10 things about Miss Universe Cote d’Ivoire 2024 Marie-Emmanuelle Diamala

Marie-Emmanuelle Diamala won the 28th edition of Miss Côte d’Ivoire. She represented Côte d’Ivoire in the 73rd edition of Miss Universe.

BIOGRAPHY

Diamala is an Ivorian beauty queen. She is is 5’10” tall.

On August 24, 2025, Diamala turned 22. Here are 10 more things about her:

She was born and raised in Treichville, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.
From Treichville, she moved to Aboisso, Sud-Comoé, Côte d’Ivoire.
She is the second beauty queen to represent Côte d’Ivoire in Miss Universe following Marie-Françoise Kouamé, who competed at Miss Universe 1986.
In 2022, she entered an English-speaking university to pursue a bachelor’s degree in finance management.
In 2024, she visited Mexico.
She won Miss Sud-Comoé 2024.
She won Miss Côte d’Ivoire 2024.
She is Miss Universe Côte d’Ivoire 2024.
She was a Miss Universe 2024 candidate.
She was a Mister Côte d’Ivoire 2025 judge.

Diamala advocates for environmental conservation and community development. Her favorite dish is alloco.

On March 16, 2024, she represented Aboisso at Miss Sud-Comoé 2024 and won the title. The respective first and second runners-up were Oceanne Zahi and Jemima Lehie.
On March 18, 2024, she had a photoshoot with Fazy Makeup in Abidjan.
On June 29, 2024, she represented Sud-Comoé at Miss Côte d’Ivoire 2024, competed against 25 other candidates at the Parc des Expositions in Abidjan and won the title.
On August 6, 2024, she participated in a donation drive at the Orphanage De Bingerville in Bingerville, Abidjan.
On August 21, 2024, she visited Village Sos D’aboisso in Aboisso with Mister Ivory Coast 2024 Angel Akoue.
On September 9, 2024, she was officially appointed Miss Universe Ivory Coast 2024.
On November 14, 2024, she wore a Studio Madoch dress in the Miss Universe 2024 preliminary round at the Arena Ciudad de México (Arena CDMX) in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico.
On November 16, 2024, she represented Ivory Coast at Miss Universe 2024 and compete against 124 other candidates at the Arena CDMX. She was unplaced.

On January 25, 2025, she served as a judge at Mister Côte d’Ivoire 2025 at the Palais de la Culture in Abidjan.
On March 1, 2025, she crowned her successor Miss Sud-Comoé 2025 Eva Akassimadou.
On March 9, 2025, she attended the Ladies Brunch at the Sofitel Hôtel Ivoire in Abidjan wearing her Miss Côte d’Ivoire 2024 sash.
On March 16, 2025, she participated in the donation ceremony at the Ctre de santé Communautaire (CSU COM) Angré in Angré, Abidjan.
Her successor Olivia Yacé was appointed Miss Universe Cote d’Ivoire 2025 on July 23, 2025 and officially crowned in Abidjan on September 12, 2025.