Moraya Wilson (©Miss Universe Australia)

Moraya Wilson crowns Miss Universe Australia 2024 Zoe Creed in Burswood

Moraya Wilson, from Melbourne, Australia, is a former athlete who won the Miss Universe Australia 2023 title on September 1, 2023. She crowned her successor Zoe Melita Creed on September 5, 2024. Wilson represented Australia at Miss Universe 2023 on November 18, 2023, securing second runner-up among 84 contestants.

Miss Universe Mexico 2024 results: Sheynnis Palacios crowns Maria Fernanda Beltran in Cantun

Mexico has a rich history in Miss Universe, achieving 21 placements since Lupita Jones won in 1991. The latest coronation was Andrea Meza in 2020. The 2024 Miss Universe Mexico pageant, set for September 5, features 33 candidates, with María Fernanda Beltrán from Sinaloa crowned as the winner.

13 Miss Universe Costa Rica 2024 candidates competing in San Antonio, Belen, Heredia

¡OPA! has held Costa Rica's Miss Universe franchise since 2024, with Gabriela Alfaro as the national director. The inaugural Miss Universe Costa Rica 2024 ceremony will take place on September 10, 2024, featuring 13 competitors. Costa Rica has had six placements in Miss Universe history, competing since 1954, except for 1952, 1953, and 1961.

16 Miss Universe Hong Kong 2024 candidates competing in Sai Sha

Kimm Low, originally from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, recently became the national director of Miss Universe Hong Kong. The inaugural Miss Universe Hong Kong coronation will occur on September 26, 2024, featuring 16 contestants competing for the title to represent Hong Kong in the 73rd Miss Universe. The event is sponsored by Zetrix.

New York’s Cormac Murphy wins Mister USA 2024 in Los Angeles, California

Mister USA, founded by Filipino-American entrepreneur Jino Carnwath Cabrera, held its inaugural pageant on August 31, 2024, at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in Los Angeles. Cormac Murphy of New York won the title, with a total of 20 candidates participating. The event is affiliated with several international pageants.

Isabella Garcia Manzo, Alejandra Guajardo (©Reinado de El Salvador)

14 Miss Universe El Salvador 2024 candidates competing in San Salvador

Isabella Garcia Manzo Gutierrez was born in San Salvador, El Salvador. She won the Miss El Salvador 2023 title on July 30, competing against 13 finalists. The inaugural Miss Universe El Salvador pageant is set for September 7, 2024, with 14 contestants. El Salvador has had four Miss Universe placements historically.

Zuheilyn Clemente crowns Miss Honduras Universe 2024 Stephanie Cam in San Pedro Sula

Zuheilyn Michelle Clemente Moncada, a marketing and business student, won the Miss Honduras Universo 2023 title on August 4, 2023. She crowned her successor, Stephanie Cam, on August 22, 2024. The national director, Carlos Rivera, has managed the event since 2007, marking Honduras's only Miss Universe placement in 2015.

20 Mister USA 2024 candidates competing in Los Angeles, California

Mister USA, founded by Filipino-American Jino Carnwath Cabrera, will host its inaugural coronation ceremony on August 31, 2024, in Los Angeles, selecting representatives for global pageants. Twenty contestants from various states are competing. The Mister International organization has a separate history, with new leadership following the passing of founder Alan Sim in 2022.

Madison Ramsingh crowns Miss Universe US Virgin Islands 2024 Stephany Andujar in St. Thomas

Madison Ramsingh won the Miss U.S. Virgin Islands 2023 title on May 14, 2023. She crowned Stephany Andujar as her successor on August 18, 2024. Ramsingh represented the U.S. Virgin Islands at Miss Earth 2023, where she was unplaced. Andujar will compete in Miss Universe 2024 in Mexico.

Lilja Sif Pétursdóttir crowns Ungfrú Ísland 2024 Sóldís Vala Ívarsdóttir in Reykjavik

Lilja Sif Pétursdóttir won Ungfru Island 2023 on August 16. She represented Iceland at Miss Universe 2023 in November but did not place. Nine months later, she crowned Sóldís Vala Ívarsdóttir as her successor for Ungfru Island 2024, who will compete at Miss Universe 2024.