Mexico will host the Miss Universe 2024 pageant

Before the winner of the edition was known 72nd in the Miss Universe pageant, a title won this year by Sheynnis Palacios, Miss Nicaragua; The organization of the competition announced that Mexico will be the new headquarters of the competition for 2024.

So, next year they will host 84 contestants of the competition, which was held this year in El Salvador, and whose Ecuadorian representative was Delary Stoffers, who, after her excellent participation, was not considered for the final part of the competition, which she chose between. Miss Universe 2023 and her historic group of semi-finalists: the first trans woman, the first plus size woman, the first mother and the first contestant from Pakistan.

Mexico has won the Miss Universe title and crown three times. It was achieved for the first time with Lupita Jones (1991), Ximen Navarrete (2010) and Andrea Meza (2021).

The representatives of Latin America achieved 8 places out of 20 semi-finalists in this edition of the competition, and it was the current Miss Universe who was classified in this group of favorites even before her famous victory.

Portugal’s candidate, Marina Machete, a transgender woman, also advanced, leaving out Rikkie Kolle, from the Netherlands and also a transgender person.

The latest reforms in the competition allowed for the first time the participation of transgender women, as well as the inclusion of mothers, as in the case of Camila Avella and the representative of Guatemala, Michelle Cohn.

The moments that were most celebrated by the students of the National Gymnasium ‘José Adolfo Pineda’ were the placement of the representative of the host country and delegate of Nepal, Jane Garrett, who earned the favor of Salvadorans with her “body positive”. (AND)