Miss Universe 2023 hosts: Who are Olivia Culpo, Jeannie Mai and Maria Menounos?

Miss Universe, the globally known beauty pageant, is back and will be hosted by an all-female team for just the second time in the history of the competition in its 72nd edition. It will be hosted by Olivia Culpo, Jeannie Mai and Maria Menounos but who are the trio?

The competition is scheduled to take place in El Salvador on November 18, 2023 and will be broadcast by The Roku Channel.

Who are the Miss Universe hosts?

  • Maria Menounos is known for her roles on Access Hollywood, Extra, E! News and even the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest which was hosted in Greece, where she holds a citizenship from. The 2023 competition will mark her first time hosting the event, although it isn't her first association with Miss Universe as she won Miss Teen Massachusetts in 1995 aged 17.
  • Jeannie Mai is an Emmy-winning TV host, producer and advocate, with the 2023 edition marking her third time hosting and her second in succession with previous appearances in 2011 and 2022. Mai has appeared on "How Do I Look" and "The Real" as a host and has regularly featured for "Today", "Extra TV" and "Entertainment Tonight" showing her wealth of experience in the industry.
  • Olivia Culpo, who won the competition in 2012, will host for the third time after presenting the coveted award in 2014 and 2022. Culpo has also won Miss Rhode Island USA, Miss USA 2012 and is an actress who has appeared in seven different movies since 2014. She's currently engaged to the San Francisco 49ers' Christian McCaffrey.

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