At Miss Universe 2024, it was all those things — and much more — as the annual pageant kicked off with its flamboyant national costume competition Thursday evening.
Raquel Cunha/ReutersThe first person of First Nations heritage to represent Canada at Miss Universe, Ashley Callingbull wore a multi-tiered gown equipped with flashing lights.
Hector Vivas/Getty ImagesMiss Jamaica, Rachel Silvera, paid homage to the female pioneers of dancehall music.
Hector Vivas/Getty ImagesMiss Malta, Beatrice Njoya, became the first ever Miss Universe contestant to reach the finale in their 40s, after the pageant lifted a longstanding age limit of 28.
Hector Vivas/Getty ImagesMiss Ukraine, Alina Ponomarenko, came in an armored outfit symbolizing "the courage of Ukrainian defenders," the pageant host said.
Persons:
Geyssell García, Irene Mukii’s, Chile, Emilia Dides, Sábado Gigante, ”, Miss Ivory Coast Marie, Emmanuelle Diamala’s, Thet San Andersen, Christina Chalk, Sheynnis Palacios, Faith Landman, Hector Vivas, Miss Argentina, Magalí Benejam, Selvinique Wright, Elena Hidalgo, Ky Duyen Nguyen, Fernando Llano, ” Hector Vivas, Juliana Barrientos, Images Miss Kenya, Irene Mukii, Raquel Cunha, Ashley Callingbull, Miss Italy, Glenany Cavalcante, Jamaica, Rachel Silvera, Davin Prasath, Malta, Beatrice Njoya, Sakhile Dube, Alma Cooper, Sam, Alina Ponomarenko
Organizations:
CNN, Miss, Miss Bangladesh, Anouk, United, Images Miss, Reuters, Nations, Images, Cambodia, San, Santo
Locations:
Mexico City, Miss Nicaragua, León Cathedral, Kenyan, Miss Ivory Coast, Miss Myanmar, United Kingdom, Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua, Delft, Miss Bahamas, Costa Rica, Miss Aruba, Miss Vietnam, Miss Great Britain, Chile, Bolivia, Canada, Ecuador, Tema, San Francisco, Santo Domingo, Colombia, Mexico, Miss Zimbabwe, Miss United States, Images Miss Nicaragua, León