The 72nd edition of Miss Universe took place in San Salvador, El Salvador. Almost 90 delegates from all over the world have traveled to this Central American jewel to compete for the universal crown. For the first time in the history of the contest, the winner was Miss Nicaragua, 23-year-old Sheynnis Palacios. The Spanish representative, Athenea Pérez, achieved a well-deserved Top 10 among the finalists, something that had not been achieved since 2017.
Forty-eight years later, the most famous beauty pageant in the world has returned to El Salvador in celebration of a gala that has remembered the good times that the contest has experienced, with the stellar performance of John Legend. It is well known that for some years now, Miss Universe has been undergoing some (many) changes. Changes that had the objective of making the contest adapt to new times and new trends.
The rise of feminism and female empowerment has led the contest to try new formulas every year that satisfy and capture a large part of societythe latter being one of the most popular, the elimination of the age limit (previously 28 years) and the participation of married women with children.
For two weeks, delegates from all countries They have enjoyed a unique experience full of activities, discovering everything this country has to offer. Two weeks in which the organization can coexist with them and realize who can hold the title of Miss Universe for a year. A title that changes the course and the life of the person who takes it, becoming the brand ambassador, moving to New York to do so, and traveling around the world, attending different events.
Mental health visibility
Sheynnis, the new winner, is a model, communicator and champion of a topic as important and current as mental health. The Miss Universe pageant has given her the platform to give voice and visibility to her project. A project led by her podcast Understand Your Mind, where she normalizes that it is okay to not be okay.
And in the end Miss Universe, it’s about that. To be a platform for young women with dreams, who can start in this industry and also serve as an inspiration and voice for many others who see themselves reflected in them. The 72nd edition has been marked by diversity, with the participation of two transgender women and achieving for the first time in history, the classification (Miss Portugal), the participation for the first time of a married woman with a daughter, Miss Colombia, becoming among the 5 finalists and the premiere of Miss Pakistan, participating for the first time. time and also achieving classification in the Top 20.
A fair winner
After several years of changes, of echoing current trends in society and numerous types of formats, the gala we experienced last night reminded me of the golden times of Miss Universe. Spectacular, empowered women, with a message, fighting for their dream before the universe and becoming the winner of a country without weight, a candidate who has been one of the great favorites from the beginning and who has had nothing to do with political issues. , as many times happens in this type of contests. For the first time in a long time, I enjoyed a good show with a fair winnerwhich makes me regain my enthusiasm and enjoy it like I haven’t in a long time.
Prado sofa (Villarrobledo, 1995). She participated in Miss Universe in 2017 and placed in the top 10.
