Mara Topic Miss Universe Ecuador 2024

Mara Topic (29) was crowned Miss Universe Ecuador 2024.

She defeated 25 other candidates earning the right to represent Ecuador in the upcoming Miss Universe pageant which will be held in Mexico. She was crowned by the reigning Miss Universe Sheynnis Palacios in a ceremony held at Parque Zoila Ugarte de Landívar in Machala, El Oro.

Topic is the sister of former Ecuadorian presidential candidate Jan Topic and in her first statements after being crowned, she said: “My goal is to win the title of Miss Universe for my country.”

Nadia Mejía, representing the Ecuadorean community in the United States is the first runner-up while Katherine Espín, who is Miss Earth 2016 and representing Cañar, is the second runner-up.