Lorena Santen crowns Miss Universe Switzerland 2024 Laura Bircher in Bern

Lorena Santen of Aargau, Switzerland competed against 14 other Miss Universe Switzerland 2023 candidates at Hotel Hilton Geneve in Geneva, Switzerland on September 23, 2023. She won the title.

On September 28, 2024, Santen crowned her successor Laura Bircher of Nidwald, Switzerland at Kursaal Arena in Bern, Switzerland. On November 16, 2024, the latter will represent the country at Miss Universe 2025 the Arena Ciudad de México (Arena CDMX) in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico.

Miss Universe Switzerland 2024 results

beauty pageant: Miss Universe Switzerland international membership: Miss Universe national director: Bernard Boffet

edition: 5th date: September 28, 2024 venue: Kursaal Arena, Bern, Switzerland candidates: 19

hosts: Rey Rodríguez, Virgil Jamie performers: Kilian & Dori, Yule B,

JUDGES

1. Aviad Herman
2. Jane Dipika Garret
3. Kaius Meskanen
4. Philippe Morax
5. Dr. Rocío Robinson-Wiedemann

FINALISTS

PLACEMENT	NAME, AGE, HOMETOWN
Top 20	Alexandra Salmeron, 37, Geneva Cassandra de Sousa, 29, Geneva Catarina Tavares, 22, Zurich Celine Boillat, 27, Zurich Chiara Russo, 26, Zurich Dahlia Furrer, 27, Geneva Delia Gumina, 20, Aargau Ema Hoti, 18, Etoy Emma Juriens, 19, Champagne Eve Pozzoli, 35, Geneva Jasmine Potts, 18, Ticino Jennifer Francisque, 25, Zurich Mariya Delets, 41, Lausanne Nadja Nef, 22, Thurgau Sabina Barbaro, 40, Montreux Vanessa Maurer, 34, Zurich
Top 3	Barbara Suter, 33, Schwytz Laura Bircher, 23, Nidwald Nadiya Karplyuk, 29, Bern

WINNERS

PLACEMENT	2024	2023
4th runner-up	N/A	Dalia del Valle Kramer  Zürich
3rd runner-up	N/A	Jessica Alice Schmid  Valais
2nd runner-up	Nadiya Karplyuk Bern	Emilie Bovier  Geneva
1st runner-up	Barbara Suter Schwytz	Marisa Varunee Berne
Miss Universe Switzerland	Laura Bircher Nidwald	Lorena Santen Aargau

Santen works at the Union Bank of Switzerland (UBS) in Zurich, Switzerland. She earned a bachelor’s degree in business economics from the ZHAW School of Management and Law in Winterthur, Switzerland.

On November 18, 2023, Santen represented Switzerland at Miss Universe 2023 and competed against 83 other candidates at the José Adolfo Pineda Arena in San Salvador, El Salvador. She was unplaced.