No continental grouping and speech round in 69th Miss Universe

 

If the rumors are true, there will be no continental groupings and speech round in the 69th Miss Universe competition.

This was revealed in a post by pageant page @mvlanuevera on Instagram.

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Back to the old format?

Miss Universe Organization first introduced the continental groupings in 2017.

For the first cut, Top 21 ladies will be randomly selected. Top 20 will be selected based on the combined scores from the preliminary judges and Miss Universe Organization. One contestant will be selected from the fan vote (Lazada and Choicely).

The Top 21 contestants will compete in swimsuit competition. Top 10 will proceed to the evening gown competition.

Top 5 highest scores in the evening gown round will answer the final question.

From there, 4th runner-up, 3rd runner-up, 2nd runner-up, 1st runner-up and the new Miss Universe will be announced.

Fake news?

However, based on the press statement released by MUO on March 3, 2021, opening statement is still included. See text below:

"The three-hour event will feature women representing dozens of countries competing in multiple categories, including personal statement, swimsuit, evening gown and interview, ending with Zozibini Tunzi, who will be the longest-ever reigning Miss Universe, crowning her successor."

The Miss Universe Organization has yet to confirm this format.