Miss Cosmo 2024 was the inaugural edition of the Miss Cosmo pageant, held at the Saigon Riverside Park in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on 5 October 2024.

At the end of the event, Ketut Permata Juliastrid from Indonesia was crowned by the CEO of the Miss Cosmo Organization, Trần Việt Bảo Hoàng.

The hosts for both the preliminary and the grand finale competition were Miss International 2016, Kylie Verzosa, and Bùi Đức Bảo.

Fifty-six contestants from around the world competed at the pageant for the first time.

Background

Location and date

The pageant was held at Saigon Riverside Park in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from 15 September to 5 October 2024, with participants from fifty-nine countries and territories. The Miss Cosmo Organization held a press conference to launch the competition on 11 June 2024 in Ho Chi Minh City. Licence holders for Miss Cosmo have been officially announced in 82 countries and territories.

Prize

The winner received a prize of US$100thousand in cash (over VNĐ2.5billion) and one year of living in a luxury apartment in Vietnam. The total prizes will be up to US$1million.

Broadcaster

On 27 August 2024, it was announced that AXN would broadcast the grand finale on their channel.

Contest regulations

  • These are the requirements for contestants. All contestants must be between 18 and 30; age cut-off dates may vary by country. Transgender women who are legally identified as women may participate in the pageant. Legal citizenship in the representative country. Not married, no children. No criminal record.

Withdrawals

Two contestants participated in several activities but withdrew from the competition before the final night: London Maria Tucker of the United States Virgin Islands withdrew for unknown reasons, and María Alejandra Salazar Rojas of Colombia withdrew due to health issues.

Results

Participating nations and results
The top five contestants

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss Cosmo 2024Indonesia – Ketut Permata Juliastrid
Runner-UpThailand – Karnruethai Tassabut
Top 5Peru – Romina Lozano United States – Samantha Elliott Vietnam – Xuân Hạnh Bùi
Top 10Cambodia – Leakena In Δ Dominican Republic – Heather Núñez Mexico – Melody Murguia Philippines – Ahtisa Manalo § Zimbabwe – Ruvimbo Njomboro
Top 21Bangladesh – Farzana Yasmin Ananna Brazil – Cristielli Monize Camargo Chile – Anita Rojas El Salvador – Sofía Córdova Greece – Konstantina Sotiriou Guatemala – Ximena Carrillo Netherlands – Serena Darder New Zealand – Franki Russell Puerto Rico – Keylianne Rodríguez Sierra Leone – Shalom John South Africa – Lebohang Raputsoe

Notes: § – placed into the Top 10 by the Cosmo People's Choice Award (fan voting challenge) Δ – placed into the Top 21 by the Cosmo Social Ambassador Award (fan voting challenge)

Special awards

AwardContestant
Best in National CostumeWinnerNew Zealand – Franki Russell
Top 3Cambodia – Leakena In Nigeria – Blessing Temilade Alimi
Cosmo People's Choice AwardOverall WinnerPhilippines – Ahtisa Manalo
The First StationPhilippines – Ahtisa Manalo
National PrideTanzania – Lujeyn Ahmed Thailand – Karnruethai Tassabut Philippines – Ahtisa Manalo
The Big BangPhilippines – Ahtisa Manalo
Cosmo Social AmbassadorCambodia – Leakena In
Cosmo Tea Culture Tourism AmbassadorPhilippines – Ahtisa Manalo
Cosmo Beauty Icon AwardIndonesia – Ketut Permata Juliastrid
Cosmo Impactful Beauty AwardSingapore – Jade Wu
Best in Evening GownVietnam – Xuân Hạnh Bùi
Women Leadership AwardNigeria – Blessing Temilade Alimi
Map of countries and territories that won at the inaugural edition of the Miss Cosmo pageant, where Indonesia won the first crown.

Selection committee

Board of judges

Contestants

Fifty-six contestants competed for the title.

Country/TerritoryContestantAgeHometown
ArmeniaLilia Gzraryan20Yerevan
AustraliaLydia Caisley Harland25Canberra
BangladeshFarzana Yasmin Ananna23Khulna
BelgiumDina Derboven19Zemst
BoliviaHazel Holters29La Paz
BrazilCristielli Monize Camargo30Brasília
CambodiaLeakena In22Phnom Penh
CanadaDominique Doucette28Campbellton
ChileAnita Rojas24La Florida
Côte d'IvoireDanielle Boué22Bingerville
CrimeaAnna Baranova21Kerch
Dominican RepublicHeather Núñez28Santo Domingo
EgyptNourhan Al Hossini25Alexandria
El SalvadorSofía Córdova25San Salvador
EnglandCharlotte Grant24Liverpool
FrancePauline Thimon28Paris
GhanaOhemaa Afranie Constance21Accra
GibraltarAkisha Ferrell22Gibraltar
GreeceKonstantina Sotiriou24Serres
GuatemalaXimena Carrillo19Guatemala City
GuineaSaran Kourouma21Conakry
GuyanaMisha Caleb24Nabaclis
HondurasBritthany Marroquín21Copán
Hong KongTrinity Lo29Hong Kong City
IndiaRajashree Dowarah19Assam
IndonesiaKetut Permata Juliastrid20Denpasar
IrelandKatie O'Connor21Dublin
ItalyValentina Filippi28Carrù
JapanChika Mizuno28Tokyo
KyrgyzstanEkaterina Zabolotnova29Bishkek
LaosSoliya Bounsayngam23Sainyabuli
MalaysiaSaranya Naidu23Penang
MexicoMelody Murguia23Nacozari
NepalNimita Regmi24Kathmandu
NetherlandsSerena Darder24Badhoevedorp
New ZealandFranki Russell30Dunedin
NicaraguaJulia Aguilar20Granada
NigeriaBlessing Temilade Alimi24Ilorin
PakistanAnniqa Jamal Iqbal22Lahore
PeruRomina Lozano27Bellavista
PhilippinesAhtisa Manalo27Candelaria
PolandWeronika Kietlińska25Ostróda
PortugalStéphanie Rodrigues26Fafe
Puerto RicoKeylianne Rodríguez23Dorado
RussiaAlisa Oganezova21Moscow
Sierra LeoneShalom John30Freetown
SingaporeJade Wu26Singapore
South AfricaLebohang Raputsoe25Sharpeville
SpainAlexandra Cucu22Málaga
TanzaniaLujeyn Ahmed18Dodoma
ThailandKarnruethai Tassabut29Ubon Ratchathani
UkraineAnastasiya Panova30Kryvyi Rih
United StatesSamantha Elliott23Freeport
VenezuelaZaren Loyo28Barquisimeto
VietnamXuân Hạnh Bùi23Ninh Bình
Zimbabwe ZimbabweRuvimbo Njomboro21Hwange

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