Sa kauna-unahang pagkakataon ay magpapadala ng kandidata ang bansang Saudi Arabia sa Miss Universe 2024.
Ang kanilang ipapadala ay ang beauty-pageant veteran at influencer na si Rumy Alqahtani.
Si Rumy ay masasabing beterana na sa beauty pageants.
Base sa kanyang profile sa Instagram, ang mga pageant na kanyang napagwagian ay Miss Arab Peace, Miss Woman Saudi Arabia, Miss Europe Saudi Arabia, Miss Planet Saudi Arabia, Miss Middle East Saudi Arabia, Miss Arab Unity Saudi Arabia, at Miss Asia Saudi Arabia.
Siya rin ang hinirang na Miss Arab World 2021 kaya siya ang nagwagayway ng bandila ng Saiudi Arabia sa Miss World 2021.
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Sabi ni Rumy sa kanyang post sa Instagram kahapon, March 25, 2024, "Honored to participate in Miss Universe 2024
"This is the first participation of Saudi Arabia in the Miss Universe competition
"#missuniversesaudiarabia #miss_universe_saudi_arabia"
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FIRST NEW ZEALAND REPRESENTATIVE SINCE 2019
Samantala, naghahanda na rin ang New Zealand na bumalik sa Miss Universe pageant.
Ang huli nilang pagsali ay noon pang 2019.
Ang kanilang representative naman ay ang Filipino-New Zealander na si Franki Russell.
Read: Franki Russell to represent New Zealand in Miss Universe 2024
Itinuturing ni Franki na "ten year journey in the making" ang pagkapili sa kanya bilang representative ng New Zealand sa 7rd Miss Universe na gaganapin sa huling bahagi ng taon sa Mexico.
Bahagi ng post ni Frankie sa Instagram, "A new chapter [New Zealand flag emoji] Where to begin.
"This really feels like a ten year journey in the making.
"I applied for Miss Universe New Zealand in 2014 - I was 19 at that time and really didn’t know who I was as a person.
"A lost girl just wanting to find her purpose and her place in this world.
"Now that I am 29, ten years older and with far more life experience, I realized that life definitely works in mysterious ways.
"As the saying goes: “everything happens for a reason”. and has lead me to this new role."
Read: Franki Russell considers representing New Zealand in Miss Universe 2024 "a ten-year-journey"