Rachel Silvera is Miss Universe Jamaica 2024 and will represent Jamaica in the upcoming pageant in Mexico this September.
The 25-year-old pharmacy student and entrepreneur was crowned by Miss Universe Jamaica 2023, Dr. Jordanne Lauren Levy, and sashed by Miss Universe 2023, Sheynnis Palacios, during a ceremony at the AC Hotel Kingston on Monday morning.
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The first runner-up title went to Sara-Jade Kow, a 30-year-old real estate professional and entrepreneur, while Keri-Ann Greenwood, 23, representing Miss Universe Jamaica East, was named second runner-up.
Silvera, who was the first runner-up in the 2022 Miss Universe Jamaica competition, hails from St. Mary and is passionate about environmental issues. She founded Footprints Jamaica, an organization dedicated to developing and urbanizing rural communities while promoting sustainability.
The Miss Universe 2024 pageant, the 73rd edition, will be held in a North American country for the first time since 2007. Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua, who was a special guest at Sunday’s coronation, will crown her successor at the event’s conclusion.
