After winning the Miss Universe 2024 competition, the Danish Victoria Kjær Theilvig revealed details of her childhood and adolescence on the sidelines of the election organized on the night of November 16 to 17 in Mexico.
Miss Universe 2024 crowned her beauty queen this weekend on the night of November 16 to 17. After the loss of one candidate, 125 young women from all over the world hoped to win the sash and the crown of the American competition, including Frenchwoman Indira Ampiot. It was in Mexico that they all gathered and, in front of 20,000 spectators, it was Victoria Kjær Theilvig, 21, who obtained the long-awaited victory. Miss Denmark 2024 made the history of the competition by becoming the first representative of her country to obtain the distinction. On the podium, Miss Nigeria and Miss Mexico placed second and third respectively. In a video from the Miss Universe committee, the young woman made some revelations about her past and launched a message of hope.
“I have a difficult past“: Victoria Kjær Theilvig (Miss Universe 2024) without filter on her journey
At 21, the very young Victoria Kjær Theilvig has not had an easy life. In complete transparency, she wanted to reveal what she had gone through. The young woman, very involved in issues related to mental health, knows what she is talking about: “I have a difficult past” she explains in the video broadcast by Miss Universe. “I come from a very dysfunctional family plagued by drug addictions. I suffered abuse and I am also a rape survivor.“. A strong message which today she wishes to make a source of motivation for others: “With this part of my life I worked so much on myself” she explains before adding: “Don't let your past define you or the person you want to become. You can turn your past into a positive thing“.
“I make a dream come true“: Miss Universe 2024, Victoria Kjær Theilvig, was a fan of the international beauty pageant since childhood
With a degree in communications and marketing, the 21-year-old has already created her own diamond sales business, an activity predestined for the one who received the Miss Universe crown this weekend. She also spoke about what this competition represented for her: “Since the age of five I dreamed of Miss Universe” she clarified. “I always watched Miss Universe and other beauty pageants” remembers the one who applied for her country's competition at the age of 17. “Today I make this dream come true” she smiled after her coronation.
