Mexico's Andrea Meza takes home the Miss Universe crown for 2020.
Miss Mexico defeated 73 other contestants in the 69th edition of the international beauty pageant held this Monday (May 17, Manila time) at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
Brazil's Julia Gama is the first runner-up, Peru's Janick Maceta is the second runner-up while India's Adline Castelino and Dominican Republic's Kimberly Perez are third runner-upand fourth runner-up, respectively,
While Filipinos still showed support for Rabiya Mateo after finishing at Top 21.
Mateo is the first representative under Miss Universe Philippines, which is headed by Miss Universe 2011 third runner-up Shamcey Supsup and beauty queen maker Jonas Gaffud.
In previous years, the country's Miss Universe delegates were sent by Binibining Pilipinas Charities Inc., which holds the annual Bb. Pilipinas pageant that was won by the likes of Pia Wurtzbach and Catriona Gray.
Aside from Wurtzbach (2015) and Gray (2018), other Miss Universe winners from the Philippines include Margie Moran (1973) and Gloria Diaz (1969).