Iris Mittenaere from France is Miss Universe 2016! Iris is 23 and was born in Lille in the Nord Pas de Calais region in northern France.
She is in her fifth year of dental school. Iris says she loves extreme sports, including skydiving, bungee jumping and hang gliding. She also enjoys cooking French food and traveling.
As Miss Universe, she wants to advocate for access to education and children’s rights. As a dental student, she also wants to continue her awareness campaign for dental and oral care, taking her campaign all around the world.
When asked what quality makes someone confidently beautiful, Iris told us, “Beauty shines from the inside out. Be kindhearted, believe in moral values, have confidence in myself, but also admit my flaws, that is the way to work on myself and become confidently beautiful.”
See some highlights from Iris’ Miss Universe journey below!
Swimwear
Preliminary Evening Gown
Head Shot
National Costume
Crowning Moment
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A day before the coronation, the Miss Universe Organization (MUO) has decided a day to name top 13 finalists instead of the originally announced, Top 12. According to chief Paula Shugart, 213 million votes were cast by fans around the world.
The change in format is the result of the pageant opening its voting channels through Miss Universe app and Twitter to fans.
TOP 13 LIST
12 out of the top 13 was selected after an extensive round of preliminary interviews and competition. The thirteenth was selected as the winner of a fan vote, where over a hundred million votes was cast.
Miss Kenya – Mary Esther Were
Miss Indonesia – Kezia Warouw
Miss USA – Deshuana Barber
Miss Mexico – Kristal Silva
Miss Peru – Valeria Piazza
Miss Panama – Keity Drennan
Miss Colombia – Andrea Tovar
Miss Philippines – Maxine Medina
Miss Canada – Siera Bearchell
Miss Brazil – Raissa Santana
Miss France – Iris Mittenaere
Miss Haiti – Raquel Pelissier
Miss Thailand – Chalita Suansane (Fan Vote Winner)
TOP 9 LIST
After making some jokes about his nervousness when reading cards, Steve proceeded to announce the Top 9, who are:
Miss USA – Deshuana Barber
Miss Thailand – Chalita Suansane
Miss France – Iris Mittenaere
Miss Mexico – Kristal Silva
Miss Kenya – Mary Esther Were
Miss Colombia – Andrea Tovar
Miss Canada – Siera Bearchell
Miss Haiti – Raquel Pelissier
Miss Philippines – Maxine Medina
The top 6 will be heading to the Question and Answer portion, the most highly anticipated portion (or dreaded if you are the candidate). Each of them will be given a unique question sourced from an online agency based in the US. The top 3 will be given one question to ponder and give the best answer to
TOP 6 LIST
After the long gown competition, Steve Harvey now announces the Top 6.
Miss France – Iris Mittenaere
Miss Kenya – Mary Esther Were
Miss Colombia – Andrea Tovar
Miss Philippines – Maxine Medina
Miss Thailand – Chalita Suansane
Miss Haiti – Raquel Pelissier
TOP 3 LIST
Miss Colombia
Miss France
Miss Haiti
WINNER – Miss France, Iris Mittenaere
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