The Piauiense Monalysa Alcântara, third black woman to win the Miss Brasil, is the Brazilian representative of the competition. Photo: Internet / Reproduction
The Miss Universe 2017 will be held this Sunday (26) at The AXIS Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, United States. The 66th edition of the event will gather 92 candidates, with Monalysa Alcântara from Piauí, the third black woman to win the Miss Brazil, as the Brazilian representative of the competition. In the national territory, the attraction will be broadcast on the TV channel signed TNT, at 9 pm (local time). In the channel, the presentation will be on behalf of Domingas Person, with comments from Natalia Guimarães. There will be a re-run on Monday (27) at noon.
in Las Vegas, the competition will be led by Steve Harvey, presenter responsible for handing the crown to the wrong candidate at the Miss Universe 2015. At the time, he made a mistake announcing Miss Colombia Ariadna Gutiérrez as champion and needed to go back and deliver the award to Miss Philippines Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach. This year's musical performances will be by Fergie, a former member of the Black Eyed Peas who has recently released a new album - Double dutchess - in addition to pop singer Rachel Platten.
In addition to beauty, the Miss Universe claims to seek "a confident woman who has the power to make real changes, starting in her local community and with the potential to reach a global audience." The competition even says encourage every woman to leave her comfort zone, being herself and continue to define what it means to be "confidently beautiful." The winner will receive $ 250,000, world-famous designer clothing and a luxury apartment in New York, as well as a monthly salary (of undisclosed value).
This year's judges will be Ross Mathews, Lele Pons, Jay Manuel, Megan Olivi, Pia Wurtzbach and Wendy Fitzwilliam. In addition to Monalysa Alcântara, the representatives of Latin America in the dispute are Keysi Sayago (Venezuela), Estefanía Incandela (Argentina), Laura González (Colombia), Ingrid Aceitón (Chile), Marisol Acosta (Uruguay), Ariela Machado Noguer Hassen (Bolivia), María Daniela Cepeda (Ecuador), Denisse Franco (Mexico), Isel Súñiga (Guatemala), Berenice Quezada (Nicaragua), Laura Sofía de Sanctis (Panama), April Tobie and Prissila Howard (Peru).