Victoria Kjær Theilvig

Miss Universe 2024

In 2024, Kjær Theilvig was appointed Miss Universe Denmark after the winner of the Miss Denmark 2024 pageant, Emma Heyst, opted not to compete at Miss Universe 2024. Heyst competed at the Miss World 2025 pageant, where she did not place.

As Miss Universe Denmark, Kjær Theilvig competed in and won Miss Universe 2024, held on 16 November in Mexico City. Kjær Theilvig became the first Danish woman to be crowned Miss Universe and the first blonde winner since Jennifer Hawkins of Australia at Miss Universe 2004. She is the second Danish woman to win any of the big four international beauty pageants, following Catharina Svensson at Miss Earth 2001. Accordingly, she is the first winner to wear the Light of Infinity golden pearl crown unveiled by the Miss Universe Organization that same year.

In November 2024, Kjær Theilvig received criticism for mouthing the term "nigga" while lip-syncing the original lyrics of the song "Empire State of Mind" at the Empire State Building for a TikTok video. While Miss Denmark Organization denied that she lip-synched the term, the video was removed from the site.

In her capacity as Miss Universe, Kjær Theilvig traveled to Mexico, Thailand, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, India, Puerto Rico, the Netherlands, the Philippines, and her home country of Denmark.