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Marie-Emmanuelle Diamala was crowned Miss Côte d'Ivoire 2024 (Miss World Côte d'Ivoire) on Saturday, June 29 at the Abidjan Exhibition Park. The 20-year-old finance management student, representing Sud-Comoé, bested 25 other contestants to win the coveted national title. She succeeds Mylène Djihony and is now expected to represent Côte d'Ivoire at the 72nd Miss World, whose date and venue are yet to be announced. The new Miss Côte d'Ivoire wants to become a passionate advocate in the battle against maternal mortality. She has a great sense of humor and enjoys being in the company of her loved ones. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Côte d'ivoire (@comitemissci) Photos: Ramez Aoude Photography, Miss Côte d'ivoire / Instagram

Marizza Delgado was crowned Miss New York USA 2024 in a state competition on Sunday, June 30 at the Hilton Albany in New York. She succeeds last year's winner Rachelle Di Stasio. The 25-year-old Filipino-American fashion model, engineer and advocate for women in STEM will now represent the "Empire State" at Miss USA 2024 in Los Angeles, California this August. No stranger to pageantry, Marizza is a former Miss Pacific Coast Teen USA and Miss New York Earth USA. She placed in the Top 20 at Miss Earth USA 2021. The new Miss New York USA was born and raised in San Jose, California. Both of her parents were immigrants from the Philippines. She moved to the Big Apple to become a model and a data scientist. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Marizza Delgado | STEMinist 🇵🇭 (@marizzadelgado) FINAL RESULTS Miss New York USA 2024 - Marizza Delgado 1st runner-up - Judy Lin 2nd runner-up - Zoe McGrady 3rd runner-up - Shreya Gundelly 4th runner-up - Je

Miss Cochabamba, Juliana Barrientos Gaidrikh was crowned Miss Universe Bolivia 2024 during the Miss Bolivia 2024 final on Saturday, June 29 in Santa Cruz. The 26-year-old Bolivian-Ukrainian talented pianist and polyglot will represent Bolivia at the Miss Universe 2024 (73rd Miss Universe) pageant in Mexico this November. Stephanie Alvarado of Santa Cruz was named first runner-up. At the same time, Hazel Holsters of La Paz, Tamara Salazar of Tajira, and Gabriela de Paiva of Pando were the second, third, and fourth runners-up, respectively. Also crowned at this year's Miss Bolivia pageant were 21-year-old Olga Chavez as Miss Bolivia World 2024 and 26-year-old Camila Ribera Roca as Miss Bolivia International 2024. Olga will go to the 72nd Miss World whose date and venue are yet to be announced while Camila will head to Tokyo, Japan for Miss International 2024 this November. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Promociones Gloria (@pgloriaoficial) Photos: D

Miss Nation's Capital, Kleo Torres, was crowned Miss District of Columbia USA 2024 on Saturday, June 29 at the Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in Washington, D.C. The 26-year-old former track and field athlete will be representing the District of Columbia at the Miss USA 2024 pageant in Hollywood, California this August. Kleo succeeds political science graduate Cassie Baloue, last year's winner who placed in the Top 20 at Miss USA 2023 in Reno, Nevada. The new Miss District of Columbia USA holds a bachelor's degree in science from Alabama State University. She also completed her master's in public administration from the American University School of Public Affairs. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kleo Torres, MPA 🇨🇺🇺🇸🇵🇷 (@torreskleo) FINAL RESULTS Miss District of Columbia USA 2024 - Kleo Torres (Nation's Capital) 1st runner-up - Terra Johns (Northwest) 2nd runner-up - Alexis Becton (Capitol Hill) 3rd runner-up - Alivia Robert

The Supra Model of the Year and Supra Talent Show of Mister Supranational 2024 was held on Saturday, June 29 at the Belmonte Hotel in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland. Rafael Rapelo of Colombia, Bray Vargas of the Dominican Republic and Uthman Issa Bangura of Sierra Leone were named the Top 3 of the Supra Model of the Year. One of the Top 3 will become the winner and automatically earn a placement in the Top 20 to be announced during this year's final show on July 4 in Nowy Sącz. The Top 11 were  Côte d’Ivoire, Firmin Junior Yapi, Haiti, Abdias Augustin, Korea, Jo Seong Hyeon, Laos, Sanonh Maniphonh, Peru, Joel Farach, Philippines, Brandon Espiritu, South Africa, Fezile Mkhize, and Venezuela, Marcos De Freitas. For the Supra Talent Show, Anderson Subero from Trinidad and Tobago was announced as the Mister Supranational Talent winner. Jaime Cecar from Canada, Nathaniel Christopher from Indonesia, and Zait Reza from Mexico rounded out the Top 4 finalists. View this post on Instagram

The Miss Supranational 2024 Supra Talent Show was held on Saturday, June 29 at the Belmonte Hotel in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland. Harashta Haifa Zahra from Indonesia was awarded the winner of the Supra Talent Show. She played a traditional musical instrument from her hometown and beautifully sang a traditional song in Sundanese. The Top 7 were from the Czech Republic, Justýna Zedníková, Denmark, Victoria Larsen, Gibraltar, Phoebe Noble, Japan, Yuki Sonoda, Myanmar, Myo Sandar Win, and the Netherlands, Bo Grooten. This year's Miss Supranational final show will be held on Saturday, July 6 in Nowy Sącz. Ecuador's Andrea Aguilera will crown her successor at the end of the event. Here's the announcement of the Miss Supranational Talent winner: View this post on Instagram A post shared by PUTERI INDONESIA (@officialputeriindonesia) Photo: Miss Supranational

The Miss Supranational 2024 Supranational Model of the Year competition was held on Saturday, June 29 at the Belmonte Hotel in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland. Over 60 stunning supra contestants in this year's pageant walked to the runway to impress the judges and earn a spot in the semifinals. Five continental winners have been announced and they are Marie-Louise Maitre of Côte d’Ivoire (Africa), Estefanía Ibarra of Bolivia (Americas), Kasama Suetrong of Thailand (Asia & Oceania), and Petra Sivakova of Slovakia (Europe). Rounding out the Top 11 were from Botswana, Leah Barobetse,  Mexico, Andrea Sáenz, Myanmar, Myo Sandar Win, Philippines, Alethea Ambrosio, Poland, Angelika Jurkowianiec, and Puerto Rico, Fiorella Medina. One Supra Model winner will automatically advance to the Top 24 to be announced during the Miss Supranational 2024 final show on Saturday, July 6 in Nowy Sącz. In case you missed the Supra Model of the Year competition, watch it here: Photo: Miss Supranational

The swimsuit competition of the Miss Universe Thailand 2024 pageant was held on Friday, June 28 at the Amari Hotel in Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan. Forty contestants from various provinces of the country sizzled the runway in their blue swimsuits courtesy of the renowned Thai brand, Sealect. A total of five special awards were at stake and here are the lucky winners: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sealect (@sealectbrand) Best Body  - MUT17 (Phuket, Surisa Suzana Renaud) Confident Award - MUT17 (Phuket, Surisa Suzana Renaud) Hua Hin's Favorite - MUT35 (Prachuap Khiri Khan, Jennifer Gallemaert) Model Award - MUT27 (Uttaradit, Harissapuch Khunpluem) Charming Award - MUT32 (Mae Hong Son, Lalana Siribunyakul) This year's preliminary competition will be held on July 12 and the final is on July 14. The next Miss Universe Thailand will compete in Miss Universe 2024 in Mexico. Photos: Miss Universe Thailand, Sealect / Instagram

Maja Klajda was crowned Miss Polonia 2024 (Miss Poland) in a glittering national competition held on Friday, June 28 in Warsaw. The 21-year-old psychology student hailing from Łęczna in the Lublin province succeeds last year's winner Ewa Jakubiec and is now expected to represent Poland at the 72nd Miss World. Agata Kwiecień and Emily Reng were the first and second runners-up, respectively, while Laura Brzezińska and Aleksandra Wielogórska rounded out the Top 5 finalists. This year's competition marked the 95th edition of the annual Miss Polonia pageant. A total of 24 finalists were selected to take part in the event. Former Miss World Karolina Bielawska of Poland and reigning Miss Earth Drita Ziri of Albania were part of the distinguished panel of judges. The Miss Polonia organization is also licensed to send Polish representatives to Miss Earth, Miss Grand International, Miss Charm, and Miss Intercontinental. Meet the Top 3 winners: View this post on Instagram

Jennifer Colón Alvarado, representing Orocovis, was crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2024 during the national competition on Thursday, June 27 at the Centro de Bellas Artes Luis A. Ferré in San Juan. The 36-year-old mother of three, a medical grade esthetician and iridologist will now represent Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2024 (73rd Miss Universe) in Mexico this November. Orlanis Rivera of Corozal was named first runner-up. At the same time, Carolina Gómez of Salinas, Ivana Carolina Irizarry of Lares, and Stephanie Soto of Toa Alta were the second, third, and fourth runners-up, respectively. Karla Guilfú Acevedo of Patillas, last year's winner and Miss Universe 2023 Top 5 finalist reliquished her crown at the end of the glittering event where the reigning Miss Universe Sheynnis Palacios was also present as a special guest. The new Miss Universe Puerto Rico made history as the first-ever mother and the oldest woman to win the national title since the Miss Universe Organization ch