Miss Universe Victoria Kjaer Theilvig is facing backlash after appearing to use the N-word in a viral TikTok video.

Victoria Kjaer Theilvig faces backlash after lip-syncing racial slur from Jay-Z’s song in a viral TikTok video.

Some users discussed whether she began lip-syncing immediately after Jay-Z raps the N-word in the New York-themed track.

Victoria Kjaer Theilvig from Denmark is under fire for using the N-word in a viral video over a week after she was crowned Miss Universe 2024.

Victoria Kjær Theilvig, who won the Miss Universe pageant on Nov. 16, posted a video lip-syncing the lyrics of “Empire State of Mind” by Jay Z, which includes the N-word. She shot the video on top of the Empire State Building in New York. TikTok users subsequently called Theilvig out for lip-syncing the racial slur.

The newly crowned Miss Universe was hit with a wave of criticism after she posted a video online that appeared to show her lip-synching a racial slur included in a Jay-Z song over the weekend. Danish model Victoria Kjaer Theilvig sparked the controversy after mouthing lyrics to “Empire State of Mind” that include the n-word during the nearly 20-second TikTok clip filmed on top of the Empire State Building.