Miss Universe 2024

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Miss Universe 2024
VenueMexico
Debuts
  • Iran
Returns
  • Bangladesh
  • Belize
  • Botswana
  • China
  • Cuba
  • Kenya
  • Kyrgyzstan
  • New Zealand
  • Samoa
  • Suriname
  • Turks and Caicos
  • US Virgin Islands
← 2023

Miss Universe 2024 will be the 73rd Miss Universe pageant. It will be held in Mexico for the first time since the country hosted in 2007.[1][2] Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua will crown her successor at the end of the event.

Background

Location and date

On 18 November 2023, during the Miss Universe 2023 pageant, businessman Raúl Rocha Cantú announced via a video presentation that the 73rd edition will be held in Mexico.[3]

Selection of participants

In September 2023, during the Tanner Fletcher show at New York Fashion Week, Miss Universe 2022 R'Bonney Gabriel revealed that the Miss Universe Organization had made the decision to remove age restrictions for contestants over the age of 18, which would be implemented starting with the 2024 edition. Prior to this change, the pageant had restricted participation to women between ages 18–28 on the year of the pageant, outside of special circumstances.[a][5][6]

Debuts, returns and withdrawals

This edition will mark the debut of Iran;[7] and the returns of Bangladesh, Belize, Botswana, China, Cuba, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, New Zealand, Samoa, Suriname, Turks and Caicos, and the US Virgin Islands.[8][9][10][11][12][13] Cuba last competed in 1967, which will be the country's first time to compete after six decades of absence from the competition; Samoa last competed in 1986 (as Western Samoa); Suriname last competed in 1999; Botswana last competed in 2013; Turks and Caicos last competed in 2014; Bangladesh, New Zealand, and the US Virgin Islands last competed in 2019; Kenya last competed in 2021; while the others last competed in 2022.

Contestants

As of 28 April 2024, ten contestants have been confirmed to compete for the title.

Country/Territory Contestant Age[b] Hometown
Belize Belize Halima Hoy[14] 29 Port Loyola
China China Jia Qi[15] 23 Chengdu
France France Indira Ampiot[16] 20 Basse-Terre
Germany Germany Pia Theissen[citation needed] 25 Cologne
Greece Greece Christianna Katsieri[citation needed] 22 Piraeus
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Madina Almukhanova[17] 23 Almaty
Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan Maya Turdalieva[18] 25 Bishkek
Mongolia Mongolia Nominzul Zandangiin[19] 19 Ulaanbaatar
New Zealand New Zealand Franki Russell[20] 29 Dunedin
Venezuela Venezuela Ileana Márquez[21] 28 Valencia

Upcoming national pageants

Country/Territory Date
Dominican Republic Dominican Republic 5 May 2024[22]
Croatia Croatia 6 May 2024[23]
The Bahamas Bahamas 12 May 2024[24]
Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 18 May 2024[25]
Philippines Philippines 22 May 2024[26]
Argentina Argentina 25 May 2024[27][28]
Curaçao Curaçao
Colombia Colombia 2 June 2024[29][30]
Myanmar Myanmar
Albania Albania 8 June 2024[31][32]
Ecuador Ecuador
Kosovo Kosovo
Iran Iran[c] 17 June 2024[7]
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico 27 June 2024[33]
Jamaica Jamaica 29 June 2024[34]
Pakistan Pakistan June 2024[35]
Netherlands Netherlands 5 July 2024[36][37]
Poland Poland
Chile Chile 7 July 2024[38]
Malta Malta 11 July 2024[39]
United Kingdom Great Britain 13 July 2024[40]
Thailand Thailand 14 July 2024[41]
Republic of Ireland Ireland 27 July 2024[42][43]
Turks and Caicos Islands Turks and Caicos
Cambodia Cambodia July 2024[44]
United States United States 4 August 2024[45]
Cayman Islands Cayman Islands 31 August 2024[46]
Denmark Denmark 1 September 2024[47]
Finland Finland 14 September 2024[48]
Mexico Mexico September 2024[49]

Notes

  1. ^ Contestants over the age of 28 competed in recent editions of Miss Universe due to postponements, or after withdrawing from their scheduled edition for personal reasons and being invited to compete instead the following year.[4]
  2. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant
  3. ^ Iran will use the designation "Persia" for the pageant.

References

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  24. ^ @missuniversebahamas (25 April 2024). "Greetings Universe Bahamas🌏🇧🇸Ladies and Gentlemen it's that time again! Miss Universe Bahamas is pleased to invite you all to the Grand Finale! After weeks of hard work and dedication the ladies are ready to cross the stage Under the Theme: "Destination Bahamas"! 🇧🇸 Join Us on Sunday May 12th 2024 at 8pm at the Beautiful @atlantisbahamas Atlantis Showroom Paradise Island where one of our 10 Beautifully Confident Contestants will be Crowned the Next Miss Universe Bahamas 🇧🇸👑 Tickets can be purchased from your favorite contestant or at Signature Styles on Marathon Road. VIP tickets $100 General $75 We promise this will be a Show to Remember! Thank you Universe Bahamas 🌏🇧🇸". Retrieved 25 April 2024 – via Instagram.
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  41. ^ @missuniverse.in.th (27 April 2024). "Mayday Mayday Mayday.. This is an emergency from Universe Station! MISS UNIVERSE® THAILAND 2024 ภูมิใ เสนอ "BEYOND UNIVERSE" นำทุกคนสัมผัสประสบการณ์แบบใหม่! เหนือยิ่งกว่าทุกอย่างที่เคยพบเจอ! ผ่านการเล่าเรื่องราว ภารกิจสุดพิเศษ 3 เฟส" (in Thai). Retrieved 27 April 2024 – via Instagram.
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  44. ^ @miss.universe.kh (20 April 2024). "សេចក្ដីជូនដំណឹង - Announcement ស្ថាប័នកញ្ញាឯកចក្កវាឡកម្ពុជា មានកិត្តិយសសូមជម្រាបជូនដល់សាធារណជន និងអ្នកស្នេហាវិស័យកញ្ញាឯកឲ្យបានជ្រាបថា ស្ថាប័នបានសម្រេចមិនធ្វើការប្រកួតជាផ្លូវការនៃកម្មវិធីកញ្ញាឯកចក្កវាឡក្នុងឆ្នាំ២០២៤នេះឡើយ។ ស្ថាប័ននឹងជ្រើសរើសកញ្ញាឯកចក្កវាឡតំណាងកម្ពុជា តាមរយៈការជ្រើសរើស (Closed Door Casting) និងសម្ភាសដោយផ្ទាល់។ ស្ត្រីឆ្នើមមួយរូបនឹងត្រូវបានជ្រើសតាំង ដើម្បីបំពាក់មកុដជាផ្លូវការក្នុងកម្មវិធី "រាត្រីគ្រងមកុដ" ដ៏ធំអស្ចារ្យនាខែកក្កដាខាងមុខនេះ។ ទម្រង់ស្នើសុំចូលរួមការជ្រើសរើសនឹងត្រូវបើកជាផ្លូវការចាប់ពីថ្ងៃទី២៣ ខែមេសា ឆ្នាំ២០២៤នេះតទៅ។ សូមត្រៀមខ្លួនបង្ហាញសមត្ថភាពដ៏អស្ចារ្យរបស់អ្នក!" (in Khmer). Retrieved 25 April 2024 – via Instagram.
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  46. ^ @officialmissuniversecayman (22 February 2024). "👑✨ Save the date! ✨👑 The 2024 Miss Universe Cayman Islands Pageant is on the horizon, and its promising to be an evening filled with elegance, grace and beauty. 💫 Mark your calendars - the pageant will take place at the westin, Grand Cayman on Saturday 31st August, 2024. Tickets for this spectacular event go on sale 21st June, so get ready to secure your spot in the spotlight. Stay tuned for more details - the journey to the crown is about to begin. 🌟". Retrieved 25 February 2024 – via Instagram.
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  49. ^ @missuniverse_mex (1 April 2024). "La belleza y el lujo se unen este 2024 para recibir a Miss Universe México en el paradisíaco Nizuc Resort & Spa, en una de las playas más exclusivas en Cancún, Quintana Roo" (in Spanish) – via Instagram.

External links

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