Universal Woman 2024

Universal Woman 2024
Date	March 22, 2024
Hosts	Julia Gama Leav Veng Hour
Venue	Phnom Penh, Cambodia
Broadcaster	Streaming: YouTube
Entrants	44
Placements	24
Debuts	Australia Belgium Chile China Denmark El Salvador France Georgia Germany Gibraltar Great Britain Honduras Hong Kong Indonesia Lithuania Malaysia Myanmar Moldova, Namibia Pakistan Philippines Puerto Rico Russia Tahiti Singapore Spain Switzerland Vietnam Zimbabwe
Withdrawals	Canada Ecuador Ethiopia Gambia Italy Mexico Paraguay Peru
Winner	Maria Gigante (Philippines)
Best National Costume	Shafina Shah (Pakistan)
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Universal Woman 2024 was the second edition of Universal Woman pageant, held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on March 24, 2024. This pageant will welcome participants of various marital statuses and ages between 25 and 45, from various nations and territories around the world.

At the end of the event, Valentina Belén Sánchez Trivella of Venezuela, the first Universal Woman, crowned Maria Gigante of the Philippines as her successor.^[1]

Pageant

Location and date

The competition was held in Phnom Penh, Cambodia on March 14, 2024 up to March 22, 2024.

Selection Committee

• Luis Portelles – Influencer and pageant expert

• Benjamin Wong – General Manager of New Silk Road Industry Group and a respected mentor in Miss World China

• Sirey Morán Castro – Miss Honduras Universe 2016

• Rafael Nieves – Dancing with the Stars champion and master of luxury as a broker for private jets and yachts

• Sangita Puri – CEO of De Cosmo Nepal

• Rern Sinat – Miss Universe Cambodia 2018

• Carolina London – CEO of Universal Woman.

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestants
Universal Woman 2024	Philippines – Maria Gigante §[2]
1st Runner-up	Venezuela – Lisandra Chirinos Guillen §
2nd Runner-up	France – Elisa Mysyshyne
3rd Runner-up	Cambodia – Brianna Mai
4th Runner-up	Dominican Republic – Chabeli María Tavera Peña
Top 12	Argentina – Micaela López Bianchi  Brazil – Carina Villela Manzi  Cuba – Donna Mujica  Denmark – Laura Schou Great Britain – Ashley Lauren Powell  Puerto Rico – Elaine Marie Rosado Rivera  Zimbabwe – Sindiso Ndlovu Foulkes §
Top 24	Belgium – Sarah-Maria Lux  Bolivia – Janella von Duker §  China – Yali Hu  Colombia – Laura Rentería  Honduras – Katherine Nicole Ponce Chávez  Germany – Lila Jostingmeier  India – Apeksha Darbal  Kenya – Linet Kinya Muthomi  Malaysia – Chun Joo Yee  Switzerland – Vanessa Mab Williams  Thailand – Jennifer Panlita Gustavson  Vietnam – Bianca Huynh Nguyen

§ – Automatically enters top 24 by public votes.

Continental Queens

Continental titles	Candidates
Universal Woman Africa	Kenya – Linet Kinya Muthomi
Universal Woman America	Argentina – Micaela López Bianchi
Universal Woman Asia	Thailand – Jennifer Panlita Gustavson
Universal Woman Caribbean	Puerto Rico – Elaine Marie Rosado Rivera
Universal Woman Europe	Great Britain – Ashley Lauren Powell
Universal Woman Pacific	Honduras – Katherine Nicole Ponce Chávez
Universal Woman Oceania	Australia – Shirley Pulido Hadler

Special Awards

Awards	Contestants
Sympathy	Philippines – Maria Gigante
MVLA
Social Media
Skin	Zimbabwe – Sindiso Ndlovou Foulkes
Speaker
Wardrobe	Puerto Rico – Elaine Marie Rosado Rivera
Smile	El Salvador – Andrea Morán Benítez
Earth Baby Ambassador	Malaysia – Chun Joo Yee
Beautiful Eyes	Denmark – Laura Schou
Catwalk	Venezuela – Lisandra Chirinos Guillen
Photogenic	Lithuania – Raimonda Gecaite
Social Project	India – Apeksha Darbal
Inspirational	Colombia – Laura Rentería
Top Model	China – Yali Hu
Panctuality	Gibraltar – Yanira Jimenez Pelaez
Rehearsal Queen	Belgium – Sarah-Maria Lux
Best in National Costume	Pakistan – Shafina Shah

Candidates

Country or Territory	Contestants	Ages[a]
Argentina	Micaela López Bianchi	34
Australia	Shirley Pulido Hadler
Belgium	Sarah-Maria Lux
Bolivia	Janella von Duker[3]
Brazil	Carina Villela Manzi	27
Cambodia	Brianna Mai	29
Chile	Camila Santiago	30
China	Yali Hu	25
Colombia	Laura Viviana Rentería Acevedo	27
Cuba	Donna Mujica	25
Denmark	Laura Schou	21
Dominican Republic	Chabeli María Tavera Peña
El Salvador	Andrea Morán Benítez	30
France	Elisa Mysyshyne	24
Georgia	Tata Gabidzashvili
Germany	Lila Jostingmeier
Gibraltar	Yanira Jiménez Peláez
Great Britain	Ashley Lauren Powell	29
Honduras	Katherine Nicole Ponce Chávez	30
Hong Kong	Orange Ning
Hungary	Sara Szigeti
India	Apeksha Dabral
Indonesia	Ilda Saduk	28
Kenya	Linet Kinya Muthomi	26
Lithuania	Raimonda Gecaite	26
Malaysia	Chun Joo Yee	30
Moldova	Kristina Sukhorukova
Myanmar	Khin Myo Htwe	27
Namibia	Mirjam Sheehama	32
Pakistan	Shafina Shah
Philippines	Maria Sesaldo Gigante[4]	30
Poland	Laurien Polnau	29
Portugal	Raissa Cotrim Assunção	34
Puerto Rico	Elaine Marie Rosado Rivera	25
Russia	Marina Rolgeizer	27
Singapore	Jocilyn Chin
Switzerland	Vanessa Mab Williams	27
Tahiti	Fanny Julien Salva	24
Thailand	Jennifer Panlita Gustavson
United States	Lana Blum
Venezuela	Lisandra María Chirinos Guillén	28
Vietnam	Bianca Huynh Nguyen
Zimbabwe	Sindiso Ndlovu Foulkes

Notes

1. Ages during the competition

References

1. "Maria Gigante is Universal Woman 2024". PEP.ph. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
2. Bracamonte, Earl D. C. "Cebuana beauty wins Universal Woman 2024 crown". Philstar.com. Retrieved August 27, 2025.
3. Deber, El (May 8, 2024). "Janella von Duker es beniana, representó a Bolivia en el Universal Woman 2024 en Camboya | El Deber". eldeber.com.bo (in Spanish). Retrieved August 28, 2025.
4. Sancha, Gilbert Kim (January 10, 2024). "ALV acquires Universal Woman pageant, to field beauty queen Maria Gigante for 2024". Daily Tribune. Retrieved August 27, 2025.