# Miss Charm 2024

Miss Charm 2024 was the second edition of the Miss Charm pageant, held at the Nguyen Du Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 21 December 2024.
Contestants from thirty-six countries and territories participated in this year's pageant. Luma Russo of Brazil crowned Rashmita Rasindran of Malaysia as her successor at the end of the event.

## Background
### Location and date

On 24 June 2024, The Miss Charm Organization announced that the competition would take place in Los Angeles, California, between 12 and 24 August 2024. However, on 1 August the event was postponed as eleven contestants were ineligible for a US visa. On 14 October, the organization announced that the competition would return to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam between 9 and 21 December 2024. The preliminary and final competitions were held at Nguyen Du Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, with the former on 18 December and the latter on 21 December 2024.

#### Debuts and withdrawals

This edition featured the debuts of Albania, Australia, Belarus, Canada, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Montenegro, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Romania and United States. Some countries had announced representatives, including Hungary, Iran, Italy, Kazakhstan, Paraguay, Senegal, Somalia, and Spain but withdrew after their representatives resigned from the titles, and their respective organizations found no replacement.
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Eritrea, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Portugal, Singapore, South Sudan, Ukraine and Wales withdrew from the competition after their respective organizations failed to appoint a delegate. Alina Luz Akselrad, Sofia Depassier and Sawera Saeed were initially appointed as the representatives for Argentina, Chile, and Pakistan, but, after they relinquished their titles and the national license holders found no replacement, the countries eventually withdrew.

#### Replacements

In this edition, 11 contestants were replacement representatives for the previously announced ones.
| Country/Territory | Original Representative | Replacement Representative | Note |
| Ecuador | Georgette Kalil | Delary Stoffers | Debut |
| England | Chloe McEwen | Francesca Ziérre | |
| Indonesia | Lulu Zaharani | Melati Tedja | |
| Mexico | Tania Estrada | Xiadani Saucedo | |
| Netherlands | Saartje Langstraat | Rosalie Esmee Hooft | |
| Philippines | Krishnah Gravidez | Kayla Jean Carter | |
| Russia | Anna Linnikova | Polina Ivanova | |
| South Korea | Kim Dorim | Kim Nari | |
| Thailand | Arabella Gregory | Pornsirikul Puatha | |
| Venezuela | Anna Blanco | Fernanda Isabel Rojas | |
| Zambia | Cecilia Kongwa | Sheila Singelengele | |

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Winner | Malaysia – Rashmita Rasindran |
| 1st Runner-Up | Australia – Alana Deutsher-Moore |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Vietnam – Nguyễn Thị Quỳnh Nga ∆ |
| Top 6 | Colombia – Vanesa Velásquez  Indonesia – Melati Tedja  Mexico – Xiadani Saucedo |
| Top 10 | Ecuador – Delary Stoffers  India – Shivangi Desai  Germany – Mariana Ignat  Namibia – Georgia Garises  Nigeria – Onosetale Iribhogbe |
| Top 20 | El Salvador – Alejandra Guajardo  New Zealand – Georgia Waddington  Philippines – Kayla Jean Carter  Puerto Rico – Carolina Mía Gómez  Russia – Polina Ivanova  South Africa – Silindokuhle Dlamini  Thailand – Pornsirikul Puata  United States – Angeliz Reyes  Venezuela – Fernanda Isabel Rojas |
∆ - Voted into the top 6 by viewers.

### Special awards

| Award | Contestant |
| Best Face | New Zealand – Georgia Waddington |
| Best in Evening Gown | India – Shivangi Desai |
| Best in Social Media | Indonesia – Melati Tedja |
| Best in Swimsuit | Colombia – Vanesa Velásquez |
| Best in Interview | Vietnam - Nguyễn Thị Quỳnh Nga |
| Best National Costume | Vietnam - Nguyễn Thị Quỳnh Nga |
| Miss Popular Vote | Vietnam - Nguyễn Thị Quỳnh Nga |
| Miss Friendly Beauty | China - Zhu Yue Yue |

## Pageant
### Format

The results of the in-depth interview along with the preliminary competition, which consisted of swimsuit and evening gown sections, determined the twenty semi-finalists to advance. The twenty semi-finalists competed in the swimsuit sections and were reduced to ten. These semi-finalists then competed in the evening gown section, from which the first five finalists were chosen and moved into the question-and-answer round. In addition, the online voting winner advanced as the sixth finalist. In case the online voting winner was already chosen by the judges, the direct entry would be given to the delegate with the second highest number of votes. The six finalists competed in the interview questions, and were then reduced to three. The three finalists competed in one final question, after which the winner and her two runners-up were announced.

## Contestants

36 delegates competed for the title in this year's edition.
| Country/Territory | Delegate | Age | Hometown |
| Albania | Megi Shehaj | 22 | Tirana |
| Australia | Alana Deutsher-Moore | 22 | Gold Coast |
| Belarus | Vitaliya Slovar | 18 | Minsk |
| Bolivia | Fernanda Antelo | 25 | La Paz |
| Brazil | Thais Cristina | 25 | Pérola d'Oeste |
| Canada | Melanie Renaud | 26 | Windsor |
| China | Zhu Yue Yue | 22 | Shanghai |
| Colombia | Vanesa Velásquez | 25 | Cartago |
| Ecuador | Delary Stoffers | 24 | Guayaquil |
| El Salvador | Alejandra Guajardo | 28 | Cabañas |
| England | Francesca Ziérre | 25 | Nottingham |
| France | Alison Carrasco | 28 | Toulouse |
| Germany | Maria Ignat | 23 | Frankfurt |
| India | Shivangi Desai | 22 | Mumbai |
| Indonesia | Melati Tedja | 25 | Surabaya |
| Japan | Tomoyo Ikeda | 26 | Naha |
| Malaysia | Rashmita Rasindran | 24 | Kuala Lumpur |
| Mexico | Xiadani Saucedo | 24 | Mexico City |
| Mongolia | Buyanjargal Bazarsad | 21 | Ulaanbaatar |
| Montenegro | Ana Dedvukaj | 19 | Podgorica |
| Namibia | Georgia Garises | 18 | Windhoek |
| Netherlands | Rosalie Esmee Hooft | 23 | The Hague |
| New Zealand | Georgia Waddington | 22 | Christchurch |
| Nigeria | Onosetale Iribhogbe | 23 | Ekpoma |
| Philippines | Kayla Jean Carter | 27 | Talisay |
| Poland | Adrianna Koperska | 20 | Poznań |
| Puerto Rico | Carolina Gómez | 27 | Salinas |
| Romania | Loredana Murariu | 20 | Timișoara |
| Russia | Polina Ivanova | 19 | Engels |
| South Africa | Silindokuhle Dlamini | 27 | Durban |
| South Korea | Kim Nari | 20 | Seoul |
| Thailand | Pornsirikul Puata | 26 | Prachuap Khiri Khan |
| United States | Angel Reyes | 29 | Chicago |
| Venezuela | Fernanda Isabel Rojas | 21 | Mérida |
| Vietnam | Nguyễn Thị Quỳnh Nga | 29 | Hanoi |
| Zambia | Sheila Singelengele | 20 | Lusaka |