MMXXIVSS UNIVERSE
2024 Miss Universe Contestants Gallery
Continuing with the Roman numeral theme, the 2024 Miss Universe contestant gallery will be called MMXXIVSS UNIVERSE since MMXXIV is 2024 in Roman numerals!
The big day for the finals of Miss Universe 2024 is rumored to be held on November 17, 2024 where we will witness the crowning of the new Miss Universe being held in Mexico City, Mexico. The land of the Mariachi is hosting the Miss Universe pageant for the fifth time in history and we learned the location when Mexican businessman, Raul Rocha Cantu made a special appearance to make the announcement during the 2023 Miss Universe pageant which was held on November 18, 2023 in El Salvador. Mexico hosted the Miss Universe pageants of 1978 (won by South Africa's Margaret Gardiner), 1989 (won by Holland's Angela Visser), 1993 (won by Puerto Rico's Dayanara Torres) and 2007 (won by Japan's Riyo Mori). Who will be the lucky woman chosen this year?!?!
OTHER NEWS
(posted 2024 May 9)
Hawaii's Savannah Gankiewicz who was originally 1st runner up at the 2023 Miss USA pageant has officially accepted the title on May 9, 2024 after the announcement of the resignation of original winner, Utah's Noelia Voigt on May 6, 2024. Savannah will reign until the new Miss USA is crowned on August 4, 2024.
OLDER NEWS
(posted 2024 May 8)
It was announced today on May 8, 2024 that Miss Teen USA 2023-New Jersey's UmaSofia Srivistava has decided to resign as Miss USA which marks the first time in Miss Teen USA history that a Miss Teen USA titleholder has voluntarily resigned. This is only two days after the resignation of reigning Miss USA 2023, Utah's Noelia Voigt announced her resignation. In a social media post from UmaSofia herself, she cites that her personal values no longer fully align with the direction of the organization. No encrypted message in this post though. We will find out soon if any of UmaSofia's runners-up accepts the title of Miss Teen USA. Her runners-up were: 1st Runner-Up: New York's Stephanie Skinner, 2nd Runner-Up: Pennsylvania's Maggie Ross, 3rd Runner-Up: Texas' Haylee Puckett, 4th Runner-Up: Ohio's Carolina Sola.
Also, the director to select Mexico's representative at Miss Universe has changed hands once again. Osmel Sousa (the czar of beauty who was responsible for much of Venezuela's success at Miss Universe) who was named MUO's President Advisor replaced Cynthia de la Vega (who replaced Miss Universe 1991-Lupita Jones who long served as Mexico's national director since 1994 and Lupita also worked with Osmel as the two were judges for the reality show 'Nuestra Belleza Latina') with Martha Cristiana Merino (2nd runner up at Miss International 1986) named as Mexico's National Director and Cynthia Velarde as the Mexican franchise's CEO. Cynthia was famously dethroned by Lupita as Mexico's 2011 Miss World representative but Cynthia has posted on social media that she voluntarily left citing changes that have taken place in the organization that contradict her values and principles. 2024 is shaping up to be one turbulent year!
(posted 2024 May 6)
It was announced today on May 6, 2024 that Miss USA 2023-Utah's Noelia Voigt has decided to resign as Miss USA which marks the first time in Miss USA history that a Miss USA titleholder has voluntarily resigned. You will recall that Miss USA 1957, Maryland's Leona Gage was dethroned when it was discovered that she was a twice married mother of two boys who lied about her age but these rules have been changed in 2023 so women who have been married, have children and as of 2024 of any adult age can compete for Miss USA. In a social media post from Noelia herself, she cites prioritizing her mental health as a reason for resignation but many have noticed a seemingly decoded message as every sentence in Noelia's post begins with the letters, 'I AM SILENCED' and many have commented that the titleholders' social media accounts aren't controlled by the titleholders but by the company. In a year full of change with many changes in state directors, there has also been a recent change as to who is managing social media for Miss USA and Teen USA and on May 3, it was recently announced by Laylah Rose's company, VVV Global that their new Co-Director and VP of Social Media Relations on social media was changed to Jordan Kimball who served as a color commentator for the 2023 Miss USA pageant. Jordan replaces Claudia Michelle who announced that she was stepping down as Social Media Director for Miss USA via social media on May 3.
As to who replaces Noelia, it should be the first runner-up in the 2023 pageant which was Miss Hawaii USA-Savannah Gankiewicz but there is a possibility that she may not accept the Miss USA title (which also happened in 1967 when Alabama's Sylvia Hitchcock won Miss Universe as Miss USA but Sylvia was succeeded as Miss USA by 2nd runner up, Florida's Cheryl Patton when 1st runner up, California's Susan Bradley declined to accept the Miss USA title). We will find out soon if Savannah accepts the title of Miss USA but if she doesn't accept the title, the following runners-up might be offered the title in the orders of 2nd runner up-Miss Wisconsin USA 2023-Alexis Loomans, 3rd runner up-Miss Pennsylvania USA 2023-Jasmine Daniels or 4th runner up-Miss Texas USA 2023-Lluvia Alzate.
(posted 2024 April 26)
On the 'perfect date' of April 25, it was announced that the CW network signed a three year deal to broadcast both Miss USA and Miss Teen USA. That's right, friends! For the first time since 2007, Miss Teen USA is back on network television!! The finals for Miss Teen USA 2024 will be broadcast on August 1 on the CW and Miss USA 2024 will be broadcast on August 4. (You will remember that Miss Teen USA 2023 could only be watched on the CW app which wasn't available outside the U.S. but Miss USA 2023 did air on the CW boasting approximately 1.1 million U.S. viewers causing Miss USA 2023 to give the CW network their biggest ratings in 3 years!) Bravo to new president, Laylah Rose for getting both the 2024 Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants back on the air and they will be held in Hollywood, California with the delegates arriving during the period of July 26, 2024 to August 4, 2024.
(posted 2024 February 10)
Laylah Rose just announced in New York that the 2024 Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants will be held in Hollywood, California during the period of July 26, 2024 to August 4, 2024. All state pageants should be concluded by the end of June.
(posted 2024 February 9)
In a year full of change, Amy Emmerich has announced that she is stepping down as CEO of the Miss Universe Organization as of March 1. As you will remember, Paula Shugart who was the president of the Miss Universe organization also left in November 2023 after the recently concluded 2023 Miss Universe pageant. There have also been many changes in state directors for Miss USA and Miss Teen USA pageants and even Karen Celebertti who was last year's director for Nicaragua's pageant to select their representative for Miss Universe was banned from her country along with her daughter as the Nicaraguan government appeared displeased after Sheynnis Palacios' win of the 2023 Miss Universe pageant since it led to mass celebratory events throughout Nicaragua not seen since 2018 when there were anti-government protests in which Celebertti and her husband Martin Arguello participated and the dictatorship banned such peaceful protests. This led to Karen's husband Martin and son being arrested in Nicaragua for 40 days shortly after Sheynnis' win but they were released. Karen's family has now been banished from returning to Nicaragua so Karen and her daughter have now been given jobs by the Miss Universe Organization at their new headquarters in Mexico so hopefully Karen's new job will be some form of consolation for the horrible way this family was treated.
(posted 2024 January 24)
On January 23, 2024, it was announced that Mexican businessman, Raul Rocha Cantu (who recently acquired the franchise to select the Mexican representative for Miss Universe) has purchased a 50 percent share of the Miss Universe Organization from Khun Anne Jakrajutatip's JKN Global Group for $16 million U.S. You will recall that Khun Anne paid $20 million U.S. for the Miss Universe Organization in 2022 but JKN Global group stock has been tumbling significantly since March 2021 causing a filing for bankruptcy but shares look like they are starting to go back up just recently. Raul's company is called Legacy Holdings and the merged company created for the Miss Universe merger is JKN Legacy. The Miss Universe Skincare line with still be under Olivia Quido's directorship. Miss Universe will remain a private corporation based in the United States. The overall direction of the media property will remain unchanged, including recent rule changes and eligibility requirements.
The corporate headquarters will be based in Mexico City; digital, social media, and communications will come out of New York City; and the Thailand branch will be responsible for in-house content and production. Sheynnis Palacios, the 2023 Miss Universe titleholder, will continue to be based in New York City where she fulfills her duties as a global ambassador and mental health advocate.
There are also plans to start a Miss Universe museum in Mexico featuring different crowns used over the years and possibly various artifacts like gowns and pictures and possible replicas of former titleholders so we shall see if this ambitious project comes to fruition.
(posted 2023 November 25)
On September 12, 2023, Miss Universe 2022, USA's R'Bonney Gabriel announced on social media that starting with the 2024 season, there is no longer an age limit so now ALL adult women (be they single, married, with or without children and transwomen) and at least 18 years of age can all compete for their Miss USA state titles or their national titles to get to Miss Universe. 28 years of age used to be the limit but women are delaying getting married and having children to compete in pageants and now they don't even have to do that as married women and mothers with children were allowed to do compete as of 2023 and we saw a married delegate at Miss USA 2023 which was Maine's Juliana Morehouse Locklear who went unplaced. Then, at Miss Universe 2023, Guatemala's Michelle Cohn and Colombia's Camila Avella both competed being married mothers with children and Colombia's delegate made the top 5 at Miss Universe 2023 while Guatemala's delegate went unplaced.
This year's pageant will again be on Roku and Telemundo (Spanish version) for U.S. viewers and on youtube for Canadian viewers.
Are you excited?!?!?! Is it your country's turn?!?!?!
Who will be crowned MMXXIVSS UNIVERSE (a.k.a. Miss Universe 2024?)
Let's meet the contestants!!!
Belgium-Kenza Johanna Ameloot |
Belize-Halima Hoy |
China-Jia Qi |
Croatia-Zrinka Coric |
Dominican Republic-María Celinée Santos Frías |
France-Indira Ampiot |
Germany-Pia Theissen |
Greece-Christianna Katsieri |
Kazakhstan-Madina Almukhanova |
Kyrgyzstan-Maya Turdalieva |
Mongolia-Nominzul Zandangiin |
New Zealand-Franki Russell |
Venezuela-Ileana Marquez Pedroza |
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