Miss Universe 2024

Miss Universe 2024, the 73rd edition of the Miss Universe pageant, was held on 5th December 2024 in Zagreb, Croatia. Kjara Popović of Croatia couldn't crown the winner by the end of the event because of the controversy about rigging, the contest was cancelled and many countries left the competition, the contestants who couldn't participate were offered a spot on the 2026 edition of the contest, all of them came back.

Top Forty
In the top forty, a 50/50 split vote between the official jury and voting public selected twenty five delegates to advance to the top twenty five. Each delegate was awarded an overall score of 1 to 15 from the jury and public, and the twenty five delegates with the highest combined scores advanced to the top twenty five. In the case of a tie, the jury vote prevailed.

Top Twenty Five
In the top twenty five, a 50/50 split vote between the official jury and voting public selected sixteen delegates to advance to the top sixteen. Each delegate was awarded an overall score of 1 to 15 from the jury and public, and the sixteen delegates with the highest combined scores advanced to the top sixteen. In the case of a tie, the jury vote prevailed.

Top Sixteen
In the top sixteen, a 50/50 split vote between the official jury and voting public selected five delegates to advance to the top five. Each delegate was awarded an overall score of 1 to 15 from the jury and public, and the five delegates with the highest combined scores advanced to the top five. In the case of a tie, the jury vote prevailed.

Top Five
In the top five, a 50/50 split vote between the official jury and voting public determined which contestant was declared Miss Universe. Each contestant was ranked from first to fifth by the jury and public, and the two scores were combined to create a total score. In the case of a tie, the public vote prevailed.