The big evening to elect the new Miss Universe took place last night in Mexico.
Miss Denmark, Victoria Kjær Theilvig, 21, won the international Miss Universe competition. The 73rd edition of Miss Universe took place this Saturday, November 16 in Mexico.
This is the first time that Denmark has won this competition. The aspiring lawyer received the coveted tiara from the previous winner, Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua. She was chosen as the winner among 127 candidates. Kenza Ameloot represented Belgium.
This 73rd edition was marked by the presence for the first time of candidates with children. There were ten of them, including Beatrice Njoya from Malta, aged 40 and mother of three children. In 2023, the competition included married women, plus-size women and two transgender women.
Among the public favorites of this 73rd edition, a 28-year-old Venezuelan Ileana Márquez, is the mother of a daughter. This educator, model and television presenter came 5th. Among the 12 semi-finalists, Jennifer Colón, from Puerto Rico, is 36 years old and has three children. Also among them was Logina Salah, a 34-year-old single mother Egyptian model who suffers from vitiligo, an autoimmune disease.
In 2023 the competition was won by Nicaraguan Sheynnis Palacios, who has since unwillingly become the symbol of opposition to President Daniel Ortega, who saw hope in her global exposure.
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