Miss Universe 2014

Miss Universe 2014
Paulina Vega, Miss Universe 2014 (photographed in 2015)
Date	25 January 2015
Presenters	Natalie Morales, Thomas Roberts, Jeannie Mai, Ariella Arida
Entertainment	Prince Royce, Nick Jonas, Gavin DeGraw
Venue	FIU Arena, Miami, Florida, United States
Broadcaster	NBC, Telemundo
Entrants	88
Placements	15
Withdrawals	Azerbaijan, Botswana, Denmark, Estonia, Namibia, Romania, Vietnam
Returns	Albania, Egypt, Georgia, Ireland, Kenya, Kosovo, Portugal, St. Lucia, Uruguay
Winner	Paulina Vega  Colombia
Congeniality	Queen Celestine  Nigeria
Best National Costume	Elvira Devinamira  Indonesia
Photogenic	Gabriela Berrios  Puerto Rico

Miss Universe 2014, the 63rd Miss Universe pageant, was held on 25 January 2015 at the FIU Arena in Miami, Florida, USA. Gabriela Isler of Venezuela crowned her successor Paulina Vega of Colombia at the end of the event. 88 contestants competed in this year with a new crown manufactured by Diamonds International Corporation the newest official jewelry sponsor of the Miss Universe Organization. This was the last Miss Universe to be aired on NBC and the last edition that Donald Trump had been the owner.

88 contestants competed for the title of Miss Universe 2014:

Last competed in 2005:

Last competed in 2011:

Last competed in 2012:

Negotiations between Ceará State Secretary of Tourism, Brazil, and Miss Universe Organization started in late September 2013, when MUO directors traveled to Fortaleza to start dialogues and arrangement of pageant activities in the city. On 11 January 2014, Bismarck Maia, State Secretary of Tourism, announced the latest development to Fortaleza's market leading newspaper, Diário do Nordeste, confirming that the event would be held at Centro de Eventos do Ceará, in Ceará's capital.

On 27 March 2014, Annette Cammer, national licenses director of the Miss Universe Organization, answered via an e-mail conversation to a question by a national directive that the 2014 Miss Universe pageant would not be held in Ceará's capital as promised and announced by local authorities. Fortaleza's bid was officially retired on 20 May, and four other Brazilian cities – Rio de Janeiro, Ribeirão Preto, Porto Alegre and Manaus were being considered by MUO as a replacement.