This Saturday, November 18, the 72nd edition of the Miss Universe pageantfrom El Salvador. This year, 85 delegates competed to become the successor to American RBonney Gabriel.
The representatives of Thailand, Australia and Nicaragua became the three finalists of the contest. In this round they had to answer the question: If you could live a year as another woman, who would you choose and why?
Miss Thailand responded that activist Malala Yousafzai, while Miss Australia said that her mother, for her part, The representative of Nicaragua responded that Mary Wollstonecraft, writer, philosopher and women’s rights activist.
After your answers, Sheynnis Palacios, Miss Nicaragua, was chosen as the winner of Miss Universe 2023adding one more victory for Central America.
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Miss Universe: How many times has a Central American or Caribbean woman won?
This is the first time in history that Nicaragua wins an edition of Miss Universe and the second time that a representative from Central America takes the crown. In 2003, to Panama Justine Pasek She became the first woman from a Central American country to win the Miss Universe pageant.
On the other hand, In the history of Miss Universe, the Caribbean accumulates eight crownsof which five are from Puerto Rico, the third most successful country in Miss Universe, only behind the United States and Venezuela.
Marisol Contreras She was the first Puerto Rican woman to win the contest in 1970. Trinitarian Janelle Commissiongwill give him his second crown in the Caribbean in 1977. Additionally, she was the first black woman to be crowned Miss Universe in history.
The other Caribbean girls who have been crowned Miss Universe are: Deborah Ftima Carthy Deu (Puerto Rico), Dayanara Torres (Puerto Rico), Wendy Fitzwilliam (Trinidad and Tobago), Denise Quiones (Puerto Rico), Amelia Vega (Dominican Republic) and Zuleyka Rivera (Puerto Rico).
