Miss Universe 2021 will be held in Eilat, Israel in December 2021, the Miss Universe Organization announced on July 20, 2021. This will be the international beauty pageant's 70th edition.

This marks the shortest reign of a Miss Universe titleholder. The 69th edition of the competition was delayed due to the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

Zozibini Tunzi, 27, of South Africa reigned was crowned Miss Universe 2019 on December 8, 2019 at the Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. She crowned her successor Andrea Meza, 26, of Mexico at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, USA on May 16, 2021.

Steve Harvey, 64, will host Miss Universe 2021, which will be aired on Fox and Telemundo. This will be the sixth time he is hosting the beauty pageant.

As of July 21, 2021, there are 10 candidates confirmed to compete at Miss Universe 2021. Here is the list:

  1. Ina Dajci, 27, Albania
  2. Kedist Deltour, 23, Belgium
  3. Ora Ivaniševic, 20, Croatia
  4. Clemence Botino, 24, France
  5. Rafaela Plastira, 22, Greece
  6. Tuti Sejdiu, 19, Kosovo
  7. Deborah Hallal, 25, Mexico
  8. Chelsi Shikongo, 23, Namibia
  9. Luiseth Materan, 25, Venezuela
  10. Nguyễn Huỳnh Kim Duyên, 25, Vietnam

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