Miss Universe Laos National Convention Center in Vientiane, Laos. 10 contestants competed for the title of Miss Universe Laos 2017: Miss Universe Laos Miss Universe Laos (in Lao: ມີສຢູນີເວີສ ລາວ) is a national Beauty pageant in Laos. Miss Universe Laos was founded in 2015 by TV Lao Network, which is the current franchise holder of Miss Universe in Laos. <nowiki> </nowiki>The Miss Laos company holds a separate national pageant, the Miss Universe Laos competition. The winner will be the official representative of Laos at the Miss Universe beauty pageant. The pageant is broadcast live on TV Lao HD. Color key Miss Universe Laos
Leo Lastimosa and the spate of killings of journalists in the country, prompted renewed calls to decriminalize libel in defense of press freedom. On August 17, 2018, Lastimosa appeared in the regional office of Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) - Central Visayas in response to a subpoena that directed him to provide a copy of his interview with Senator Antonio Trillanes on his radio show last September 8, 2017. The subpoena came after former Davao City vice mayor Paolo Duterte, son of President Rodrigo Duterte, requested the police to obtain a copy of the interview as evidence in court for a