Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark has been crowned Miss Universe 2024, becoming the first Dane to ever win the competition.

Some national-level contests were marred by controversies in the build-up to this year's final - including Miss Universe South Africa, which saw Adetshina quit ... director of the Miss Universe ...

Last December, the director of the Miss Universe Nicaragua contest, Karen Celebertti, resigned just weeks after Palacios took the crown, amid charges of conspiracy and treason. She, along with her ...

Miss Universe is a pageant held annually by the Miss Universe Organization, which celebrates women’s accomplishments across ...

her country’s government arrested the family members of the Miss Nicaragua contest director, and she hasn’t returned home since. By James Wagner Photographs by Kirsten Luce Reporting from New ...