Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters wins Miss Universe 2017

MANILA, Philippines - Folks, our new Miss Universe is Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters from South Africa!

CONGRATULATIONS TO THE NEW QUEEN.

Nel-Peters was crowned by France's Iris Mittenaere during the grand coronation at The AXIS, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on Sunday, November 26 (Monday, November 27 Manila time).

Miss Colombia Laura González and Miss Jamaica Davina Bennett were the first and second runners-up, respectively.

Ninety-two ladies from around the globe competed to win the much-coveted crown.

Miss Philippines Rachel Peters, among the crowd favorite, landed on Top 10, ending her quest for the country's fourth crown in one of the world's largest pageants.

Here are the final results of Miss Universe 2017:

Placements	Contestant
Miss Universe 2017	South Africa – Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters
1st Runner-up	Colombia – Laura González
2nd Runner-up	Jamaica – Davina Bennett
Top 5	South Africa – Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters Venezuela – Keysi Sayago Thailand – Maria Poonlertlarp Jamaica – Davina Bennett Colombia – Laura González
Top 10	Venezuela – Keysi Sayago United States – Kára McCullough Philippines – Rachel Peters Canada – Lauren Howe South Africa – Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters Spain – Sofía del Prado Brazil – Monalysa Alcântara Colombia – Laura González Thailand – Maria Poonlertlarp Jamaica – Davina Bennett
Top 16	Africa and Asia-Pacific Top 4 Thailand – Maria Poonlertlarp Sri Lanka – Christina Peiris Ghana – Ruth Quashie South Africa – Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters Europe Top 4 Spain – Sofía del Prado Ireland – Cailín Toíbín Croatia – Shanaelle Petty Great Britain – Anna Burdzy Americas Top 4 Colombia – Laura González United States – Kára McCullough Brazil – Monalysa Alcântara Canada – Lauren Howe Wildcard (4 spots) Philippines – Rachel Peters China – Roxette Qiu Jamaica – Davina Bennett Venezuela – Keysi Sayago

Miss Universe 2015 from the Philippines Pia Wurtzbach was among the judges of the competition.

— The Summit Express