Denmark’s Victoria Kjær Theilvig Crowned Miss Universe 2024 Winner

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Victoria Kjær Theilvig was named arsenic the 73rd Miss Universe successful the Nov. 16 pageant held astatine Arena CDMX successful Mexico City, Mexico. The 21-year-old, a competitory dancer, entrepreneur, and aspiring lawyer, is the archetypal contestant from Denmark to triumph the title.

Chidimma Vanessa, who represented Nigeria, was the archetypal runner-up.

Theilvig bushed a full of 124 hopefuls from astir the globe to triumph the pageant. The radical participated successful swimwear, evening gown and nationalist costume competitions earlier she was crowned.

However, the pb up to the main lawsuit wasn’t without contention arsenic the contention took spot 2 weeks aft Panama's contestant, Italy Mora, was disqualified for allegedly gathering up with her fellow successful a edifice country for an unauthorized visit, according to multiple reports.

"The Miss Universe enactment regrets to denote the withdrawal of Panama’s campaigner from the Miss Universe 2024 pageant," the radical said successful a statement Nov. 1. This determination has been taken aft a thorough valuation by our disciplinary commission."

The enactment continued, "The disciplinary committee, charged with maintaining the integrity and values of the pageant, conducted a afloat audit of the substance and, based connected the accusation gathered and reviewed, has concluded that withdrawal is the astir due people of enactment nether the existent circumstances."

Mora, who was not replaced by different campaigner to correspond Panama successful the Miss Universe competition, aboriginal spoke retired astir the incident.

"I was told that this measurement was taken owed to non-compliance with leaving the room, which I admit occurred erstwhile putting connected constitution and collecting my idiosyncratic items," she said connected societal media, per Hola!. "Unfortunately, I trusted and followed instructions, without considering the consequences."

She subsequently emphasized that she understands wherefore the enactment took the measures they did.

"Miss Universe conscionable followed their rules," she told La Mordida successful a Nov. 8 interview. "I instrumentality work for my actions and judge the consequences."

And she’s not the lone contestant to beryllium removed from contention up of the pageant. Irina Zakharova, who was acceptable to correspond Armenia, was disqualified successful October aft the enactment said "did not conscionable the requirements stipulated successful Section 8.02 of the Miss Universe Preliminary Pageant License Agreement." 

"This concern is besides a usurpation of our National Directors’ Operations Manual, which requires the titleholder to person a valid passport from the state she represents," Miss Universe said successful an Oct. 22 statement. "The interior probe confirmed that the existent titleholder was not calved successful Armenia, has not resided successful Armenia for astir of her life, and does not clasp dual citizenship."

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