Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters crowned Miss Universe

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, 22, edged out her rivals from Colombia and Jamaica to take the crown. Nel-Peters, a graduate in business management

Beauties from across the globe converged in Las Vegas on Sunday, where Miss South Africa was crowned Miss Universe.

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, 22, edged out her rivals from Colombia and Jamaica to take the crown. Nel-Peters, a graduate in business management, said her disabled half-sister has been among her great inspirations, reports BSS.

Colombia was represented by actress Laura Gonzalez and Davina Bennett of Jamaica — who works with deaf students and is working on a new sign language app.

Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters in swimsuit during the 66th Miss Universe pageant at Planet Hollywood hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Nevada

In the pageant’s 66th year, nearly 100 women from around the globe — including first-timers from Cambodia, Laos, and Nepal — took part. The current Miss Universe, Iris Mittenaere from France, crowned her successor to a din of squeals and cheers.

American comic turned TV host Steve Harvey returned to the Miss Universe stage for the third time. In 2015 he made a mistake heard round the world when he announced the wrong person as the winner, resulting in an extremely uncomfortable, tense correction. Grammy-winning singer Fergie and pop star Rachel Platten provided the musical entertainment for Sunday’s show.

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