10 things about Miss Universe Suriname 2024 Pooja Chotkan

Pooja Chotkan won the 13th edition of Miss Tropics Beauties Suriname. She represented Suriname in the 73rd edition of Miss Universe.

BIOGRAPHY

Chotkan is a Surinamese beauty queen from Paramaribo, Suriname. She is 5’4″ tall.

On February 22, 2025, Chotkan turned 23. Here are 10 more things about her:

1. She is the 23rd beauty queen to represent Suriname in Miss Universe.
2. From 2021 to 2024, she attended the Anton de Kom University of Suriname in Paramaribo, Suriname.
3. In 2022, she visited Curacao and CocoCay, Berry Islands, Little Stirrup Cay, Bahamas.
4. In 2023, she visited France and Trinidad and Tobago.
5. She won Miss Tropics Beauties Suriname 2023.
6. In 2024, she visited Mexico.
7. She was a Miss Guyane 2024 guest.
8. She is Miss Universe Suriname 2024.
9. She was a Miss Universe 2024 candidate.
10. She is a member of the executive board and board of directors of the Rotaract Club of F.R.E.S.H. in Paramaribo from 2025 to 2026.

TIMELINE

Chotkan reigned as Miss Universe Suriname 2024 while she was pursuing a bachelor’s degree in geoscience. Her Miss Universe 2024 roommate was Emilia Dobreva of the United Arab Emirates.

2023

• On April 9, 2023, she was at the Readytex Art Gallery in Paramaribo.
• In May 2023, she visited Brokopondo, Suriname.
• On June 23, 2023, she traveled to Tobago, Trinidad and Tobago.
• On July 7, 2023, she competed against nine other Miss Tropics Beauties Suriname 2023 candidates at Ballroom Prince in Paramaribo and won the title.
• On August 31, 2023, she was a guest at the diplomatic reception celebrating Indonesia’s 78th Independence Day in Paramaribo.
• In September 2023, she visited Brownsweg, Brokopondo.
• In December 2023, she visited Apatou, French Guiana, France.

2024

• On July 13, 2024, she was a guest at the Miss Guyane 2024 coronation ceremony in Cayenne, French Guiana.
• On July 27, 2024, she was a guest at L’election de l’Ambassadrice de la Culture Indienne 2024 in Cayenne.
• On August 10, 2024, she was officially appointed Miss Universe Suriname 2024 at the Assuria Event Center in Paramaribo.
• On October 26, 2024, she traveled from Suriname to Mexico City, Mexico.
• On November 12, 2024, she wore a Kirsten Regalado dress in the Miss Universe 2024 preliminary competition at the Arena Ciudad de México (Arena CDMX) in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico.
• On November 16, 2024, she represented Suriname at Miss Universe 2024 and compete against 124 other candidates at the Arena CDMX. She was unplaced.

2025

• On July 6, 2025, she joined the executive board and board of directors of the Rotaract Club of F.R.E.S.H. as the environmental sustainability committee chair from 2025 to 2026.