13 things about Miss Universe Cayman Islands 2024 Raegan Rutty

Raegan Amelia Rutty represented the Cayman Islands in the 73rd edition of Miss Universe. She is the first ever Olympic gymnast of the self-governing British overseas territory and the first ever Olympic gymnast to compete in the international beauty pageant.

BIOGRAPHY

Rutty is a Caymanian-American artistic gymnast and beauty queen born and raised in the Cayman Islands. She is a resident of East End, Cayman Islands.

On January 14, 2025, Rutty turned 23. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She is Gary Rutty and Angel Siegl Rutty‘s daughter.
2. Her mother is from Conroe, Texas, United States.
3. In 2006, she started her gymnastics training, following her older sister’s footsteps.
4. In 2016, she visited Bolivia and Namibia.
5. In 2017, she moved to Houston, Texas, started training at Grace Gymnastics in Katy, Texas and visited Guatemala.
6. In 2018, she became age-eligible for senior level competition in gymnastics and visited Australia, Colombia, Peru and Qatar. 
7. In 2019, she visited Germany.
8. From 2020 to 2024, she attended University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida, USA where she earned her bachelor’s degree in psychology.
9. In 2021, she visited Brazil and Japan and represented the Cayman Islands at 2020 Summer Olympics.
10. In 2023, she visited Belgium, Iceland, Norway and England, United Kingdom.
11. In 2024, she visited Mexico.
12. She won Miss Universe Cayman Islands 2024.
13. She was a Miss Universe 2024 candidate.

TIMELINE

Raegan is 5’8″ tall. As an avid fisherwoman, she specializes in catching wahoo.

2010s

• In September 2016, she finished 26th in the all-around at the 2016 Pan American Championships in Sucre, Bolivia, which marked her international debut as an artistic gymnast.
• On October 11, 2016, she finished 16th in the individual all-around competition at the 2016 Junior Commonwealth Championships in Walvis Bay, Namibia.
• On June 30, 2017, she finished 16th in the junior all-around at the 2017 Central American Sports Festival in Guatemala City, Guatemala.
• In April 2018, she finished 30th in the all-around during qualifications at the 2018 Commonwealth Games at the Coomera Indoor Sports Centre on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, which marked her senior debut.
• In July 2018, she finished 35th in the all-around at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla, Colombia.
• In September 2018, she finished 40th in the all-around at the 2018 Pan American Championships in Lima, Peru.
• In October 2018, she finished 137th during qualifications at the 2018 World Championships in Doha, Qatar.
• In July 2019, she finished 38th during qualifications in gymnastics at the 2019 Pan American Games at the Polideportivo Villa El Salvador in Lima.
• In October 2019, she finished 158th in the all-around during qualifications at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany.

2020s

• In August 2020, she entered the University of Florida.
• On June 13, 2021, she finished 35th in the all-around at the 2021 Pan American Championships in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
• On June 28, 2021, she received a tripartite invitation to compete at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
• On July 24, 2021, she finished 80th in the all-around at the 2020 Summer Olympics at the Ariake Gymnastics Centre in Tokyo, Japan. She did not advance to any event finals but made history as the Cayman Islands’ first ever gymnast at the Olympics.
• In June 2023, she traveled to Southampton, England; Bruges, Belgium; Bergen, Norway and Kópavogur, Iceland.
• On May 3, 2024, she graduated from the University of Florida.
• On August 31, 2024, she competed against five other Miss Universe Cayman Islands 2024 finalists at The Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort and Spa in Seven Mile Beach, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands and won the title.
• On November 14, 2024, she was chosen as one of the seven silver winners of the Voice for Change competition of Miss Universe 2024.
• On November 16, 2024, she represented the Cayman Islands at Miss Universe 2024 and competed against 124 other candidates at the Arena Ciudad de México (Arena CDMX) in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico. She was unplaced.
• On August 9, 2025, she crowned her successor Miss Universe Cayman Islands 2025 Tahiti Seymour at The Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort and Spa in Seven Mile Beach.