Miss Universe 2015

A 22-year-old business student and model from Barranquilla, Colombia, was named Miss Universe on Sunday at the annual beauty pageant, beating out 87 other contestants from around the globe.

Paulina Vega, the granddaughter of tenor Gaston Vega, studies business administration at the Universidad Javeriana in Bogota and has been a model since she was eight years old, according to the pageant's website.

Vega triumphed over first runner-up, Miss USA Nia Sanchez, a 4th degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do from Las Vegas, Nevada, who won the U.S. title in June.

Contestants from the Netherlands, Jamaica and Ukraine rounded out the five finalists at the 63rd annual pageant, which was broadcast on NBC from Florida International University in Miami.

Captured here are images from the Miss Universe National Costume competition as well as the final.

[caption id="attachment_69012" align="alignnone" width="650"] Nia Sanchez, Miss USA 2014, debuts her national costume during the Miss Universe Preliminary Show. Reuters[/caption] [caption id="attachment_69013" align="alignnone" width="432"] Migbelis Castellanos, Miss Venezuela 2014, debuts her national costume during the Miss Universe. Reuters[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_68961" align="alignnone" width="365"] Shanice Williams, Miss Turks & Caicos 2014, debuts her national costume during the Miss Universe Preliminary Show in Miami, Florida. Reuters[/caption] [caption id="attachment_68960" align="alignnone" width="400"] Miss Brazil, Melissa Gurgel, poses for the judges, during the national costume show during the 63rd annual Miss Universe Competition. Reuters[/caption] [caption id="attachment_68964" align="alignnone" width="527"] Miss France, Camille Cerf, poses for the judges, during the national costume show during the 63rd annual Miss Universe Competition. Reuters[/caption] [caption id="attachment_68963" align="alignnone" width="650"] Miss Dominican Republic, Kimberly Castillo, poses for the judges, during the national costume show during the 63rd annual Miss Universe Competition. Reuters[/caption] [caption id="attachment_68957" align="alignnone" width="400"] Grace Levy, Miss Great Britain 2014, debuts her national costume during the Miss Universe Preliminary Show in Miami, Florida. Reuters[/caption] [caption id="attachment_68959" align="alignnone" width="432"] Elvira Devinamira, Miss Indonesia 2014. Reuters[/caption] [caption id="attachment_68958" align="alignnone" width="399"] Chanel Beckenlehner, Miss Canada 2014, debuts her national costume during the Miss Universe Preliminary Show in Miami, Florida. Reuters[/caption] [caption id="attachment_68962" align="alignnone" width="400"] Paulina Vega, Miss Colombia 2014, debuts her national costume during the Miss Universe Preliminary Show in Miami, Florida. Reuters[/caption] [caption id="attachment_68967" align="alignnone" width="650"] Miss Honduras, Gabriela Ordonez, poses for the judges, during the national costume show during the 63rd annual Miss Universe Competition in Miami. Reuters[/caption] [caption id="attachment_68968" align="alignnone" width="432"] Miss India, Noyonita Lodh, poses for the judges, during the national costume show during the 63rd annual Miss Universe Competition. Reuters[/caption] [caption id="attachment_68969" align="alignnone" width="650"] Miss Nicaragua, Marline Barberena, poses for the judges, during the national costume show during the 63rd annual Miss Universe Competition in Miami, Reuters[/caption] [caption id="attachment_68972" align="alignnone" width="300"] Miss Sri Lanka. Reuters[/caption] [caption id="attachment_68971" align="alignnone" width="650"] Miss South Africa, Ziphozakhe Zokufa, poses for the judges, during the national costume show during the 63rd annual Miss Universe Competition in Miami. Reuters[/caption] [caption id="attachment_68970" align="alignnone" width="650"] Sally Jara, Miss Paraguay 2014, debuts her national costume during the Miss Universe Preliminary Show in Miami, Florida. Reuters[/caption]