BEIRUT: The Beirut Waterfront hosted a showcase of glittering Lebanese talent on Saturday night as 26-year-old Nada Koussa was crowned Miss Lebanon 2024, amid a heightened national and regional political environment. Miss Lebanon 2022 and Miss World first runner-up Yasmina Zaytoun passed the title and the tiara on to her successor Koussa, who beat out fellow contestants Sarah Leen Bou Jaoude, who finished as first runner-up; Gael Balian, who was named second runner up; and Melissa Kozah and Sibelle Bou Chaaya came in fourth and fifth place, respectively.