Miss Universe 2024: Meet the contestants
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 128 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
Azerbaijan - Bahar Mirzayeva
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
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
Iran - Ava Vahneshan
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
Panama - Italy Mora
Paraguay - Naomi Méndez
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
USA - Alma Cooper
US Virgin Islands - Stephany Andujar
Uruguay - Yanina Lucas
Uzbekistan - Nigina Fakhriddinova
Venezuela - Ileana Márquez
Vietnam - Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen
Zambia - Brandina Lubuli
Zimbabwe - Sakhile Dube
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