13 things about Miss Universe Argentina 2024 Magali Benejam

Magalí Benejam Corthey won the 17th edition of Miss Universe Argentina. She represented Argentina in the 73rd edition of Miss Universe.

BIOGRAPHY

Benejam is an Argentine actor, model and beauty queen born in Villa Maria, Cordoba, Argentina. She is trilingual.

When Benejam was a teenager, she started working at a modeling agency in Cordoba. She modeled professionally not only in Argentina but also in other countries including Chile, Mexico, Spain and Turkiye.

On December 7, 2024, Benejam turned 30. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. From 2013 to 2017, she worked as a model in Chile.
2. From 2017 to 2019, she worked as a model in Mexico.
3. In 2020, she moved from Mexico to Istanbul, Turkiye then to Barcelona, Spain and spent the year-end vacation in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
4. In 2021, she visited Italy and the Netherlands.
5. In 2022, she visited Germany and Indonesia.
6. In 2023, she visited France, Greece, Morocco and the United States.
7. In 2024, she visited England, United Kingdom.
8. She is Miss Universe Cordoba 2024.
9. She won Miss Universe Argentina 2024.
10. She was a Mister RNB España 2024 judge.
11. She was a. Miss Universe 2024 finalist.
12. She was dethroned as Miss Universe Argentina 2024 in 2025.
13. In 2025, she visited Colombia and Switzerland.

TIMELINE

Benejam is 5’8 tall. She speaks Spanish, Italian and English.

2010s

• On August 30, 2014, she attended Music Connecting People’s anniversary celebration at Ex Fabrica in Recoleta, Chile.

2020s

• She traveled to Ibiza, Spain in August 2021, Amsterdam, Netherlands in October 2021 and Rome, Italy in December 2021.
• She traveled to Buenos Aires, Argentina in February 2022, Porto, Portugal and Bali, Indonesia in April 2022 and Berlin, Germany in November 2022.
• She traveled to Los Angeles, California, USA in January 2023, Morocco and France in March 2023 and Corfu, Greece in August 2023.
• She traveled to Panama in January 2024 and London, England and Milan, Italy in February 2024.
• On March 22, 2024, she was crowned Miss Universe Cordoba 2024.
• On May 25, 2024, she represented Cordoba at Miss Universe Argentina 2024 and competed against 27 other candidates at Auditorio de Belgrano in Buenos Aires. She won the title.
• On October 12, 2024, she served as a judge at Mister RNB España 2024 at the Alannia Salou Hotel and Resort in Salou, Tarragona, Spain.
• On October 24, 2024, she traveled from Barcelona to Mexico.
• On November 16, 2024, she represented Argentina at Miss Universe 2024 and competed against 124 other candidates at the Arena Ciudad de Mexico (Arena CDMX) in Mexico City, Mexico. She finished in the Top 12.
• On December 19, 2024, she appeared on a live YouTube broadcast with content creator King Lucho, where she criticized Jennifer Colon and suggested the Miss Universe 2024 results were questionable.
• On January 2, 2025, the Miss Universe Organization announced her dethronement as Miss Universe Argentina 2024.
• On January 27, 2025, she traveled to Cartagena, Colombia.
• In July 2025, she attended the Haute Couture Week 2025 Haute Couture Fall/Winter 2025-2026 in Paris, France.
• In August 2025, she traveled to Switzerland.