On 31 July 2018 it was announced by MUO President Paula Shugart , in a live press conference at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre , that the 2018 pageant would be held in Bangkok , Thailand on 17 December . The city has hosted the Miss Universe pageant twice , in 1992 and 2005 . Current Miss Universe Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters , alongside with two former Miss Universes Apasra Hongsakula ( Miss Universe 1965 ) and Natalie Glebova ( Miss Universe 2005 ) , participated in the announcement
Miss Universe 1965
Miss Universe 1965
Miss Universe 2018