Here are the candidates who entered the Miss Universe 2024 Top 30
After several preliminary events and competitions, a panel of judges will choose the Top 30 in the Miss Universe 2024.
Among these candidates is the fan vote winner. They will advance to the next round. The Top 30 will then compete in the swimsuit competition. From the thirty finalists, the judges will choose the 12 candidates who will advance to the next stage of the competition.
For the 73rd edition of the prestigious beauty pageant which featured 125 candidates from around the globe, these judges were tasked to help determine the next queen and they were Dubai-based Filipino designer Michael Cinco, women empowerment advocate Gabriela Gonzalez, art collector Gary Nader, Austrian entrepreneur Eva Cavalli, star builder Emilio Estefan, Miss Universe Canada 2020 Nova Stevens, Colombian actress Fariana, and celebrity dentist Camila Guiribitey.
After closed-door interviews and preliminary competitions, these are the candidates who were included in the Top 30:
- France
- India
- Serbia
- Vietnam
- Puerto Rico
- Nigeria
- Canada
- Cuba
- China
- Japan
- Egypt
- Mexico
- Argentina
- Thailand
- Peru
- Macau
- Philippines
- Ecuador
- Bolivia
- Malaysia
- Russia
- Aruba
- Finland
- Dominican Republic
- Cambodia
- Nicaragua
- Denmark
- Venezuela
- Zimbabwe
- Chile
This year’s coronation night is hosted by Hollywood actor and presenter Mario Lopez and 2012 Miss Universe Olivia Culpo. Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray returned as a backstage correspondent with Access Hollywood correspondent Zuri Hall. Singer Robin Thicke, who popularized the song Blurred Lines, was chosen to provide musical entertainment during the pageant.
Chelsea Manalo, the beauty queen from Bulacan, represented the Philippines in this year’s pageant. She has been receiving support from Pinoy pageant fans even before she left the country to compete in Mexico.