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.

24 Ungfrú Ísland 2024 candidates competing in Reykjavik

The Ungfru Island 2024 coronation ceremony will take place on August 14, 2024, in Reykjavik, Iceland. This marks the 51st national beauty pageant selecting candidates for Miss Universe and Miss Supranational. A total of 24 candidates are competing, with Iceland previously achieving notable placements in both pageants.

16 Miss Universe Malaysia 2024 candidates competing in Kuala Lumpur

Serena Lee, born in Kuala Lumpur, won the Miss Universe Malaysia 2023 title on August 27, 2023. She earned her law degree from the University of Leeds. Lee will crown her successor on September 6, 2024, at The Majestic Hotel. Sixteen contestants are competing for the Miss Universe Malaysia 2024 title.

24 Miss Universe Cuba 2024 candidates competing in Miami, Florida

Cuba has participated in Miss Universe since the 1950s, achieving notable placements in 1956 and 1957. In 2024, Julio Cesar Cruz became the national director for the inaugural Miss Universe Cuba pageant, set for September 26 in Miami, with 24 candidates competing for the crown.

Madison Kvaltin crowns Miss Universe Canada 2024 Ashley Callingbull in Windsor, Ontario

Madison Kvaltin from Manitoulin Island was crowned Miss Universe Canada 2023 on August 19, representing Canada at Miss Universe 2023 in November, where she was unplaced. Eight months later, she crowned Ashley Callingbull as Miss Universe Canada 2024, who will compete at the next Miss Universe pageant.

Rio Miyazaki crowns Miss Universe Japan 2024 Kaya Chakrabortty in Shibuya, Tokyo

Rio Miyazaki was crowned Miss Universe Japan 2023 on August 30, 2023, at Yamano Hall, Tokyo, competing against 35 candidates. On July 25, 2024, she crowned Kaya Chakrabortty as her successor. The event featured various finalists, with special awards and placements highlighting the competition's results.