10:55: Announcement of Miss Universe 2024 titles.
The new Miss Universe 2024 is Victoria Klator from Denmark. The beauty just turned 21 a few days ago.
10:53: Miss Universe 2023 - Sheynnis Palacios walks on stage for the last time before crowning her successor.
10:44: Top 5 Miss Universe 2024 perform evening gowns for the last time before announcing the titles.
10:23: The Top 5 Miss Universe 2024 continue to enter the second behavioral round. All 5 contestants answered the same question: "Miss Universe has inspired many generations of women. What do you want to share with your audience?".
While one candidate answered, the other four wore headphones.
- Miss Nigeria: I am very proud to represent intellectual women, and also to represent Nigeria. I am honored to stand here to bring the pride of my country to the audience.
- Miss Mexico, the host country, answered: As my community project has shown, we speak up for women who are harassed and controlled. What I do to stop them is the power of intelligence, emotional intelligence. I want to send the message that we should not be afraid of injustice.
- Miss Denmark said: The message I want to send to the whole world is that no matter where you come from or what your past is, choose to be strong, you need to keep fighting. As I stand here, I want to make history. We should never give up, always pursue our dreams and that is what we need to do.
- Miss Thailand: The message I want to convey to everyone is to always believe and hope in yourself. In my project, I met doctors and patients with breast cancer. They have faced many difficulties, but they always keep hoping and believing that tomorrow will be bright. I want to say, always believe in yourself and hope, because that is strength. When we have hope, our strength will shine.
- Miss Venezuela replied: Today's crown is not only given to the Miss Universe representative from a certain country, but it is for all women. They are responsible, self-respecting and receive the love of many people.
10:12: Top 5 enter the behavioral round.
- Contestant Chidimma (Nigeria) received the question: "What is more important, being loved or being respected?".
Chidimma replied: I think respect is more important. Because when we respect others, others will respect us. I think respect is the most important thing in this society.
- Contestant Maria Fernanda Beltran (Mexico) received the question: “If something bad happens to you, what will you do to move on?”
Miss Mexico replied: I want to be a queen in the hearts of many others. That is what I wish for in this contest.
- Miss Thailand received the question: "What qualities should one have to become a successful leader?".
Beauty Suchata replied: It is empathy. No matter how good you are, where you learn from, in the end, you need empathy to care for others, to care for everyone. I think, not only leaders but everyone in this world needs empathy.
- Contestant Victoria Klator from Denmark received a question from Lele Pons: "If you knew that no one around you would look at you or judge you, how would you change the way you live?".
Miss Denmark replied: "I wouldn't change anything. Up until now, I've always learned every day, learned from my failures. Thanks to that, I always live with the most positive attitude. Therefore, I wouldn't change anything."
- The Venezuelan contestant received the question: "Describe an ideal woman of today. What do you have in common with her?".
Miss Venezuela Ilena Marquez replied (using an interpreter): In my opinion, the ideal model of women in the world today is none other than the 125 girls here. They are women who have accepted to leave behind many things to come to this contest. We have met and respected each other. I think, that is how this wonderful world works.
10:05: Announcing the top 5 Miss Universe 2024.
The first person to be named was Miss Chidimma (Nigeria), followed by Maria Fernanda Beltran (Mexico), Victoria Klator (Denmark), Suchata (Thailand) and finally Ilena Marquez (Venezuela).
Thai beauty Suchata is the only representative of Asia and Southeast Asia in the final top 5.
9:55: In the evening gown competition, in the introduction, Miss Thailand shared that her outfit was inspired by a legendary character of the Land of Golden Temples - half human, half bird.
9:50: Top 12 Miss Universe 2024 perform evening gowns.
9:42: Videos of the beauties sharing about their lives and inspirations are broadcast at the final night. This year, Miss Universe does not limit the age or marital status of the contestants.
9:37 am: Top 12 Miss Universe 2024 are Juliana (Bolivia), Maria Fernanda Beltran (Mexico), Ilena Marquez (Venezuela), Magali Benejam (Argentina), Alvarado (Puerto Rico), Chidimma (Nigeria), Valentina (Russia), Emila Dides (Chile), Suchata (Thailand), Victoria Klator (Denmark), Ashley Callingbull (Canada) and Tatiana Calmaell (Peru).
Vietnam representative - Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen officially stopped at the top 30 Miss Universe 2024.
9:29: Miss Universe 2024 announced the final top 12.
9:21: Top 30 complete the swimsuit competition. The judges will then score and select the beauties to move on.
9:08: Top 30 Miss Universe 2024 enters the swimsuit competition.
Vietnamese beauty Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen had a soft and graceful catwalk. Her performance in the final night was better than in the semi-final a few days ago.
Miss Universe 2024 MC introduced Ky Duyen as a generous person, willing to share everything with her roommate.
9:01: The organizers released a video about the 1-year journey of the reigning Miss Universe 2023 - Sheynnis Palacios.
9:00 am: Top 30 final beauties at Miss Universe 2024 include Indira Ampiot (France), Rhea Singa (India), Ivana Trisic Relic (Serbia), Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen (Vietnam), Alvarado (Puerto Rico), Chidimma (Nigeria), Ashley (Canada), Marianela (Cuba), Qi Jia (China), Kaya Chakraborty (Japan), Logina Salah (Egypt), Magali Benejam (Argentina), Maria Fernanda Beltran (Mexico), Suchata (Thailand), Tatiana Calmaell (Peru), Cassandra Chiu (Macao - China), Chelsea Manalo (Philippines), Mara Topic (Ecuador) , Juliana (Bolivia), Sandra Lim (Malaysia), Valentina (Russia), Anouk Helen Eman (Aruba), Matilda (Finland), Celinee Santos (Dominica), Davin Prasath (Cambodia), Geyssell (Nicaragua), Victoria Klator (Denmark), Ilena Marquez (Venezuela), Sakhile Dube (Zimbabwe), Emila Dides (Chile).
8:50: The first 20 beauties to enter the top 30 so far are Indira Ampiot (France), Rhea Singa (India), Ivana Trisic Relic (Serbia), Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen (Vietnam), Alvarado (Puerto Rico), Chidimma (Nigeria), Asley (Canada), Marianela (Cuba), Qi Jia (China), Kaya Chakraborty (Japan), Logina Salah (Egypt), Magali Benejam (Argentina), Maria Fernanda Beltran (Mexico), Suchata (Thailand), Tatiana Calmaell (Peru), Cassandra Chiu (Macau - China), Chelsea Manalo (Philippines), Mara Topic (Ecuador), Juliana (Bolivia), Sandra Lim (Malaysia).
8:28: Announcement of the candidates who made it into the top 30 of Miss Universe 2024.
Besides India, France... Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen was named in the top 30 of Miss Universe 2024.
The Asian representatives named in the current top 30 are Rhea Singa (India), Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen (Vietnam), Qi Jia (China), Kaya Chakraborty (Japan).
8:20: The organizers broadcast videos about the contestants' trips and activities.
8:17: Miss Nguyen Cao Ky Duyen called out her name loudly with a cheerful expression.
8:04: Candidates enter to read their names and countries.
8:00: The Miss Universe final begins. It opens with a performance by 127 contestants.
The Miss Universe 2024 finals gathered nearly 130 contestants and were considered the most competitive season ever.
The judges will select the top 30, top 12, and top 5 before announcing the winner and 4 runners-up. The high competition rate makes Miss Ky Duyen's journey in the contest very difficult.
Before the final round, international media reported that South African beauty - Mia Le Roux withdrew from the competition due to health reasons.
The Miss South Africa organization confirmed that Mia Le Roux had health problems and had to stop her journey at Miss Universe.
This means that Ky Duyen will lose her opponent. The total number of contestants competing in the final is 126 beauties.
According to information from the organizers, 1 place in the top 30 belongs to the beauty with the highest number of votes from the audience.
Before the final night, the Missosology website released its final prediction table. The Thai representative was predicted to be crowned. A few days ago, Missosology correctly predicted that Thanh Thuy would win the Miss International crown.
However, Ky Duyen was absent from the top 30. Global Beauties also did not list the Vietnamese representative in the top 30.
Sash Factor website believes that Vietnam's representative will make it into the top 30.
Beauty queens from Denmark, Peru, Venezuela, and Chile have been named in the top 5 predicted by beauty sites many times.
The Miss Universe crown, named The Light of Infinity, is crafted from rare yellow South Sea pearls - the national treasure of the Philippines.
The work is the result of 377 steps of creation over 5 years, performed by Filipino master artisans, incorporating traditional techniques from Place Vendome, France.
Miss Universe owner - transgender billionaire Anne Jakrajutatip announced the working schedule of the new Miss Universe 2024, starting in Miami, followed by New York, Bangkok (Thailand), Palawan (Philippines) and Jakarta (Indonesia).
The new beauty queen will end the year in New York with Christmas and New Year activities. The Miss Universe 2024 schedule will last throughout next year.
Looking at the history of sending Vietnamese representatives to Miss Universe, only H'Hen Nie made it into the top 5. Other Vietnamese beauties rarely make it into the top 15, top 20... However, among them, there are quite a few who made it into the top thanks to votes (ie votes from free and paid audiences) such as Kim Duyen and Khanh Van.
Before Ky Duyen, Vietnam had sent contestants to Miss Universe for two consecutive years, Ngoc Chau and Bui Quynh Hoa, both of whom "out of the top (did not make it to the next round) in the final round.
Previously, at the semi-finals on November 15, the contestants competed in the semi-finals, with national costume, swimsuit and evening gown competitions.
Ky Duyen wore a national costume design consisting of a Nhat Binh shirt, decorated with butterfly motifs and studded with stones. Her prop was a hand-held parasol, which when opened, simulated the image of a "cocoon transforming into a butterfly". The costume was inspired by the butterfly parasol of the Nguyen Dynasty in the 20th century, honoring the ingenuity and meticulousness of ancient artisans.
