Miss Universe 2024: Meet the contestants



Miss Universe 2024, the 73rd Miss Universe pageant will be held on November 16 at the the Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico.

The country known for its rich culture, ancient ruins, dazzling beaches, and incredible cuisine has been chosen to host the competition for the fifth time after 1978, 1989, 1993, and 2007.

A total of 127 national queens have been crowned up to this point and are all set to compete in this year's highly anticipated beauty pageant.

Reigning Miss Universe Sheynnis Palacios from Nicaragua will crown her successor at the end of the much-awaited event.

Don't forget to download the Miss Universe official app and vote for your favorites. The most-voted contestant will automatically earn a spot in the Top 30.

Who will be crowned the next Miss Universe?

Meet the contestants:

Albania - Franceska Rustem

Angola - Nelma Ferreira

Argentina - Magalí Benejam

Armenia - Emma Avanesyan

Aruba - Anouk Eman

Australia - Zoe Creed

Bahamas - Selvinique Wright

Bahrain - Shereen Ahmed

Bangladesh - Aniqa Alam

Belarus - Eleanora Kachalovskaya

Belgium - Kenza Ameloot

Belize - Halima Hoy

Bolivia - Juliana Barrientos

Bonaire - Ruby Pouchet

Botswana - Thanolo Keutlwile

Brazil - Luana Cavalcante

British Virgin Islands - Deyounce Lowenfield

Bulgaria - Elena Vian

Cambodia - Davin Prasath

Cameroon - Noura Njikam

Canada - Ashley Callingbull

Cayman Islands - Raegan Rutty

Chile - Emilia Dides

China - Jia Qi

Colombia - Daniela Toloza

Costa Rica - Elena Hidalgo

Côte d'Ivoire - Marie-Emmanuelle Diamala

Croatia - Zrinka Ćorić

Cuba - Marianela Ancheta

Curaçao - Kimberly de Boer

Cyprus - Katerina Dimitriou

Czech Republic - Marie Danči

DR Congo - Ilda Amani

Denmark - Victoria Kjær Theilvig

Dominican Republic - Celinee Santos

Ecuador - Mara Topić

Egypt - Logina Salah

El Salvador - Florence García

Eritrea - Snit Tewoldemedhin

Estonia - Valeria Vasilieva

Equatorial Guinea - Diana Angono Mouhafo

Fiji - Manshika Prasad

Finland - Matilda Wirtavuori

France - Indira Ampiot

Germany - Pia Theissen

Gibraltar - Shyanne McIntosh

Great Britain - Christina Chalk

Greece - Christianna Katsieri

Guadeloupe - Coraly Desplan

Guatemala - Ana Gabriela Villanueva

Guinea - Saran Bah

Guyana - Ariana Blaize

Honduras - Stephanie Cam

Hong Kong - Joanne Rhodes

Hungary - Nóra Kenéz

Iceland - Sóldís Vala Ívarsdóttir

India - Rhea Singha

Indonesia - Clara Shafira Krebs

Ireland - Sofia Labus

Israel - Ofir Natalie Korsia

Italy - Glelany Cavalcante

Jamaica - Rachel Silvera 

Japan - Kaya Chakrabortty

Kazakhstan - Madina Almukhanova

Kenya - Irene Ng'endo

Korea - Ariel Han

Kosovo - Edona Bajrami

Kyrgyzstan - Maya Turdalieva

Laos - Phiranya Thipphomvong

Latvia - Maria Vicinska

Lebanon - Nada Koussa

Macau - Cassandra Chiu

Malaysia - Sandra Lim

Maldives - Mariyam Naseem

Malta - Beatrice Njoya

Martinique - Catherine Edouard

Mauritius - Tania René

Mexico - María Fernanda Beltrán Figueroa

Moldova - Djulieta Calalb

Mongolia - Nominzul Zandangiin

Montenegro - Rumina Ivezaj

Myanmar - Thet San Andersen

Namibia - Prisca Anyolo

Nepal - Sampada Ghimire

Netherlands - Faith Landman

New Zealand - Victoria Velasquez Vincent

Nicaragua - Geyssell García

Nigeria - Chidimma Adetshina

North Macedonia - Tea Gjorgievska

Norway - Lilly Sødal

Pakistan - Noor Xarmina

Paraguay - Naomi Méndez

Persia - Ava Vahneshan

Peru - Tatiana Calmell

Philippines - Chelsea Manalo

Poland - Kasandra Zawal

Portugal - Andreia Correia

Puerto Rico - Jennifer Colón

Romania - Loredana Salanță

Russia - Valentina Alekseeva

Saint Lucia - Skye Faucher

Samoa - Haylani Kuruppu

Senegal - Fatou Bintou Guèye

Serbia - Ivana Trišić

Singapore - Charlotte Chia

Slovakia - Petra Sivakova

Somalia - Khadija Omar

South Africa - Mia le Roux

Spain - Michelle Jiménez

Sri Lanka - Melloney Dassanayake

Suriname - Pooja Chotkan

Switzerland - Laura Bircher

Tanzania - Judith Ngusa

Thailand - Suchata Chuangsri

Trinidad and Tobago - Jenelle Thongs

Turkey - Ayliz Duman

Turks and Caicos - Raynae Myers

UAE - Emilia Dobreva

Ukraine - Alina Ponomarenko

Uruguay - Yanina Lucas

USA - Alma Cooper

US Virgin Islands - Stephany Andujar

Uzbekistan - Nigina Fakhriddinova

Venezuela - Ileana Márquez

Vietnam - Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen

Zambia - Brandina Lubuli

Zimbabwe - Sakhile Dube

Photos: Miss Universe Finland, Miss Universe Malaysia, Miss Universe Mexico, Miss Universe Nicaragua, Miss Universe Spain

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