Miss Universe 2024
73rd edition of the Miss Universe competition
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Key Takeaways
- Miss Universe 2024 was the 73rd Miss Universe pageant, held at the Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico, on 16 November 2024.
- This was Denmark's first win in the pageant's history.
- Background Location and date On 18 November 2023, at the Miss Universe 2023 pageant, Raúl Rocha, the owner of Legacy Holding Group USA Inc.
- On 24 August 2024, the organizers announced that the pageant would be held at the Mexico City Arena, also known as Arena CDMX, on 16 November, with the preliminary rounds on 14 November.
- Before this, the pageant had restricted participation to women between ages 18–28 on the year of the pageant, outside of special circumstances.
Miss Universe 2024 was the 73rd Miss Universe pageant, held at the Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico, on 16 November 2024.
Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua crowned Victoria Theilvig of Denmark as her successor at the conclusion of the event. This was Denmark's first win in the pageant's history.
Contestants from a record 125 countries and territories competed in the pageant, surpassing the previous record of 94 entrants set in 2018.
Background
Location and date
On 18 November 2023, at the Miss Universe 2023 pageant, Raúl Rocha, the owner of Legacy Holding Group USA Inc., announced that the 73rd edition of the Miss Universe pageant would be held in Mexico, which last hosted the pageant in 2007.
On 24 August 2024, the organizers announced that the pageant would be held at the Mexico City Arena, also known as Arena CDMX, on 16 November, with the preliminary rounds on 14 November.
Selection of participants
In September 2023, during the Tanner Fletcher show at New York Fashion Week, Miss Universe 2022 R'Bonney Gabriel confirmed that the Miss Universe Organization had removed age restrictions for contestants over the age of 18, which were introduced following the 2023 pageant. Before this, the pageant had restricted participation to women between ages 18–28 on the year of the pageant, outside of special circumstances. Also, height and weight restrictions were removed.
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