The women representing Asian countries at Miss Universe 2024

On November 16, Danish beauty queen Victoria Kjaer was crowned Miss Universe 2024. Meanwhile, there were many wonderful candidates representing Asian countries, such as Miss Singapore and Miss Malaysia in this photo. We want to honor these beautiful Asian women especially with this gallery.

We present the Asian contestants for Miss Universe 2024 in reverse alphabetical order of their countries's names. First comes Ky Duyen of Vietnam. She is a professional model who already won Miss Vietnam in 2014. She came back to compete in Miss Universe 2024 with the intention of winning ánd making friends for life.

Nigina Fakhriddinova represented Uzbekistan for Miss Universe. She was the founder of a model agency, Panterra Models, and is also quite active on social media. Her Instagram account with nearly 2,000 posts has 218,000 followers.

Opal Suchata Chuangsri is 20 years old and quite tall: 180 cm! She is currently studying Law and is fluent in multiple languages. In the photo, she is wearing the spectacular design of Thailand's national costume.

Melloney Dassanayake is a former national basketball team player and represents the spirit of determination and resilience. Her amazing National Costume attested to her country's legends and heritage.

Han Ariel was part of a very special national beauty pageant. She defeated Choi Soon-hwa, an 81-year-old South Korean model and an extraordinary candidate.

Charlotte Lucille Chia, seen here with four other wonderful Asian Miss Universe contestants, is a public relations account executive in her daily life.

For Rumy Al-Qahtani (photo), it was a very special occasion because she represented Saudi Arabia, a country that had never before participated in the contest.

Model Valentina Alekseeva is 18 years old and represents the country that is partly in Europe, and partly in Asia.

Of African descent, Chelsea Anne Manalo is representing the Philippines at Miss Universe. She is 25 years old, a model, and a law student.

Image: manalochelsea / Instagram

Fay Asghari, 22, was initially the representative for Persia (India), but she couldn't make it to the pageant. Therefore, the runner-up in the national competition, Ava Vahneshan, came to Mexico to represent her country. She wears a national costume referring to rich Persian history.

Noor Xarmina is an actress who studied Biology and Business. She aspires to create positive change in her country.

Sampada Ghimire is a 23-year-old model who became the first runner-up at Miss Nepal 2023 before winning Miss Universe Nepal 2024.

Photo: sampada_ghimire / Instagram

Strongly influenced by Burmese culture, Thet San Andersen is a designer by calling.

Nominzul Zandangiin, 19, wears the national costume of her country, posing as a female warrior. Nominzul is passionate about well-being and physical activity.

It's the first time Maldives has participated in Miss Universe. It's a strongly religious Muslim country. Mariyam Shaina Naseem went against her country's radical Islamic tradition to participate in the contest.

Photo: missuniversemaldives / Instagram

Malaysia sends the beautiful Sandra Lim. Just like many of the other beauties in these photos, she is dressed in traditional Mexican garments. She is a model and presenter who also engages in social work.

In addition to being a model, dancer, and content creator, Cassandra Chiu is also a polyglot who speaks Mandarin, Portuguese, English, and Cantonese.

Despite the uncertain situation in her country due to the Middle Eastern war,  26-year-old Nadia Koussa is proudly representing her country at Miss Universe 2024. She has traditional Mexican paint on her face to honor the country where Miss Universe is held.

She is standing between Miss Guatemala and Miss Botswana on a beautiful sunny day in Mexico City. Phiranya Thipphomvong 'Miepooh' is highly active in the pursuit of better access to education for girls in rural areas of Laos.

For 25-year-old Maya Turdalieva, this Miss Universe pageant is a second chance. She was crowned in her home country in 2023 but was unable to attend the international pageant at the time. This year, she shines on the international stage in Mexico City.

Madina Almukhanova, 23, is a model, choir director, professional singer and pianist.

Kaya Chakrabortty is 25 and loves art and sports. In fact, she is the national figure skating champion of Japan.

Israel returns to the Miss Universe pageant after a two-year hiatus. Its representative, Ofir Natalie Korsia, is 23 years old and works as an actress, dancer and model.

Clara Shafira Krebs, 22 years old, has a degree in International Business Management. She works as a businesswoman and a model. Here she's wearing the smashing National Costume of Indonesia.

Rhea Singha, 19, graduated from the Performing Arts program at GLS University in Ahmedabad. She also works as a model. Here we see her dressed as her country's national bird in the National Costume Contest.

With traditional Mexican paint on her face, Joanne Josephine Rhodes looks as radiant as ever. She works as a host on TV and radio but is also an art consultant and a model.

Jia Qi from China shone on Mexican City's Zokolo Square as she paraded with all the other contestants of Miss Universe. The beauty queen is dedicated to sports, especially golf, and physical fitness.

Davin Prasath, 33, is a model, actress and philanthropist.

International makeup artist Aniqa Alam is a mother, one of the first to compete in Miss Universe this year. She wants to be a strong voice for the empowerment of women.

A Filipino-Bahraini model, 29-year-old Shereen Ahmed has a beautiful complexion. She works as a journalist and a content creator on social media.

Photo: shereenahmed / Instagram

Bahar Mirzayeva, 25, is a social media content creator based in New York. She has 2.6 million followers on Instagram, where she shared this official portrait of Miss Universe Azerbaijan.

Photo: bahar_mirzayevaa / Instagram

And we close this gallery with Emma Avanesyan, the representative of Armenia, who is 32 years old.

See also: The most beautiful national costumes at Miss Universe 2024