10 things about Miss Universe Maldives 2024 Mariyam Shaina Naseem

Mariyam Shaina Naseem (މަރިޔަމް ޝައިނާ ނަސީމް) represented the Maldives in the 29th edition of Top Model of the World and the 73rd edition of Miss Universe. She is an advocate for mental health and women’s empowerment.

BIOGRAPHY

Naseem is a Maldivian model and beauty queen. Her Miss Universe 2024 roommate was Logina Salah of Egypt.

The Maldivian government opposed Naseem’s Miss Universe 2024 participation. She entered the competition through the management company He n She Maldives.

On February 22, 2025, Naseem turned 22. Here are 10 more things about her:

1. She is bilingual.
2. She was born in Malé, Maldives.
3. She is the first beauty queen to represent the Maldives in Miss Universe.
4. She is the fourth model to represent the Maldives in Top Model of World.
5. She is Top Model Maldives 2022.
6. In 2023, she visited Egypt.
7. She was a Top Model of the World 2023 semifinalist.
8. In 2024, she visited Mexico.
9. She is Miss Universe Maldives 2024.
10. She was a Miss Universe 2024 candidate.

TIMELINE

Naseem is 5’7″ tall. She speaks Dhivehi and English.

2023

• On January 20, 2023, she was officially appointed Top Model Maldives 2022.
• On March 2, 2023, she competed against 42 other Top Model of the World 2023 candidates at White Hills Resort in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt. She finished in the Top 16.

2024

• On October 20, 2024, she was officially appointed Miss Universe Maldives 2024.
• On October 29, 2024, the Embassy of Mexico in India granted her a visa to travel to Mexico.
• On October 30, 2024, the Maldives’ Ministry of Youth Empowerment, Information and Arts released a statement condemning her Miss Universe 2024 participation because “such activities” go against “the social norms and principles acceptable to Maldivians”.
• On November 5, 2024, she arrived in Mexico City, Mexico and from November 6-9, 2024, she wore Rogue by Naju dresses at various Miss Universe 2024 events in the city.
• On November 12, 2024, she wore a black outfit with gray Vizzano shoes during her closed-door interview with the Miss Universe 2024 judges at the Hotel Presidente Intercontinental Polanco in Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City. William Morejon did her hair and makeup before the interview.
• On November 14, 2024, she wore a dress designed by Aishath Shirhan at the Miss Universe 2024 national costume competition at the Arena Ciudad de México (Arena CDMX) in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City.
• On November 16, 2024, she represented the Maldives at Miss Universe 2024 and competed against 124 other candidates at the Arena CDMX in Mexico City. She was unplaced.