MANILA, Philippines – The lengthy wait is over. The Miss Universe Group (MUO) has lastly introduced the coronation date for the worldwide pageant’s 2024 version in Mexico, and the brand new queen shall be topped on Nov. 16 (Nov. 17 in Manila).
“Historical past is about to be rewritten…The second we’ve all been ready for is simply across the nook. Are you able to witness essentially the most unforgettable night time of a lifetime? Stay from Mexico…The 73rd Miss Universe competitors. This November 14th and sixteenth at [Arena CDMX] Keep tuned! [crown emoji]” learn the caption to a video the pageant posted on social media.
The preliminary competitors and nationwide costume present are scheduled on Nov. 14 (Nov. 15 in Manila), whereas the ultimate competitors shall be held on Nov. 16 (Nov. 17 in Manila). Each packages will happen on the Enviornment CDMX in Mexico Metropolis, Mexico.
The video additionally talked about that 130 delegates are anticipated to participate within the competitors, one thing that MUO had earlier hinted at. “A brand new present format” may even be launched this 12 months, however the group didn’t reveal but the adjustments that followers ought to sit up for.
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Throughout final 12 months’s staging of the pageant in El Salvador, MUO already introduced that Mexico will host the 2024 Miss Universe pageant. And though rumors of the supposed Nov. 16 coronation present have been spreading on-line, it was solely made official when the group posted the video near midnight on Friday in Manila, Aug. 23.
This would be the fifth time for Mexico to host the Miss Universe pageant. The North American nation has beforehand staged the worldwide tilt in 1978, 1989, 1993, and 2007. In all these 4 editions, the Philippines’ delegates didn’t survive the primary minimize.
Poised to rewrite the Philippines’ story in Mexico on this 12 months’s version of the Miss Universe pageant is mannequin and tourism administration graduate Chelsea Anne Manalo, who earned her ticket to the worldwide competitors in Could when she bested 52 different aspirants, together with a slew of heavy favorites and seasoned contenders, on the nationwide competitors.
Manalo will attempt to grow to be the fifth Filipino lady to be proclaimed Miss Universe, following Gloria Diaz (1969), Margie Moran (1973), Pia Wurtzbach (2015), and Catriona Grey (2018).
Final 12 months’s consultant, Michelle Marquez Dee, landed within the High 10 and earned a number of different distinctions. The Miss Universe crown went to Sheynnis Palacios, the primary winner from Nicaragua.