who won second place in miss universe 2017
Laura González
title: Miss Universe 2017 text: for the Top 5 and Top 3 round. 92 contestants competed for the title of Miss Universe 2017. Last competed in 1972: Last competed in 2010: Last competed in 2014: Last competed in 2015 Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at other international beauty pageants: Miss Universe 2017 Miss Universe 2017, the 66th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 26 November 2017 at The AXIS at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Iris Mittenaere of France crowned her successor Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa at the end of the event. The show was hosted by Steve title: Miss Universe 2017 text: Miss Universe 2017 Miss Universe 2017, the 66th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 26 November 2017 at The AXIS at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Iris Mittenaere of France crowned her successor Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa at the end of the event. The show was hosted by Steve Harvey and Ashley Graham, while Fergie and Rachel Platten performed. Carson Kressley joined runway coach and pageant expert Lu Sierra in the commentary and analysis table throughout the telecast. Contestants from 92 countries and territories participated in this year's pageant, surpassing the previous record of 89 contestants title: Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters text: Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters (born 28 June 1995) is a South African model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe 2017. She previously was crowned Miss South Africa 2017, and is the second Miss Universe winner from South Africa, following Margaret Gardiner who was crowned Miss Universe 1978. Nel-Peters was born on 28 June 1995 in Sedgefield, Western Cape, to Bennie Peters and Anne-Marie Steenkamp. She is of Cape Coloured origin. Her half-sister, Franje, has a physical disability, and Nel-Peters says that she is the most significant motivator in her life. As a high school student, she was title: Miss Universe 2016 text: Miss Universe 2016 Miss Universe 2016, the 65th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 30 January 2017 at the Mall of Asia Arena, Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. Pia Wurtzbach of the Philippines crowned her successor Iris Mittenaere of France at the end of the event. This is the second time in the history of the competition that the pageant skipped the entire year, following the 2014 pageant which was held in January 2015. France's victory ended the country's 63-year title drought, the longest in Miss Universe history. Mittenaere was the first European Miss Universe to serve a full term title: Kára McCullough text: Kára McCullough Kára Deidra McCullough (born September 9, 1991) is an American beauty pageant titleholder and a physical scientist at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. On May 14, 2017, she represented the District of Columbia at Miss USA 2017 and was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder Deshauna Barber, also of the District of Columbia. She represented the United States at Miss Universe 2017, where she placed in the top ten. McCullough was born in Naples, Italy to Betty Ann Parker and Artensel E. McCullough Sr. Her mother was a member of the United States Navy for 23 years, and McCullough