Embodying the spirit of their nations through intricate costumes, Miss Universe contestants like Magalí Benejam from Argentina, Brazil’s Luana Cavalcante and Celinee Santos of the Dominican Republic joined their peers for the 2024 Miss Universe National Costumes show on Nov. 14.
Each of the contestant’s striking ensembles pays homage to the cultural heritage and creativity of their homelands. The 73rd Miss Universe preliminary competition featured Cambodia’s Davin Prasath, who wore a deity-themed costume, and Bolivia’s Juliana Barrientos, whose traditional costume drew inspiration from wild birds.
The final phase of the 2024 Miss Universe pageant will be held in Mexico City on Saturday, Nov. 16, where current Miss Universe Sheynnis Palacios from Nicaragua will crown her successor.
Here, take a look at all of the costumes from the preliminary round of Miss Universe 2024.
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Miss Angola, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Angola Nelma Ferreira participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on Nov. 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Argentina, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Argentina Magali Benejam participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Aruba, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Aruba Anouk Eman participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
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Miss Argentina, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Australia Zoe Creed participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Bahamas, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Bahamas Selvinique Wright participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Belarus, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Belarus Eleanora Kachalovskaya participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Bolivia, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Bolivia Juliana Barrientos participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Brazil, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Brazil Luana Cavalcante participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Bulgaria, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Bulgaria Elena Vian participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Cambodia, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Cambodia Davin Prasath participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Columbia, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Colombia Emilia Dides participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Costa Rica, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Costa Rica Elena Hidalgo participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Cuba, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector VIvas/Getty Images Miss Cuba Marianela Ancheta participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Czech Republic, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Czech Republic Marie Danci participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Denmark, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Denmark Victoria Kjær Theilvig participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Dominican Republic, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – NOVEMBER 14: Miss Dominican Republic Celinee Santos participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Estonia, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Estonia Valeria Vasilieva participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss France, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss France Indira Ampiot participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Great Britain, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Great Britain Christina Dela Cruz Chalk participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Samoa, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Samoa Haylani Kuruppu participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Mexico, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Mexico Maria Fernanda Beltran participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Ecador, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Ecuador Tema Mara participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Zimbabwe, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Zimbabwe Sakhile Dube participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Vietnam, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Vietnam Ky Duyen Nguyen participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Venezuela, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Venezuela Ileana Marquez participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Uzbekistan, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – NOVEMBER 14: Miss Uzbekistan Nigina Fakhriddinova participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss U.S. Virgin Islands, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss U.S. Virgin Islands Stephany Andujar participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss United States, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss United States participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Uruguay, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Uruguay Yanina Lucas participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Ukraine, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Ukraine Alina Ponomarenko participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss United Arab Emirates, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss United Arab Emirates Emilia Dobreva participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico. (
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Miss Trinidad, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Trinidad and Tobago Jenelle Thongs participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Thailand, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Thailand Opal Suchata Chuangsri participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Tanzania, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Tanzania Judith Ngusa participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Switzerland, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Switzerland Laura Bircher participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Suriname, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Suriname Pooja Chotkan participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Sri Lanka, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Sri Lanka Melloney Dassanayake participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Spain, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Spain Michelle Jimenez participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Slovakia, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Slovakia Petra Sivakova participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Singapore, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Singapore Charlotte Chia participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Serbia, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Serbia Ivana Trisic participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico. (
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Miss Saint Lucia, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Saint Lucia Skye Faucher participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Russia, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Russia Valentina Alekseeva participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Romania, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Romania Loredana Salanta participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Puerto Rico, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Puerto Rico Jennifer Colin participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Portugal, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Portugal Andreia Correia participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Poland, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Poland Kasandra Zawal participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Peru, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Peru Tatiana Calmell participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Paraguay, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Paraguay Naomi Mendez participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Nicaragua, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images MEXICO CITY, MEXICO – NOVEMBER 14: Miss Nicaragua Geyssell Garcia participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)
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Miss Netherlands, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Netherlands Faith Landman participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Nepall, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Nepal Sampada Ghimire participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Myanmar The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Myanmar Thet San Andersen participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Mongolia, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Mongolia Nominzul Zandangiin participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Malta, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Malta Beatrice Njoya participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Macau, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Macau Cassandra Chiu participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Kygyzstan, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Kyrgyzstan Maya Turdalieva participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Kazakhstan, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Kazakhstan Madina Almukhanova participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Jamaica, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector VIvas/Getty Images Miss Jamaica Rachel Silvera participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Itatly, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Italy Glenany Cavalcante participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Indonesia, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Indonesia Clara Shafira Krebs participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss India, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss India Rhea Singha participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Hungary, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Hungary Nora Kenez participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Hounduras, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Honduras Stephanie Cam participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico
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Miss Guatemala, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Hector Vivas/Getty Images Miss Guatemala Ana Gabriela Villanueva participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.
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Miss Persia, The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – National Costume Show
Image Credit: Getty Images Miss Persia Ava Vahneshan participates in the The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – Preliminary Competition at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 14, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico.