The newly crowned Miss Universe 2024, Victoria Kjaer Theilvig (center) from Denmark, reacts after winning the 73rd edition of the Miss Universe pageant in Mexico City on November 16, 2024. Carlo De Souza, AFP

MANILA — Victoria Theilvig of Denmark has won Miss Universe 2024, besting 124 other candidates during the three-hour pageant held in Mexico on Sunday.

Sheynnis Palacios passed the crown to another delegate who won the first title for their country.

Chidimma Adetshina of Nigeria was declared 1st runner-up followed by María Fernanda Beltran of Mexico, Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand, and Ileana Márquez of Venezuela, respectively.

Meanwhile, the Philippines will have to wait for another year as the country's representative Chelsea Manalo ended her journey for the Miss Universe crown before the Top 12 cut.

Manalo's inclusion in the Top 30 gave the Philippines a two-year streak in making the first cut in Miss Universe.

Chelsea Manalo misses Miss Universe 2024 Top 12 cut

Last year, Philippines' representative Michelle Dee ended her journey in the Top 10.

Manalo was aiming to become the Philippines' fifth Miss Universe titleholder after Catriona Gray (2018), Pia Wurtzbach (2015), Margie Moran (1973), and Gloria Diaz (1969).

Here are the placements of Miss Universe 2024:

Miss Universe 2024: Denmark

1st runner-up: Nigeria

2nd runner-up: Mexico

3rd runner-up: Thailand

4th runner-up: Venezuela

Top 12

Bolivia

Argentina

Puerto Rico

Russia

Chile

Canada

Peru

TOP 30

France

India

Serbia

Vietnam

Cuba 

China

Japan

Egypt

Macau

Philippines

Ecuador

Malaysia

Aruba

Finland

Dominican Republic

Cambodia

Nicaragua

Zimbabwe