Published by: Alessandria Erich Alaso
Date Published: November 22, 2023
Time Published: 08:19 AM
Sheynnis Palacio, a rising Latina beauty queen, brought home
the crown for the Miss Universe 2023, finally having the much-awaited
first-ever crown for her country, Nicaragua, on Sunday, November 19, at the
JosΓ© Adolfo Pineda Arena, El Salvador.
Out of all the 83 delegates from all over the world, Palacio
succeeded the Miss Universe 2022, Filipino-American R’Bonney Gabriel; she is
also the first who claimed title of the prestigious event among the Central
American countries.
In the nerve-wracking final question-and-answer portion of
the pageant, the Top 3 of Miss Universe, Thailand, Nicaragua, and Australia,
were asked the same question: Who is the woman they want to be in their shoes
for a year, and what would be their reason. Palacio answered Mary
Wollstonecraft, a British writer, philosopher, and a women's rights advocate
during the 18th century, because the writer gave an opportunity for women to
stand by their rights.
Miss Nicaragua also stated that she wants the income gap in
society to open up so women could work in any area they chose to work in, while
also believing that there are no limitations for women, highlighting that it is
the year 2023, a year of making history—which concluded her winning answer.
Meanwhile, Anntonia Porsild of Thailand was crowned as the
first runner-up of the competition. She was followed by Moraya Wilson of
Australia, who stood as the second runner-up for the pageant.
The other Miss Universe 2023 Top 5 were also formed by Karla
GuilfΓΊ from Puerto Rico and Camila Avella from Colombia, who made history as
she became the first mother and woman past the previous age limit to the
competition to land on the Top 5 of the competition.
Furthermore, the Philippines' candidate, Michelle Dee,
finished her journey in the Top 10 of the competition; this was highlighted by
her black evening gown in the final show of the pageant that was inspired by
the legendary tattoo artist from the Philippines, Apo Whang-Od, and that was
designed by Mark Bumgarner.
Furthermore, Miss Universe 2023 also listed down special
awards given to various candidates. Miss Congeniality was dedicated to Spain’s
bet, Athenea PΓ©rez, while the Spirit of Carnival Award was given to the
Philippines’ candidate, Michelle Dee, who also took other award such as Voice
for Change Silver Finalists and the Fan’s Vote Award.
Other notable Voice for Change Silver Finalists were also
given to Angola’s Ana Coimbra, Puerto Rico’s Karla GuilfΓΊ, Brazil’s Maria
Brechane, Chile’s Celeste Viel, Lebanon’s Maya Aboul Hosn, Singapore’s Priyanka
Annucia, South Africa’s Bryoni Govender, Ukraine’s Angelina Usanova and
Zimbawe’s Brooke Bruk-Jackson
REFERENCES:
[1] Purnell, K. (2023, November 19). Sheynnis Palacios of
Nicaragua wins Miss Universe 2023, first for her country. https://www.philstar.com/.../sheynnis-palacios-nicaragua...
[2] Purnell, K. (2023, November 19). Michelle Dee wins
Spirit of Carnival Award at Miss Universe 2023, other special awards. https://www.philstar.com/.../michelle-dee-wins-spirit....
[3] PAGEANT Circle. (2023, November 19). Miss Universe 2024
will be held in Mexico. https://www.pageantcircle.com/.../miss-universe-2024-will...
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