# Miss Supranational 2024

Miss Supranational 2024 was the 15th edition of the Miss Supranational pageant, held at the Strzelecki Park Amphitheater in Nowy Sącz, Lesser Poland, on 6 July 2024.
Andrea Aguilera of Ecuador crowned Harashta Haifa Zahra of Indonesia as her successor at the end of the event, marking the country's first victory in the history of the pageant.

## Background
### Location and date

On 5 February 2024, the official social media channels of the Miss Supranational Organization conveyed the announcement of the 15th edition to be hosted in Malopolska, Poland, in July. Furthermore, on 1 March 2024, Gerhard Parzutka von Lipinski, the President of the Miss Supranational Organization, publicized that the final show is scheduled for Saturday, 6 July 2024.

### Selection of participants

Contestants representing sixty-eight countries and territories have been chosen to participate in the pageant. Additionally, three contestants replaced the original winner, who was removed.

#### Replacements

Camilla Farnesi replaced Silvia Vacaru of Italy for an undisclosed reason. Meghan Kenney replaced Emma May Gribble, Miss Supranational New Zealand 2024, who withdrew for personal reasons.

#### Debuts, returns, and withdrawals

The edition marked the debut of Bangladesh and saw the return of Albania, Argentina, Aruba, Australia, Chile, Denmark, Equatorial Guinea, Honduras, Italy, Laos, Malta, Myanmar, New Zealand, Pakistan, Sierra Leone, Uruguay, and the United States Virgin Islands. Aruba had last competed in 2015, while Italy and Pakistan had last competed in 2018. Australia, Equatorial Guinea, Honduras, Myanmar, New Zealand, and the United States Virgin Islands last competed in 2019. Albania and Sierra Leone had last competed in 2021; the others had last competed in 2022.
Withdrawals for the event included The Bahamas, Cameroon, Kenya, Jamaica, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Turkey, and Zambia. These countries withdrew due to their organizations' failure to appoint a delegate, hold a national competition, or lost their national franchise. Additionally, Yollanda Chimbarami was to represent Zimbabwe, but withdrew for undisclosed reasons. Chimbarami is expected to compete in the next edition. Chhum Chandara of Cambodia and Choi Jeong-eun of South Korea withdrew due to visa issues after participating in the Supra Chat event. Ignéfi Afi Claire of Togo was replaced by Bithja Gozo Akakpo for undisclosed reasons; however, Akakpo eventually withdrew as well.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss Supranational 2024 | Indonesia – Harashta Haifa Zahra |
| 1st runner-up | United States – Jenna Dykstra |
| 2nd runner-up | Czech Republic – Justýna Zedníková |
| 3rd runner-up | Brazil – Isadora Murta |
| 4th runner-up | Curacao – Chanelle de Lau Δ |
| Top 12 | Denmark – Victoria Larsen §  Finland – Aleksandra Hannusaari  India – Sonal Kukreja  Philippines – Alethea Ambrosio  Puerto Rico – Fiorella Medina  South Africa – Bryoni Govender ♡  Thailand – Kasama Suetrong |
| Top 25 | Aruba – Rashida Schmidt  Bolivia – Estefanía Ibarra  Germany – Luisa Victoria Malz  Honduras – Stephie Alexandra Morel  Iceland – Helena O’Connor  Japan – Yuki Sonoda  Mexico – Andrea Sáenz Castillo  Myanmar – Myo Sandar Win Δ  Nigeria – Sectra Okundaye  Peru – Nathaly Terrones  Romania – Kira Andreea Ioana Stan  Slovakia – Petra Sivakova Δ  United Kingdom – Joanna Johnson |
§ – placed into the Top 12 by fan-voting challenge
Δ – placed into the Top 25 by fast-track challenges
♡ – placed into the Top 25 by "the Candidate's Choice" (chosen by fellow contestants)

### Continental titleholders

The award was presented to representatives who achieved the highest ranking within the continent, excluding those in the Top 5.
| Continent | Contestant |
| Africa | South Africa – Bryoni Govender |
| Americas | Mexico – Andrea Sáenz |
| Asia and Oceania | Philippines – Alethea Ambrosio |
| Caribbean | Puerto Rico – Fiorella Medina |
| Europe | Denmark – Victoria Larsen |

### Special awards

| Award | Contestant |
| Best National Costume | Venezuela - Rossana Fiorini |
| Miss Congeniality | Panama – Samantha Jones |
| Miss Talent | Indonesia – Harashta Haifa Zahra |
| Miss Influencer | Myanmar – Myo Sandar Win |
| Supra Chat | Curacao – Chanelle de Lau |
| Supra Model of The Year | Slovakia – Petra Sivakova |
| Supra Fan Vote | Denmark – Victoria Larsen |
| Contestant's Choice | South Africa – Bryoni Govender |
| Woman of Substance | United Kingdom - Joanna Johnson |

## Challenge events
### Supra Chat

The Supra Chat event commenced on 16 May 2024, and was broadcast via the official YouTube channel of Miss Supranational. Each participant had the opportunity to introduce themselves to a gathering comprising five to nine individuals. In this year's edition, ten groups vied for supremacy, with the victors from each group advancing to the final round of the competition.

#### First Round

* Advanced to the semi-final.
| Group | Country 1 | Country 2 | Country 3 | Country 4 | Country 5 | Country 6 | Country 7 | Country 8 | Country 9 |
| 1 | Canada | Denmark | Haiti | India | New Zealand | Pakistan | US Virgin Islands | — | — |
| 2 | Germany | Iceland | Malta | Poland | Romania | Slovakia | United Kingdom | — | — |
| 3 | Bolivia | Brazil | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Honduras | Portugal | Venezuela | — | — |
| 4 | Albania | Belgium | Cayman Islands | Curaçao | Myanmar | Netherlands | Philippines | — | — |
| 5 | Australia | Botswana | Czech Republic | Equatorial Guinea | Sierra Leone | Spain | — | — | — |
| 6 | Argentina | Colombia | Cuba | Dominican Republic | El Salvador | Mexico | Nicaragua | — | — |
| 7 | Aruba | Ivory Coast | Ghana | Gibraltar | Nepal | Trinidad and Tobago | — | — | — |
| 8 | Bangladesh | Hong Kong | Indonesia | Japan | South Korea | Laos | Malaysia | Thailand | — |
| 9 | Guatemala | Paraguay | Peru | Puerto Rico | Uruguay | — | — | — | — |
| 10 | Cambodia | Croatia | Finland | Nigeria | Panama | South Africa | Ukraine | United States | Vietnam |

#### Semi Final Round

* Advanced to the final round.
| Group | Country 1 | Country 2 | Country 3 | Country 4 | Country 5 |
| 1 | Brazil | Curaçao | Czech Republic | Haiti | United Kingdom |
| 2 | Dominican Republic | Indonesia | Nigeria | Puerto Rico | Trinidad and Tobago |

#### Final Round

* Advanced to the Top 25.
| Placement | Country |
| Winner | Curacao – Chanelle de Lau |
| Top 4 | Haiti – Tarah-Lynn Saint-Elien Nigeria – Sectra Okundaye Puerto Rico – Fiorella Medina |

### Miss Influencer Opportunity

In the Miss Influencer Opportunity, two women were selected as winners through the Facebook competition, and the rest were chosen as winners through Instagram, YouTube, TikTok, and X competition. As a result, they automatically became part of the Top 13 finalists. If one of them was successful in the challenge, they automatically advanced to become a semifinalist in the finals.
* Advanced to the Top 25 via Miss Influencer Opportunity
| Placement | Country |
| Winner | Myanmar – Myo Sandar Win |
| Top 5 | Brazil – Isadora Murta  Denmark – Victoria Larsen  Indonesia – Harashta Haifa Zahra  Mexico – Andrea Sáenz |
| Top 13 | Cambodia – Chhum Chandara  Ivory Coast – Marie-Louise Maitre  Gibraltar – Phoebe Noble  India – Sonal Kukreja  Nepal – Sajina Khanal  Philippines – Alethea Ambrosio  Venezuela – Rossana Fiorini  Vietnam – Lydie Phương Ly Vũ |

### Supra Fan Vote

The winner of the Supra Fan Vote was automatically advanced to the Top 12 of Miss Supranational 2024. Voting began on 18 June 2024, and lasted until the final night. The final list of the leaderboard was announced on 6 July before the finals.
* Advanced to the Top 12 via Supra Fan-Vote.
| Placement | Country |
| Winner | Denmark – Victoria Larsen |
| Top 10 | Colombia – Sherren Londoño Perea  Curacao – Chanelle de Lau  Laos – Christina Lasasimma  Myanmar – Myo Sandar Win  Nigeria – Sectra Okundaye  Philippines – Alethea Ambrosio  Trinidad and Tobago – Brittany Deane  Venezuela – Rossana Fiorini  Vietnam – Lydie Phương Ly Vũ |

### Supra Model of the Year

The Supra Model of the Year event was streamed live on the official Miss Supranational YouTube channel at 6 pm on 29 June 2024. At the event, it was announced that one of the five continental winners would advance to the finals as a semi-finalist after being named the overall winner during the final night.
* Advanced to the Top 25 via Supra Model of the Year
| Placement | Contestant | Contestant |
| Winner | Slovakia – Petra Sivakova | Slovakia – Petra Sivakova |
| Continental Winners | Africa | Ivory Coast – Marie-Louise Maitre |
| Continental Winners | Americas | Bolivia – Estefanía Ibarra |
| Continental Winners | Asia & Oceania | Thailand – Kasama Suetrong |
| Continental Winners | Caribbean | Aruba – Rashida Schmidt |
| Continental Winners | Europe | Slovakia – Petra Sivakova |
| Top 11 | Botswana – Leah Barobetse  Mexico – Andrea Sáenz  Myanmar – Myo Sandar Win  Philippines – Alethea Ambrosio  Poland – Angelika Jurkowianiec  Puerto Rico – Fiorella Medina | Botswana – Leah Barobetse  Mexico – Andrea Sáenz  Myanmar – Myo Sandar Win  Philippines – Alethea Ambrosio  Poland – Angelika Jurkowianiec  Puerto Rico – Fiorella Medina |

### Miss Talent

On 25 June, twenty talent entries were showcased on Miss Supranational's official YouTube channel, followed by a voting process. The Supra Talent Finals event was broadcast live on the Miss Supranational official YouTube channel at 9 pm on 29 June 2024. Miss Denmark and Myanmar were chosen individually to participate in the final competition.
| Placement | Contestant |
| Winner | Indonesia – Harashta Haifa Zahra |
| Top 7 | Czech Republic – Justýna Zedníková  Denmark – Victoria Larsen  Gibraltar – Phoebe Noble  Japan – Yuki Sonoda  Myanmar – Myo Sandar Win  Netherlands – Bo Grooten |
| Top 20 | Bangladesh – Towhida Tusnim Tifa  Belgium – Naomy Montiel  Canada – Rachel Murgel  Chile – Vaihere Domingo  Colombia – Sherren Londoño Perea  Croatia – Esmeralda Slaviček  Curacao – Chanelle de Lau  El Salvador – Naomy Montiel  Germany – Luisa Victoria Malz  Hong Kong – Jo An Ma  Nepal – Sajina Khanal  New Zealand – Meghan Kenney  Sierra Leone – Mabinty Mansaray  Slovakia – Petra Sivakova  Trinidad and Tobago – Brittany Deane |

## Pageant
### Presenters

On 6 June 2024, the President of the Miss Supranational Organization, Gerhard Parzutka von Lipinski, announced Nico Panagio as the host for the Miss and Mister Supranational 2024 Final Shows. Katarzyna Kołeczek [pl] also joined Panagio at the finals.
* Nico Panagio: South African actor, host of Survivor South Africa
* Kasia Kołeczek: Polish/British actress
* Aleksander Sikora [pl]: Polish Presenter

### Panel of experts

The Preliminary Competition was broadcast live on the official Miss Supranational YouTube channel at 8pm CET on 1 July 2024, with the panel of experts consisting of:
* Andrea Aguilera – Miss Supranational 2023 from Ecuador
* Andre Sleigh – Creative Director of the Miss and Mister Supranational
* Iván Álvarez Guedes – Mister Supranational 2023 from Spain
* Keisha - Polish stylist and designer
* Louisa - Creative producer of Miss Supranational and Mister Supranational 2024 finals shows
* Nguyễn Huỳnh Kim Duyên – Miss Supranational 2022 2nd runner-up from Vietnam
* Rick Sotelo - Supranational Stylist
* Robert Czepiel – General Director of Jubiler Schubert / World of Amber
The final show was broadcast live on the official Miss Supranational YouTube channel at 8pm CET, on 6 July 2024, with the panel of experts consisting of:
* Andrea Aguilera – Miss Supranational 2023 from Ecuador
* Daria Marx – Singer
* Edyta Folwarska – Novelist and journalist
* Ewa Wachowicz – Miss Polonia 1992 and World Miss University 1993 from Poland
* Fezile Mkhize – Mister Supranational 2024 from South Africa
* Gerhard Parzutka von Lipinski – Founder and CEO of Miss Supranational organization
* Iván Álvarez Guedes – Mister Supranational 2023 from Spain
* Katarzyna Jonaczyk – Multiple-time OCR world champion
* Nguyễn Huỳnh Kim Duyên – Miss Supranational 2022 2nd runner-up from Vietnam
* Robert Czepiel – General Director of Jubiler Schubert / World of Amber

## Contestants

Sixty-eight contestants competed for the title:
| Country/Territory | Contestant | Age | Hometown | Continental Group |
| Albania | Ema Hila | 18 | Tirana | Europe |
| Argentina | Agustina Bruenner | 26 | Posadas | Americas |
| Aruba | Rashida Schmidt | 22 | San Nicolaas | Caribbean |
| Australia | Janaya Reimers | 21 | Melbourne | Oceania |
| Bangladesh | Towhida Tusnim Tifa | 26 | Gazipur | Asia |
| Belgium | Elizabeth Victoria Raska | 25 | Brussels | Europe |
| Bolivia | Estefanía Ibarra | 29 | La Paz | Americas |
| Botswana | Leah Barobetse | 25 | Lentsweletau | Africa |
| Brazil | Isadora Murta | 26 | Belo Horizonte | Americas |
| Canada | Rachel Murgel | 23 | Toronto | Americas |
| Cayman Islands | Jaci Patrick | 29 | West Bay | Caribbean |
| Chile | Vaihere Domingo | 24 | Viña del Mar | Americas |
| Colombia | Sherren Londoño Perea | 23 | Bogotá | Americas |
| Costa Rica | María José Segura | 27 | Cartago | Americas |
| Ivory Coast | Marie-Louise Maitre | 26 | Bouaké | Africa |
| Croatia | Esmeralda Slaviček | 26 | Zagreb | Europe |
| Cuba | María José Cetina | 19 | Camagüey | Caribbean |
| Curaçao | Chanelle de Lau | 29 | Willemstad | Caribbean |
| Czech Republic | Justýna Zedníková | 21 | Prague | Europe |
| Denmark | Victoria Larsen | 21 | Roskilde | Europe |
| Dominican Republic | Jennifer Valdez | 26 | Pedernales | Caribbean |
| Ecuador | Doménica Alessi | 22 | Quito | Americas |
| El Salvador | Naomy Montiel | 19 | San Miguel | Americas |
| Finland | Aleksandra Hannusaari | 20 | Kauhajoki | Europe |
| Germany | Luisa Victoria Malz | 21 | Dortmund | Europe |
| Ghana | Abigail Fanna Kabirou | 24 | Dubai | Africa |
| Gibraltar | Phoebe Noble | 21 | Gibraltar | Europe |
| Guatemala | Andrea Zapeta | 29 | Cobán | Americas |
| Haiti | Tarah-Lynn Saint-Elien | 29 | Rahway | Caribbean |
| Honduras | Stephie Morel | 20 | Choloma | Americas |
| Hong Kong | Jo An Ma | 27 | Hong Kong | Asia |
| Iceland | Helena O’Connor | 19 | Reykjavík | Europe |
| India | Sonal Kukreja | 26 | Jaipur | Asia |
| Indonesia | Harashta Haifa Zahra | 20 | Garut | Asia |
| Italy | Camilla Farnesi | 24 | Viareggio | Europe |
| Japan | Yuki Sonoda | 25 | Kagoshima | Asia |
| Laos | Christina Lasasimma | 31 | Vientiane | Asia |
| Malaysia | Andreana Celly | 20 | Lundu | Asia |
| Malta | Shania Degiorgio | 20 | Valletta | Europe |
| Mexico | Andrea Sáenz | 26 | Chihuahua | Americas |
| Myanmar | Myo Sandar Win | 28 | Thanbyuzayat | Asia |
| Nepal | Sajina Khanal | 23 | Sarlahi | Asia |
| Netherlands | Bo Grooten | 23 | Coevorden | Europe |
| New Zealand | Meghan Kenney | 29 | Ōhope | Oceania |
| Nicaragua | Elena Etienne | 23 | Managua | Americas |
| Nigeria | Sectra Okundaye | 25 | Zamfara | Africa |
| Pakistan | Misbah Arshad | 26 | Lahore | Asia |
| Panama | Samantha Jones | 27 | Panama City | Americas |
| Paraguay | Sofía Meyer | 22 | Ciudad del Este | Americas |
| Peru | Nathaly Terrones | 28 | Lima | Americas |
| Philippines | Alethea Ambrosio | 21 | San Rafael | Asia |
| Poland | Angelika Jurkowianiec | 28 | Namysłów | Europe |
| Portugal | Cristina Carvalho | 30 | Azores | Europe |
| Puerto Rico | Fiorella Medina | 28 | Isabela | Caribbean |
| Romania | Andreea Ioana Stan | 25 | Bucharest | Europe |
| Sierra Leone | Mabinty Mansaray | 22 | Kabala | Africa |
| Slovakia | Petra Sivakova | 23 | Humenné | Europe |
| South Africa | Bryoni Govender | 27 | Kempton Park | Africa |
| Spain | Elizabeth Laker | 26 | Tenerife | Europe |
| Thailand | Kasama Suetrong | 28 | Surat Thani | Asia |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Brittany Deane | 27 | San Fernando | Caribbean |
| Ukraine | Marina Mizhnova | 21 | Ternopil | Europe |
| United Kingdom | Joanna Johnson | 30 | Blackpool | Europe |
| United States | Jenna Dykstra | 28 | Clearwater | Americas |
| United States Virgin Islands | Bria James | 26 | Saint Croix | Caribbean |
| Uruguay | Lola de los Santos | 27 | Paysandú | Americas |
| Venezuela | Rossana Fiorini | 29 | Mérida | Americas |
| Vietnam | Lydie Phương Ly Vũ | 31 | Ho Chi Minh City | Asia |