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Meet the gorgeous contestants of Miss Universe 2024

Miss Universe continues to advocate a future forged by women. It will be hosting its 73rd Miss Universe pageant in beautiful Mexico for the first time since 2007, according to the news publication The National. 

The reigning Miss Universe 2023, Sheynnis Palacios is a 23-year-old mental health advocate and audiovisual producer from Managua, Nicaragua who will be crowning her successor at the end of the event.

“I say it and I empathize it, we are in the era of women, where we are making history. Sharing with these empowered women and great leaders in backstage…makes me feel proud to be a woman,” says Sheynnis, following her win.

According to the news and media platform Rangeinn, the event will feature more than eighty contestants from across the world and here are the gorgeous thirty-eight contestants that have been crowned for Miss Universe 2024 so far:

  1. Miss Universe Philippines: Chelsea Manalo
  2. Miss Universe Venezuela: Ileana Marquez
  3. Miss Universe China: Jia Qi
  4. Miss Universe Kazakhstan: Madina Almukhanova
  5. Miss Universe France: Indira Ampiot
  6. Miss Universe New Zealand: Franki Russell
  7. Miss Universe Germany: Pia Theissen
  8. Miss Universe Greece: Christianna Katsieri
  9. Miss Universe Dominican Republic: Celinee Santos
  10. Miss Universe Croatia: Zrinka Ćorić
  11. Miss Universe Albania: Franceska Rustem
  12. Miss Universe Argentina: Magalí Benejam
  13. Miss Universe Bahamas: Selvinique Wright
  14. Miss Universe Belgium: Kenza Ameloot
  15. Miss Universe Belize: Halima Hoy
  16. Miss Universe Colombia: Daniela Toloza
  17. Miss Universe Boliva: Juliana Barrientos
  18. Miss Universe Bonaire: Ruby Pouchet
  19. Miss Universe Curaçao: Kimberly de Boer
  20. Miss Universe Persia: Fay Asghari
  21. Miss Universe Myanmar: Thet San Andersen
  22. Miss Universe Cameroon – Noura Njikam
  23. Miss Universe Chile – Emilia Dides
  24. Miss Universe Ecuador – Mara Topić
  25. Miss Universe Great Britain – Christina Chalk
  26. Miss Universe Guatemala – Andrea Radford
  27. Miss Universe Kosovo – Edona Bajrami
  28. Miss Universe Kyrgyzstan – Maya Turdalieva
  29. Miss Universe Laos – Phiranya Thipphomvong
  30. Miss Universe Mongolia – Nominzul Zandangiin
  31. Miss Universe Montenegro – Rumina Ivezaj
  32. Miss Universe Netherlands – Faith Landman
  33. Miss Universe Paraguay – Naomi Méndez
  34. Miss Universe Perú – Tatiana Calmell
  35. Miss Universe Poland – Kasandra Zawal
  36. Miss Universe Portugal – Andreia Correia
  37. Miss Universe Puerto Rico – Jennifer Colón
  38. Miss Universe Zimbabwe -Sakhile Dube

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