MISS WORLD 2024
Who is Elena Rivera, Puerto Rico’s contestant at Miss World 2024?
Meet Elena Rivera, Puerto Rico’s representative at this year’s Miss World global beauty pageant, which will reach its conclusion in Mumbai this weekend.
Puerto Rico’s Elena Rivera is among the more than 100 contestants who will bid to become the next Miss World in Mumbai this weekend, as the 71st edition of the planet’s oldest beauty pageant reaches its climax.
The competitors have been taking part in a variety of activities since 18 February - ranging from modelling contests to sports challenges - as Miss World 2024 gears up for Saturday’s finale.
Who is Puerto Rico’s Elena Rivera?
According to her profile on Miss World’s official website, Rivera is 20 years old and 175 centimetres tall. She is currently in her final year of a marketing course at university.
Rivera has a vintage clothing store - which she aims to expand - and also works as a professional model. In her free time, she likes to play volleyball and dance salsa. She has six dogs.
“I describe myself as a very empathic person,” she says. “I have been raised with values, and those values and valuing the feelings of others makes a big difference in the world.”
Miss World 2024: times, how to watch
Held at 9:00 a.m. ET/6:00 a.m. PT on Saturday 9 March 2024, the Miss World 2024 grand final will take place at Mumbai’s Jio World Convention Center.
TV viewers in the United States will be able to watch the event on The Africa Channel.
The ceremony will be hosted by Indian filmmaker Karan Johar and Megan Young, a Filipino-American actress who was crowned Miss World in 2013. There will also be musical performances from Indian playback singers Shaan, Neha Kakkar and Tony Kakkar.