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
Mary-Jean O'Doherty Mary-Jean O'Doherty Mary-Jean Anaïs O'Doherty is an American coloratura soprano. She was the first prize winner in the 2013 Paris Opera Awards. O'Doherty was born in Houston, Texas, to an Australian father and an Armenian mother, Eliza Basmadjian, from Greece. She was educated at North Carolina School of the Arts and East Carolina University from which she received her Bachelor of Music degree in voice and flute performance as well as Bachelor of Arts in psychology in 2005. She was one of the 20 finalists in the 2006 Operatunity Oz talent search. O'Doherty won the ABC Symphony Australia Young Vocalist