Denmark's Victoria Kjær Theilvig is crowned Miss Universe 2024

Victoria Kjær Theilvig is crowned Miss Universe 2024 and becomes the first Dane to ever triumph the competition.

The glamorous competitory dancer and aspiring lawyer enactment connected an extravagant show astatine the 73rd Miss Universe last connected Saturday evening successful Mexico City.

The 21-year-old beauty beat much than 120 different contestants and accepted the tiara from reigning rubric holder Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua.

The quality stole the spotlight successful a floor-length pinkish shimmery strapless gown that accentuated her curves. The shimmering ensemble featured intricate sequin embellishment each implicit with beaded off-shoulder detailing. 

Victoria broke down successful tears arsenic helium sanction was announced by American big Mario Lopez and erstwhile Miss Universe Olivia Culpo. 

The pageant began with contestants being narrowed down to a shortlist of 30, earlier 5 aboriginal faced questions connected a scope of topics, including enactment and resilience.

When asked however she would unrecorded otherwise if cipher would justice her, Victoria said she wouldn't alteration anything, saying: 'I unrecorded by each day.' 

When asked by the judging sheet what she would accidental to those watching, the Danish quality urged viewers to 'keep warring … nary substance wherever you travel from.'

'I basal present contiguous due to the fact that I privation a change, I privation to marque history, and that's what I'm doing tonight,' she said.

During the preliminary nationalist costume round, which showcased sparkling outfits that correspond what each contestant loves astir their homelands, Victoria was a Viking goddess.

She said: 'This costume tells the communicative of those singular figures - women who navigated the seas, led their clans, and celebrated the quality of beingness done their courage', she said connected Instagram. 

Mexico's María Fernanda Beltrán finished arsenic the archetypal runner-up, portion Nigeria's Cnidimma Adetshina secured the 2nd runner-up position, while contestants from Thailand, Bolivia, Venezuela, Argentina, Puerto Rico, Russia, Chile, Canada and Peru besides made it to the apical 12.

This twelvemonth the pageant aimed to beryllium much inclusive,  and accepted women who are joined and mothers for the archetypal time, including Miss Universe UAE Emilia Dobreva. 

Meanwhile property and assemblage benignant were besides nary longer restricted, past year the last 20 included Jane Dipika Garrett the archetypal plus-size contestant to triumph the Miss Universe Nepal crown.

Even though the expansive last is the competition's main event, the national costume circular astatine the preliminary is simply a instrumentality favourite and this year's queens did not disappoint.

Nature and botanicals were the inspiration for galore of the costumes, including Miss Guatemala, Ana Gabriela Villanueva's beaded leafage show and Miss Belarus Eleonora Kachalovskaya successful a fantastical floral garb.

Miss Argentina, Magalí Benejam, sported a sparkling toucan atop her caput successful a rainforest-themed display, with bluish feathers cascading down from her arms to correspond a waterfall. 

Similarly, Miss Guatemala, Ana Gabriela Villanueva, had thenar and fern leaves exploding from her silhouette arsenic she wore a sequined one-piece which paid homage to her country's indigenous women and children.

Miss Great Britain dressed up successful a leaf-adorned jumpsuit with a immense golden crown to correspond the UK's 121 cardinal oak trees.

Miss Ecuador, Tema Mara's larger-than-life costume featured a exemplary of her homeland's capital, Quito's historical churches balanced crossed her shoulders.

Tatiana Calmell of Peru looked similar a aureate goddess, not letting her Miss Universe sash get successful the mode of her luminous costume.

Miss Netherlands, Faith Landman, stunned onlookers arsenic her blue-and-white gown transformed to look similar an tremendous portion of pottery, arsenic a motion to the accepted Dutch craft.

Taking a unsocial approach, Miss Chile, Emilia Dides, represented 1 of her country's favourite crippled shows Sábado Gigante by wearing the program's roulette wheel.

Miss Trinidad and Tobago, Jenelle Thongs, went for a feathered carnival look and was fixed the Miss Congeniality grant for the contestant who has the astir friendly, approachable and benignant personality.

Miss Cuba, Marianela Ancheta, took inspiration from the Cuban goddess Oshún, associated with love, fertility, and purity.

Switzerland's Laura Bircher channelled a look reminiscent of Disney's Frozen arsenic she adorned a sparkling corset with a ruffled skirt and gem-encrusted sleeves. 

Ashley Callingbull is the archetypal Indigenous pistillate to beryllium crowned Miss Universe Canada and proudly wore a spectacular multi-colour afloat gown arsenic a tribute to her heritage. 

Appearing predictably patriotic, Miss USA, Alma Cooper, dressed up arsenic American fig Uncle Sam with a Fourth-of-July-style firework display. 

After the nationalist costume round, the ladies stripped disconnected their lavish costumes to locomotion the runway successful co-ordinated swimwear outfits.

Yesterday, the last 30 finalists were announced including 1 fan-voted favourite, from there, the finalists were whittled down to conscionable 12.

This year's judges included societal media prima Lele Pons, 1978 Miss Universe Margaret Gardiner, Colombian vocalist Fariana Telemundo, big Jéssica Carrillo, euphony shaper Emilio Estefan, Brazilian creator Romero Britto, manner icon Eva Cavalli, and decorator Michael Cinco.

The 2024 crown, named 'Lumiere De L'Infini', has been described by president and laminitis of Miss Universe Raul Rocha arsenic 'the astir beauteous successful the past of Miss Universe'.

Designed and handmade by Filipino jeweller, Jewelmer, it features 23 uncommon aureate pearls, the nationalist gem of the Philippines.

Belarus, Eritrea, Guinea, and the United Arab Emirates are being represented astatine the Miss Universe lawsuit for the archetypal clip this year.

Seven nations person made their instrumentality to the contention including Cuba who was past represented successful 1967 and Fiji successful 1981.

Panama contestant, Italy Mora, was unluckily disqualified conscionable days agone aft she allegedly broke the pageant's strict rules by leaving her edifice to sojourn her fellow without permission.