South Africa's Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters Wins Miss Universe 2017 in Chinese Laundry Platform Sandals
By John Parker
Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters is Miss Universe 2017! The women’s self-defense trainer beat out Miss Colombia Laura González and Miss Jamaica Davina Bennett for the title, and won for herself a Chinese Laundry shoe wardrobe, a year-long salary, access to a luxury apartment in New York City and other exclusive prizes.
For her winning moment, Demi-Leigh was outfitted in a sheer, nude, long-sleeved evening gown custom-made for her by South African fashion designer Anel Botha. The 22-year-old Western Cape beauty sparkled and shone even more thanks to the 30,000+ painstakingly hand-applied one-by-one onto her dress. She rounded out her moment-of-glory look with a classic pageant updo and a pair of gold ankle-strap platform sandals from Miss Universe shoe sponsor, Chinese Laundry.
Miss South Africa and Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters posing in the press room after winning the 2017 Miss Universe Pageant held at The Axis at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, on November 26, 2017.
Details of Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters’ gold ankle-strap platform sandals.
Demi-Leigh’s exact coronation sandals are not available online, but she did wear a similar gold pair in an earlier part of the pageant. Those strappy sandals are the Chinese Laundry “Alyssa” platforms and are available at , and .
She and the other contestants also wore the nude patent color of the Chinese Laundry “Teaser” platform sandals (as low as $41.54 at and ) during the preliminaries and swimsuit categories of the competition.
Chinese Laundry “Alyssa” platform sandals, $55.97 to $79.95
Congratulations, Demi-Leigh, for winning Miss Universe 2017!
Miss South Africa and Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters’ national costume inspired by the country’s national flower, the King Protea (Protea cynaroides).
Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters’ swimsuit and evening gown during the 2017 Miss Universe Preliminary Competition.
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