This year, the Miss Universe Organization has announced the new format of the pageant during Miss Universe Grand Coronation on Monday, January 30, 2017.
As announced, the Miss Universe 2016 semifinalists and finalists will be group as:
Miss Universe 2016 Top 12 will compete for the swimsuit rounds. It will be trimmed down to Top 9 for the evening gown competition.
The Top 6 will be picked based on their performance in the evening gown competition and will advance to the Final Question round. In the Final Look stage, the judges and home viewers will rank, instead of score, the Final 3 contestants based on their overall performance.
Live results will be posted below. Please bookmark this page now.
The Top 3:
Colombia, France and Haiti
The Top 6:
France, Kenya, Colombia, Philippines, Thailand, Haiti
The Top 9:
USA, Thailand, France, Mexico, Kenya, Colombia, Canada, Haiti, Philippines
The Top 13:
Kenya, Indonesia, USA, Mexico, Peru, Panama, Colombia, Philippines, Canada, Brazil, France, Haiti, Thailand