Melanie Cruz of Cuba was crowned Miss Teen Universe 2018 held in Teatro Nacional Rubén Darío in Nicaragua on February 17, 2018. Melanie bested 20 other teens from all over the globe and succeeded Shrishti Kaur from India.
Full Results:
Miss Teen Universe 2018: Melanie Cruz- Cuba
First Runner-Up: Allison Robert - Mexico
Second Runner-Up: Kristy Gonzales - Dominican Republic
Top6: Puerto Rico, Panama, and Ecuador
According to their website, the pageant is to create a beauty pageant involved in magic, glamour, and the fantasy of a production, that enhance the femininity of the teens in the universe, where the stage can be a dream and the delegates its protagonist; grasp and built friendships links between the countries participating; bring the opportunity to our contestants in the development of their qualities and abilities, and in the same way become an entity with a social mission for the less fortunate, create the concept of beautifulness with cause.