Miss France Iris Mittenaere Crowned Miss Universe 2016

Manila: 23-year-old dental student Iris Mittenaere from France has won the Miss Universe crown for 2016 in the annual pageant held this year in the Philippines.

Iris Mittenaere from the small town of Lille in northern France in reply to a final question from pageant host Steve Harvey said that she would be honored if she just landed among the three finalists, but was visibly stunned when she was announced the winner among the field of 86 contestants.

Miss Universe 2015 Pia Wurtzbach crowned the 23-year-old Iris Mittenaere who was born in northern French town of Lille.

Iris Mittenaere from the small town of Lille in northern France in reply to a final question from pageant host Steve Harvey said that she would be honored if she just landed among the three finalists, but was visibly stunned when she was announced the winner

Miss Haiti, Raquel Pelissier, a 25-year-old survivor of the devastating 2010 earthquake that destroyed her hometown, was named first runner up while Miss Colombia, 23-year-old, Andrea Tovar, was second runner up.

Meanwhile, India's Roshmitha Harimurthy could not make it to the final 13 list of the pageant.

AP