Miss Universe falls: contestants slip on wet stage floor [video]

The Miss Universe Organization were left red-faced when a wet stage floor caused a number of contestants to slip and fall in the pageants preliminary competition.

One of the shows stage hands was seen mopping the stage during the broadcast of the preliminary competition after a string of beauty queens came a cropper. Luckily none of the ladies were injured during the show.

During the swimsuit section of the prelims, Miss Uruguay, Miss France, Miss Indonesia, Miss Malaysia, Miss New Zealand and Miss Malta all slipped to some degree.

The worst of the Miss Universe falls came from France’s 25-year-old Maëva Coucke and Malaysia’s 22-year-old Shweta Sekhon, while some of the other ladies slipped but recovered their poise the pair came down hard on the stage but picked themselves up with a smile.

Watch Miss Universe falls

Miss South Africa Zozibini Tunzi came through the preliminaries unscathed showing off the walk that is rumoured to have impressed legendary runway coach Lu Sierra.

The crowning ceremony and main pageant will be broadcast on DSTV early on Monday morning from 02:00 SAST. The show will be hosted by Steve Harvey and takes place at Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, USA. Hopefully there won’t be any more Miss Universe falls in the main show.

Watch the entire prelims show

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVG6pWDe8mI

Miss Universe 2019 Contestants

Country Name Age Hometown

Albania Cindy Marina 21 Shkodër
Angola Salett Miguel 20 Cuanza
Argentina Mariana Varela 23 Avellaneda
Armenia Dayana Davtyan 20 Yerevan
Aruba Danna García 20 Oranjestad
Australia Priya Serrao 27 Melbourne
The Bahamas Tarea Sturrup 24 Grand Bahama
Bangladesh Shirin Akter Shela 23 Thakurgaon
Barbados Shanel Ifill 20 Bridgetown
Belgium Angeline Flor Pua 24 Antwerp
Belize Destinee Arnold 26 Roaring Creek
Bolivia Fabiana Hurtado 21 Santa Cruz
Brazil Júlia Horta 25 Juiz de Fora
British Virgin Islands Bria Smith 25 Tortola
Bulgaria Lora Asenova 25 Byala Slatina
Cambodia Somnang Alyna 18 Phnom Penh
Canada Alyssa Boston 24 Tecumseh
Cayman Islands Kadejah Bodden 23 Bodden Town
Chile 19 Conchali
China Rosie Zhu Xin 26 Hebei
Colombia Gabriela Tafur 24 Cali
Costa Rica Paola Chacón 27 San José
Croatia Mia Rkman 22 Korčula
Curaçao Kyrsha Attaf 25 Willemstad
Czech Republic Barbora Hodačová 23 Teplice
Denmark Katja Stokholm 23 Odense
Dominican Republic Clauvid Dály 18 Punta Cana
Ecuador Cristina Hidalgo 22 Guayaquil
Egypt Diana Hamed 24 Cairo
El Salvador Zuleika Soler 25 La Unión
Equatorial Guinea Serafina Eyene 20 Niefang
Finland Anni Harjunpää 23 Sastamala
France Maëva Coucke 25 Fougères
Georgia Tako Adamia 24 Tbilisi
Germany Miriam Rautert 23 Berlin
United Kingdom Great Britain Emma Jenkins 26 Llanelli
Guam Sissie Luo 18 Tamuning
Haiti Gabriela Vallejo 26 Pétion-Ville
Honduras Rosemary Arauz 26 San Pedro Sula
Iceland Birta Abiba Þórhallsdóttir 19 Mosfellsbær
India Vartika Singh 26 Lucknow
Indonesia Frederika Alexis Cull 20 Jakarta
Republic of Ireland Fionnghuala O’Reilly 25 Dublin
Israel Sella Sharlin 23 Beit
Italy Sofia Trimarco 20 Buccino
Jamaica Iana Tickle Garcia 19 Montego Bay
Japan Ako Kamo 21 Kobe
Kazakhstan Alfïya Ersayın 18 Atyrau
Kenya Stacy Michuki 18 Nairobi
Kosovo Fatbardha Hoxha 21 Rečane
Laos Vichitta Phonevilay 24 Vientiane
Lithuania Paulita Baltrušaitytė 21 Vilnius
Malaysia Shweta Sekhon 22 Kuala Lumpur
Malta Teresa Ruglio 23 Sliema
Mauritius Ornella LaFleche 21 Beau Bassin-Rose Hill
Mexico Sofía Aragón 25 Guadalajara
Mongolia Gunzaya Bat-Erdene 24 Ulaanbaatar
Myanmar Swe Zin Htet 20 Hpa-an
Namibia Nadja Breytenbach 24 Windhoek
Nepal Pradeepta Adhikari 23 Kathmandu
Netherlands Sharon Pieksma 24 Rotterdam
New Zealand Diamond Langi 27 Auckland
Nicaragua Inés López 19 Managua
Nigeria Olutosin Araromi 25 Jalingo
Norway Helene Abildsnes 20 Kristiansand
Panama Mehr Eliezer 22 Panama City
Paraguay Ketlin Lottermann 26 Santa Rita
Peru Kelin Rivera 26 Arequipa
Philippines Gazini Ganados 23 Talisay
Poland Olga Buława 28 Świnoujście
Portugal Sylvie Silva 20 Guimarães
Puerto Rico Madison Anderson 24 Toa Baja
Romania Dorina Chihaia 26 Iași
Saint Lucia Bebiana Mangal 23 Castries
Sierra Leone Marie Esther Bangura 22 Port Loko
Singapore Mohana Prabha 24 Singapore
Slovakia Laura Longauerová 24 Detva
South Africa Zozibini Tunzi 26 Tsolo
South Korea Lee Yeon-joo 20 Incheon
Spain Natalie Ortega 19 Barcelona
Sweden Lina Ljungberg 22 Östergötland
Tanzania Shubila Stanton 23 Morogoro
Thailand Paweensuda Drouin 26 Bangkok
Turkey Bilgi Aydoğmuş 23 Istanbul
Ukraine Anastasia Subbota 26 Zaporizhia
United States Cheslie Kryst 28 Charlotte
United States Virgin Islands Andrea Piecuch 25 Charlotte Amalie
Uruguay Fiona Tenuta 21 Punta del Este
Venezuela Thalía Olvino 20 Valencia
Vietnam Hoàng Thùy 27 Thanh Hóa