Philippines' Catriona Gray Wins
67th Miss Universe pageant The 24-year-old bested contestants from 93 other countries. Gray edged out second place finisher Tamaryn Green of South Africa and Venezuela's Sthefany Gutierrez,
who took home third place. She succeeds South Africa's
Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, who won
the crown in 2017. Gray, whose father is Australian, was born
and grew up in the city of Cairns, Australia. Miss Universe Catriona Gray, via statement The Philippines previously won
Miss Universe titles in
1969, 1973 and 2015.