13 things about Miss Universe Uzbekistan 2024 Nigina Fakhriddinova

Nigina Timurovna Fakhriddinova (Нигина Тимуровна Фахриддинова) was born and raised in Navoiy, Uzbekistan. She represented the country in the 48th edition of Miss Intercontinental, the 60th edition of Miss International and the 73rd edition of Miss Universe.

BIOGRAPHY

Fakhriddinova is an Uzbek actor and beauty queen who speaks Uzbek, Russian and English. In 2017, she started modeling professionally.

Aside from Navoiy, Fakhriddinova has lived in other parts of Uzbekistan including Tashkent. She is the country’s first ever candidate in Miss Intercontinental, Miss International and Miss Universe.

On June 15, 2025, Fakhriddinova turned 26. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. In 2018, she competed in a beauty pageant for the first time.
2. In 2019, she visited Egypt.
3. She is Miss Intercontinental Uzbekistan 2019.
4. She was a Miss Intercontinental 2019 candidate.
5. In 2020, she visited Tajikistan.
6. In 2021, she started dating Valisher Anvarov.
7. In 2022, she visited Russia and Japan.
8. She is Miss International Uzbekistan 2022.
9. She was a Miss International 2022 candidate.
10. In 2023, she visited Azerbaijan, France, Japan, Russia and the United Arab Emirates.
11. In 2024, she visited Turkiye and Mexico.
12. She is Miss Universe Uzbekistan 2024.
13. She was a Miss Universe 2024 candidate.

TIMELINE

Fakhriddinova is 5’10” tall. Her Miss Universe 2024 roommate was Zoe Melita Creed of Australia.

2010s

• On December 20, 2019, she represented Uzbekistan at Miss Intercontinental 2019 and competed against 75 other candidates at the Sunrise Grand Select Montemare Resort in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. She was unplaced.

2020s

• In February 2020, she traveled to Dushanbe, Tajikistan.
• On May 22, 2021, she was crowned Miss International Uzbekistan 2021.
• In May 2022, she walked the runway at the Uzbekistan Fashion Week at the Bolshoi Theater named after Alisher Navoi in Tashkent.
• In July 2022, she walked the runway at the Tajikistan Fashion Week.
• In August 2022, she traveled to Moscow, Russia.
• On December 13, 2022, she represented Uzbekistan at Miss International 2022 and competed against 65 other candidates at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan. She was unplaced but she won the Best National Costume award.
• On January 26, 2023, she walked the runway at the Oriental Fashion Show in Paris, France.
• In March 2023, she received an award at the Global Reputation Awards in Baku, Azerbaijan.
• In June 2023, she traveled to Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
• On August 23, 2023, her Miss International 2022 national costume was handed over to the gallery of national costumes of the provinces of Uzbekistan and to Silk Road University in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.
• In March 2024, she traveled to Istanbul, Turkiye.
• On May 25, 2024, her first ever Russian-language interview was released.
• On August 22, 2024, she was officially appointed Miss Universe Uzbekistan 2024.
• On November 14, 2024, she wore Charlie Lapson jewelry in the Miss Universe 2024 national costume competition at the Arena Ciudad de México (Arena CDMX) in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico.
• On November 16, 2024, she represented Uzbekistan at Miss Universe 2024 and competed against 124 other candidates at the Arena CDMX. She was unplaced.