5 million and about $250,000 for the titleholder.