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Danish Victoria Kjaer was crowned Miss Universe 2024 this Saturday in a majestic gala held at the Mexico City Arena, marking the closing of the 73rd edition of the most prestigious beauty pageant in the world.
Kjaer, who won over the jury with her charisma, intelligence and communication skills, won the coveted crown ‘The Light of Infinity’, a jewel plated in 18 carat gold, adorned with diamonds and 23 golden pearls.
Nicaraguan Sheynnis Palacios, Miss Universe 2023, was in charge of placing the crown on the head of her successor.
The Danish woman beat a competitive group of almost 130 candidates who, after passing several elimination rounds, were reduced first to 30, then to 12 and, finally, to five.
Among the last five finalists were María Fernanda Beltrán, representative of Mexico, being the host country; Ileana Márquez, from Venezuela; Opal Suchata, from Thailand; and Adetshina Chidimma, from Nigeria.
Who won the Miss Universe 2024 pageant? Results from the beauty pageant
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Universe 2024 | Denmark – Victoria Kjær Theilvig |
| 1st Runner-Up | Nigeria – Chidimma Adetshina |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Mexico – María Fernanda Beltran |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Thailand – Suchata Chuangsri |
| 4th Runner-Up | Venezuela – Ileana Márquez |
Top 5
- Nigeria – Chidimma Adetshina
- Mexico – María Fernanda Beltran
- Denmark – Victoria Kjær Theilvig
- Thailand – Suchata Chuangsri
- Venezuela – Ileana Márquez
Top 12
- Bolivia – Juliana Barrientos
- Mexico – María Fernanda Beltran
- Venezuela – Ileana Márquez
- Argentina – Magalí Benejam
- Puerto Rico – Jennifer Colón
- Nigeria – Chidimma Adetshina
- Russia – Valentina Alekseeva
- Chile – Emilia Dides
- Thailand – Suchata Chuangsri
- Denmark – Victoria Kjær Theilvig
- Canada – Ashley Callingbull
- Peru – Tatiana Calmell
Miss Universe 2024 Top 30, in order they were called:
First group
- France – Indira Ampiot
- India – Rhea Singha
- Serbia – Ivana Trišić
- Vietnam – Kỳ Duyên Nguyễn
- Puerto Rico – Jennifer Colón
- Nigeria – Chidimma Adetshina
- Canada – Ashley Callingbull
- Cuba – Marianela Ancheta
- China – Jia Qi
- Japan – Kaya Chakrabortty
Second group
- Egypt – Logina Salah
- Mexico – María Fernanda Beltrán
- Argentina – Magalí Benejam
- Thailand – Suchata Chuangsri
- Peru – Tatiana Calmell
- Macau – Cassandra Chiu
- Philippines – Chelsea Manalo
- Ecuador – Mara Topić
- Bolivia – Juliana Barrientos
- Malaysia – Sandra Lim
Third group
- Russia – Valentina Alekseeva
- Aruba – Anouk Eman
- Finland – Matilda Wirtavuori
- Dominican Republic – Celinee Santos
- Cambodia – Davin Prasath
- Nicaragua – Geyssell García
- Denmark – Victoria Kjær Theilvig
- Venezuela – Ileana Márquez
- Zimbabwe – Sakhile Dube
- Chile – Emilia Dides
How will the Miss Universe winner be chosen?
Since late October, contestants have been arriving in Mexico for galas, tours and special events. The preliminaries and the national costume parade will take place on November 14, after which fans will be able to vote for their favorites to advance to the semifinals.
On the big night, 30 contestants will compete in the swimsuit round, with only 18 advancing. These semifinalists will move on to the evening gown parade, where another seven will be eliminated. The five finalists will then face a decisive question session to determine the winner.
Complete list of the 125 candidates who will be present in the beauty contest:
- Albania - Franceska Rustem (19)
- Angola - Nelma Ferreira (26)
- Argentina - Magali Benejam (29)
- Armenia - Emma Avanesyan (32)
- Aruba - Anouk Eman (32)
- Australia - Zoe Creed (23)
- Bahamas - Selvinique Wright (32)
- Bahrain - Shereen Ahmed (30)
- Bangladesh - Aniqa Alam (32)
- Belarus - Eleanora Kachalovskaya (24)
- Belgium - Kenza Ameloot (22)
- Belize - Halima Hoy (30)
- Bolivia - Juliana Barrientos (27)
- Bonaire - Ruby Pouchet (29)
- Botswana - Thanolo Keutwile (28)
- Brazil - Luana Cavalcante (25)
- British Virgin Islands - Deyounce Lowenfield (20)
- Bulgaria - Elena Vian (38)
- Cambodia - Davin Prasath (33)
- Cameroon - Noura Njikam (25)
- Canada - Ashley Callingbull (35)
- Cayman Islands - Raegan Rutty (22)
- Chile - Emilia Dides (25)
- China - Jia Qi (26)
- Colombia - Daniela Toloza (30)
- Costa Rica - Elena Hidalgo (32)
- Croatia - Zrinka Coric (23)
- Cuba - Marianela Ancheta (31)
- Curaçao - Kimberly de Boer (19)
- Cyprus - Katerina Dimitriou (29)
- Czech Republic - Marie Danci (28)
- Denmark - Victoria Kjær Theilvig (21)
- Dominican Republic - Celinee Santos (24)
- DR Congo - Ilda Amani (26)
- Ecuador - Tema Mara (30)
- Egypt - Logina Salah (34)
- El Salvador - Florence Garcia (26)
- Eritrea - Cortar Tewoldemedhin (25)
- Equatorial Guinea - Diana Angono Mouhafo (25)
- Estonia - Valeria Vasilieva (22)
- Fiji - Manshika Prasad (24)
- Finland - Matilda Wirtavuori (24)
- France - Indira Ampiot (20)
- Germany - Pia Theissen (26)
- Gibraltar - Shyanne McIntosh (25)
- Great Britain - Christina Dela Cruz Chalk (31)
- Greece - Christianna Katsieri (22)
- Guadaloupe - Coraly Desplan (20)
- Guatemala - Ana Gabriela Villanueva (22)
- Guinea - Saran Bah (29)
- Guyana - Ariana Blaize (26)
- Honduras - Stephanie Cam (32)
- Hong Kong - Joanne Rhodes (24)
- Hungary - Nora Kenez (28)
- Iceland - Sóldís Vala Ívarsdóttir (18)
- India - Rhea Singha (19)
- Indonesia - Clara Shafira Krebs (22)
- Iran - Ava Vahneshan (26)
- Ireland - Sofía Good (21)
- Israel - Ofir Korsia (23)
- Italy - Glenany Cavalcante (30)
- Ivory Coast - Marie-Emmanuelle Diamala (20)
- Jamaica - Rachel Silvera (25)
- Japan - Kaya Chakraborty (23)
- Kazakhstan - Madina Almukhanova (24)
- Kenya - Irene Ng’endo (26)
- Kosovo - Edona Bajrami (37)
- Kyrgyzstan - Maya Turdalieva (25)
- Laos - Phiranya Thipphomvong (28)
- Latvia - María Vicinska (26)
- Lebanon - Nada Koussa (26)
- Macau - Cassandra Chiu (23)
- Malaysia - Sandra Lim (23)
- Maldives - Mariyam Shaina (21)
- Malta - Beatrice Njoya (40)
- Martinique - Catherine Edouard (25)
- Mauritius - Tania René (27)
- Mexico - María Fernanda Beltrán (24)
- Moldovia - Djulieta Calalb (20)
- Mongolia - Nominzul Zandangiin (19)
- Montenegro - Rumina Ivezaj (20)
- Myanmar - Thet San Andersen (27)
- Namibia - Prisca Anyolo (24)
- Nepal - Sampada Ghimire (23)
- Netherlands - Faith Landman (28)
- New Zealand - Victoria Velasquez Vincent (29)
- Nicaragua - Geyssell Garcia (29)
- Nigeria - Chidimma Adetshina (23)
- North Macedonia - Tea Gjorgievska (21)
- Norway - Lilly Sødal (21)
- Pakistan - Noor Xarmina (29)
- Paraguay - Naomi Mendez (32)
- Peru - Tatiana Calmell (30)
- Philippines - Chelsea Manalo (25)
- Poland - Kasandra Zawal (29)
- Portugal - Andreia Correia (26)
- Puerto Rico - Jennifer Colin (36)
- Romania - Loredana Salanta (32)
- Russia - Valentina Alekseeva (18)
- Santa Lucía - Skye Faucher (26)
- Samoa - Haylanı Kuruppu (26)
- Senegal - Fatou Bintou Gueye (23)
- Serbia - Ivana Trisic (30)
- Singapore - Charlotte Chia (26)
- Slovakia - Petra Sivakova (24)
- Somalia - Khadija Omar (23)
- South Africa - Mia le Roux (29)
- South Korea - Ariel Han (22)
- Spain - Michelle Jimenez (21)
- Sri Lanka - Melloney Dassanayake (25)
- Suriname - Pooja Chotkan (23)
- Switzerland - Laura Bircher (24)
- Tanzania - Judith Ngusa (26)
- Thailand - Opal Suchata Chuangsri (21)
- Trinidad and Tobago - Jenelle Thongs (32)
- Turkey - Ayliz Duman (20)
- Turks and Caicos - Raynae Myers (23)
- UAE - Emilia Dobreva (27)
- Ukraine - Alina Ponomarenko (21)
- Uruguay - Yanina Lucas (28)
- United States - Alma Cooper (22)
- US Virgin Islands - Stephany Andujar (28)
- Uzbekistan - Nigina Fakhriddinova (25)
- Venezuela - Ileana Márquez (28)
- Vietnam - Ky Duyen Nguyen (28)
- Zambia - Brandina Lubuli (28)
- Zimbabwe - Sakhile Dube (28)
