Miss Peru 2016 First Runner-Up Prissila Howard was appointed to represent Peru at Miss Universe 2017 competition. This 25-year-old Human Resources and Business Administration graduate from Lima succeeded Miss Universe 2016 semi-finalist, Valeria Piazza.
Prissila represented her country at Miss Grand International 2016 in Las Vegas where she finished in the Top 10 semi-finalists. Standing5'8" tall, this pageant veteran won some of the major pageants in Peru including Miss Teenager Peru 2009 and Miss Teen del Pacifico 2010.
The last time Peru won Miss Universe crown was in 1957 through Gladys Zender.