# Miss Universe Ecuador 2024

Miss Universe Ecuador 2024 was the first Miss Universe Ecuador pageant under CNB Ecuador, held at the Parque Zoila Ugarte de Landívar in Machala, El Oro, Ecuador, on June 8, 2024.
Mara Topić of Guayaquil was crowned as the winner at the end of the event. Topić will represent Ecuador at Miss Universe 2024 in Mexico.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Universe Ecuador 2024 | Guayaquil – Mara Topić |
| 1st Runner-Up | United States – Nadia Mejia |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Cañar – Katherine Espín |
| Top 6 | Coast Region – Shiomara Pico Los Ríos – Karla Jiménez Tungurahua – Ana Cobo (Miss Supranational Ecuador 2025) |
| Top 13 | Esmeraldas – Maholy Ortiz Guayas – Gissela Flores Manabí – Fiorella Vélez Morona-Santiago – Andrea Quito Pichincha – Carolina Cobo Quito – Lorena Argüello Santo Domingo – Yomaira Torales |

### Special awards

| Award | Contestant |
| Miss Congeniality | Cuenca – Camila Orellana |
| Best Hair | Bolívar – Amy Gallegos |
| Best Skin | Guayas – Gissela Flores |
| Best Silhouette | Los Ríos – Kala Jiménez |
| Best Project | Los Ríos – Kala Jiménez |
| Best Smile | Guayaquil – Mara Topić |
| Miss OM Dental | United States – Nadia Mejia |
| Miss Davis | Europe – Angélica Sandoval |
| Miss Cielo | United States – Nadia Mejia |
| Miss Venus | Guayaquil – Mara Topić |
| Miss Belleza Beauty | United States – Nadia Mejia |

#### Best National Costume

| Award | Contestant |
| Best National Costume | Cañar – Katherine Espín (by Emily Mantuano) |
| 2nd Place | Manabí – Fiorella Vélez (by Wenceslao Muñoz) |
| 3rd Place | Tungurahua – Ana Cobo (by Steven Vera) |
| 4th Place | Bolívar – Amy Gallegos (by Jefferson Vera) |

## Contestants

Twenty-five contestants competed for the title.
| Locality | Contestant | Age | Hometown |
| Azogues | Paula Carolina Chérrez González | 23 | Azogues |
| Azuay | María José Córdova Abud | 22 | Cuenca |
| Babahoyo | Daysi Yamel Laman Dumani | 29 | Babahoyo |
| Bolívar | Amy Milena Gallegos Gaibor | 23 | San Miguel |
| Cañar | Katherine Elizabeth Espín Gomez | 31 | La Troncal/Miami |
| Central Region | Melany Fabiana Flor Serrano | 27 | Santo Domingo |
| Coast Region | Shiomara Giselle Pico Mendoza | 26 | Quevedo |
| Cuenca | Camila Abigaíl Orellana Martínez | 22 | Cuenca |
| El Oro | Melanie Anahí Morales Bustamante | 20 | Machala |
| Esmeraldas | Lilibeth Maholy Ortiz Quintero | 24 | Esmeraldas |
| Europe | Angélica Sandoval García | 27 | Moscow |
| Galápagos | María José Córdova Guerrero | 26 | Puerto Ayora |
| Guayaquil | Mara Štefica Topić Verduga | 29 | Guayaquil |
| Guayas | Gissela Piedad Flores Cadena | 32 | El Triunfo |
| Los Ríos | Karla Paulette Jiménez Urrutia | 25 | Ventanas |
| Manabí | Jessie Fiorella Vélez Delgado | 25 | Bahía |
| Morona Santiago | Andrea Carolina Quito Torres | 31 | Macas |
| Pichincha | Michelle Carolina Cobo Vallejo | 29 | Quito |
| Quito | María Lorena Argüello Salazar | 26 | Quito |
| Santo Domingo | Yomaira Rafaela Torales Moreira | 25 | Santo Domingo |
| Sierra Region | Yajaira Paola Quizhpi Flores | 46 | Azogues |
| Sucumbíos | Giulliana Echeverria Carrión | 23 | Nueva Loja |
| Tungurahua | Ana Isabel Cobo Vásquez | 25 | Ambato |
| United States | Nadia Grace Mejía Eicher | 28 | Los Angeles |
| Zamora Chinchipe | María Cristina Polanco Salgado | 29 | Zamora |

## Judges

* Alexander González - Coach pageant
* Jeng Young - Entrepreneur
* Jesse Cabalza - Producer and pageant aficionado
* Antonio Salazar - Talent Manager
* Marco Lopez-Miller - Businessman