Miss Lebanon 2024 crowned Nada Koussa as the winner at Beirut’s Seaside Arena on Saturday night. Hailing from Rahbe, Akkar, the 26-year-old brunette beauty holds a degree in clinical psychology from the University of Balamand. She was crowned in the 62nd edition of the pageant by Yasmina Zaytoun, who held the Miss Lebanon title for two consecutive years.

The competition consisted of an all-female jury including Mireille Hayek, Petra Khoury, Razane Jammal, Nour Arida, Diana Ghandour, Raya Abhirached, and Paola Pharoan. The new Miss Lebanon holds a five year experience working in the field of clinical psychology for various NGOs, psychiatric hospitals, and private practices.

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Nada, who has an innate passion for modelling and acting, is quite active on Instagram with 83K followers (at the time of publishing this article). The 26-year-old took to Instagram to share a photograph of her crowning ceremony online calling it, “The beginning of an incredible journey.”

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In a conversation with LBCI, Nada also branded her exprience in Miss Lebanon “very beautiful.” She hopes to live up to the responsibility that comes with the crown revealing her aim is to raise awareness about mental health while focusing on well-being of women. Nada shares she owes her success to the constant support of her family.