Miss Denmark is hailed as the new Miss Universe!
On November 16, the 73rd Miss Universe was held at Arena CDMX in Mexico City, where 21-year-old Victoria Kjær Theilvig was named as the new holder of this prestigious title. Looking at the profile of the beauty queen, she’s a competitive dancer, entrepreneur, and aspiring lawyer. In fact, she become the first ever contestant from Denmark to get a victory in the pageant.
The gorgeous pageant queen beat 124 hopefuls from all over the world to seal her victory. It’s an incredibly prestigious moment for the country to welcome its first-ever world pageant title.
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Victoria Kjær Theilvig is the first ever Danish to win the Miss Universe title
At the Sunday event, Victoria was crowned Miss Universe 2024, defeating Nigeria’s Chidimma Vanessa, who finished as the first runner-up.
Beauty queens from all around the globe participated in swimwear, evening gown, and national costume competitions before the winner was announced.
Mexico’s María Fernanda Beltrán, Thailand’s Suchata Chuangsri, and Venezuela’s Ileana Márquez serve as the 2nd, 3rd, and 4th runner-up of the prestigious event.
Miss Denmark succeeded Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua as the winner of the title.
Despite achieving numerous milestones this year, the annual event wasn’t free of controversies either.
Two weeks before the competition Panama’s contestant, Italy Mora was disqualified from the event for allegedly an unauthorised visit from her boyfriend.
On November 1, it’s announced by the event’s website with an official statement noting, “The Miss Universe organization regrets to announce the withdrawal of Panama’s candidate from the Miss Universe 2024 pageant. This decision has been taken after a thorough evaluation by our disciplinary commission.”
It continued, “The disciplinary committee, charged with maintaining the integrity and values of the pageant, conducted a full audit of the matter and, based on the information gathered and reviewed, has concluded that withdrawal is the most appropriate course of action under the current circumstances.”
Miss Panama who was replaced by another contestant for the event also spoke out about the incident.
As per Hola!, she wrote on her social media, “I was told that this measure was taken due to non-compliance with leaving the room, which I admit occurred when putting on makeup and collecting my personal items. Unfortunately, I trusted and followed instructions, without considering the consequences.”
