There are 23 countries from North America represented at the Miss Universe 2017 beauty pageant. The grand coronation night will take place at The AXIS in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States on November 26, 2017.

Miss Universe 2016 Iris Mittenaere of France is set to pass her crown to her successor. Here are the 23 candidates from North America who are among those in the running to be her successor:

1. Miss Aruba Alina Mansur
2. Miss Bahamas Yasmine Cooke
3. Miss Barbados Lesley Chapman
4. Miss British Virgin Islands Khephra Sylvester
5. Miss Canada Lauren Howe
6. Miss Cayman Islands Anika Conolly
7. Miss Costa Rica Elena Correa
8. Miss Curacao Nashaira Balentien
9. Miss Dominican Republic Carmen Muñoz
10. Miss El Salvador Alisson Abarca
11. Miss Guam Myana Welch
12. Miss Guatemala Isel Suñiga
13. Miss Haiti Cassandra Chery
14. Miss Honduras April Tobie
15. Miss Jamaica Davina Bennett
16. Miss Mexico Denisse Franco
17. Miss Nicaragua Berenice Quezada
18. Miss Panama Laura de Sanctis
19. Miss Puerto Rico Danna Hernandez
20. Miss Saint Lucia Louise Victor
21. Miss Trinidad and Tobago Yvonne Clarke
22. Miss United States Kara McCullough
23. Miss U.S. Virgin Islands Esonica Veira

In 2016, the Miss Universe candidates from North America performed very well. Runner-up to Mittenaere was Raquel Pelissier of Haiti.

Laura de Sanctis of Panama made it to the Top 13 in Miss Universe 2016. Siera Bearchell of Canada, Kristal Silva of Mexico and Deshauna Barber of the U.S. made it to the Top 9.