[2][3] On 14 October, the organization announced that the competition would return to Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam between 9 and 21 December 2024.
[5][6] This edition featured the debuts of Albania, Australia, Belarus, Canada, Ecuador, El Salvador, France, Montenegro, Namibia, New Zealand, Nigeria, Romania and United States.
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Eritrea, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Portugal, Singapore, South Sudan, Ukraine and Wales withdrew from the competition after their respective organizations failed to appoint a delegate.
Alina Luz Akselrad, Sofia Depassier and Sawera Saeed were initially appointed as the representatives for Argentina,[13] Chile,[14] and Pakistan,[15] but, after they relinquished their titles and the national license holders found no replacement, the countries eventually withdrew.
The results of the in-depth interview along with the preliminary competition, which consisted of swimsuit and evening gown sections, determined the twenty semi-finalists to advance.