Victoria Kjær Theilvig, a veteran beauty queen in her homeland, won the big-stakes sash and tiara.
More than 120 women from around the world took part in the 2024 Miss Universe pageant in Mexico City on Saturday night. And the winner was… 21-year-old Victoria Theilvig of Denmark .
As the pageant played out over three-plus hours of competition, the field was narrowed first to 30 national titleholders in the swimsuit round. Based on the state of their bikinis , 12 contestants were selected by judges to show off frothy, bedazzled evening gowns; Robin Thicke popped up at the piano at this point, but we don’t need to dwell on that.
From there, just five finalists dealt with the Q&A round before the verdict came in and the crown was, well, crowned.Chidimma Adetshina, Miss Nigeria, placed as first runner-up to Theilvig, ahead of Mexico’s María Fernanda Beltrán, Thailand’s Suchata Chuangsri and Venezuela’s Ileana Márquez. Adetshina’s participation in the Miss Universe pageant had been the source of some controversy. She had originally sought to compete in the Miss South Africa pageant, before a racially charged pressure campaign contesting her eligibility forced her out . Mia Le Roux, the winner of Miss South Africa, dropped out of the Miss Universe competition just a few days ago, citing, did not land a place as a semi-finalist—the first time the USA has missed out in more than a decade.
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