Twenty-five year old pharmacy student Rachel Silvera is Miss Universe Jamaica 2024, and will represent Jamaica in Mexico in September.
Silvera was crowned by Miss Universe Jamaica 2023 Dr Jordanne Lauren Levy and sashed by Miss Universe 2023 Sheynnis Palacios on Monday morning at the AC Hotel Kingston.
Sara-Jade Kow, a 30-year-old real estate professional and entrepreneur was the first runner-up, while 23-year-old Keri-Ann Greenwood, Miss Universe Jamaica East, was named second runner-up.
Silvera was a first runner-up in the 2022 Miss Universe Jamaica competition. Toshami Calvin won the title in that year.
A native of St Mary, Silvera has a passion for the environment. Her organization Footprints Jamaica, is geared towards the development and urbanization of rural communities while maintaining sustainability.
Miss Universe 2024 will be the 73rd Miss Universe pageant, to be held in Mexico for the first time since 2007. Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua will crown her successor at the end of the event.
In September 2023, during the Tanner Fletcher show at New York Fashion Week, Miss Universe 2022 R’Bonney Gabriel said that the Miss Universe Organization had made the decision to remove age restrictions for contestants over the age of 28, to be implemented from the 2024 pageant. Before this, the pageant had restricted participation to women between ages 18–28 on the year of the pageant, outside of special circumstances. Also, there will be no longer be a height and weight restriction.
