The winner ofthe pageant was Miss Philippines, Pia Wurtzbach,
a 26-year-old Filipina-German actress and model who was
born in Germany, lives in Manila and
lists her hometown as
Cagayan de Oro in Mindanao,
southern Philippines.
She had earlier praised the unique
costume,designed in Thailand and the
winner of acontest to choose the best
dress for Miss Universe Thailand 2015.
The winning design, Tuk-tuk Thailand,
was chosen from 356 entries and was
created by Hirankrit Pattaraboriboonkul,
35, an official atthe Culture Ministry.
The designer Mr Hirankrit said he
expected the new organiser of the
Miss Universe pageant would expect
new things on the stage, so hedecided
to utilise 3 D technology in hiscostume
design.
As for the swimsuit competition, viewers
voting online say contestants from
the Philippines and Colombia wore their
bikinis best.