An evening full of emotion! This year, the Miss Universe competition welcomed no less than 128 candidates, including three French women, from all over the world, parading on the stage of the Arena Ciudad de México in swimsuits, evening dresses and traditional costumes. . But not everyone left with the crown of victory. Only Victoria Kjær Theilvig, elected Miss Denmark, received the title of Miss Universe 2024 from the hands of the former Miss Nicaragua, Sheynnis Palacios, winner of the 2023 edition. A great honor for the one who became Miss Denmark at just 21 years, only a few months ago, after having participated several times in the national edition of the Miss competition.
The young woman, originally from Søborg, was a professional dancer before entering the world of beauty pageants. According to some sources, she worked in diamond sales after following an academic career oriented towards commerce and marketing. Very committed to animal rights, she also likes to travel and share her daily life with her many Instagram subscribers. In total, she has no less than 244,000 followers on the social network.
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No victory for France, but Indira Ampiot places in the top 30
Alongside Miss Denmark, Chidimma Adetshina, Miss Nigeria, was crowned first runner-up, then Miss Mexico, María Fernanda Beltrán, in third place. Behind them, Thailand with Suchata Chuangsri, and Venezuela with Ileana Márquez completed the top 5 of this 73rd edition. On the French side, Indira Ampiot is placed in 20th place, leaving Iris Mittenaere as the last French woman to have been crowned with the title of Miss Universe. The magazine leader and television host won the trophy in 2016 in the Philippines.
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