Iris Mittenaere, an dental student from Paris was crowned Miss Universe.
She became the second French woman to win the title in the pageant’s history and the first champion from Europe in more than a decade.
Iris Mittenaere beat 85 other hopefuls in the finale in the Philippines in the 65th edition of the show.
Haiti’s Raquel Pelissier was the first runner-up, while Andrea Tovar of Colombia placed second runner-up.
It was the third time for the Philippines to host the pageant, and its major local sponsor, tycoon Luis Singson, paid$13 million in a one-off deal to bring the contest to the country.