Nicaraguan beauty crowned Miss Universe 2023

The 72nd Miss Universe finale ended at noon on November 19 (Vietnam time) with the convincing victory of Sheynnis Palacios from Nicaragua. The 23-year-old beauty was stunned when her name was announced as the newest owner of the universal crown. In the moment of announcing the winner, the beauty queen could not hide her emotions and happiness when receiving the prestigious crown from her "predecessor" R'Bonney Gabriel (USA). The contest ended with Sheynnis Palacios' first steps as the reigning Miss Universe. Palacios received applause and cheers from the audience and congratulations from the contestants.

The victory of the Nicaraguan beauty means that Anntonia Porsild (Thailand) won the first runner-up position. Previously, the second runner-up title was named candidate Moraya Wilson from Australia. Sheynnis Palacios's victory in the Miss Universe 2023 crown did not surprise the international beauty fan community. From the beginning of the contest, she was considered one of the strongest candidates in this year's race. After the semi-finals, prestigious websites in the international beauty pageant world such asMissosology, Global BeautiesEveryone predicts she will be crowned Miss Universe this year.

Sheynnis Palacios was born in 2000 and graduated with a degree in communications in her home country. She impressed with her healthy, fiery beauty and 1.8m height. Before "fighting" at Miss Universe 2023, this beauty represented Nicaragua at Miss World 2021 and entered the top 40 finalists. At this year's race, Sheynnis Palacios scored points for her outstanding beauty and performances that perfectly combined gentleness and elegance with strength and sharpness.

At the Miss Universe 2023 final, Sheynnis Palacios won over the judges and the audience with her confident, engaging performances and intelligent answers. In the final round, the Nicaraguan beauty was asked: "If you could live for a year as another woman, who would you choose and why?" She shared: "I would choose Mary Wollstonecraft because she narrowed the gap for so many women and opened up so many opportunities for women. I want to see the pay gap for women narrow so that they can work in any field they choose because there are no limits for women... It's 2023, we can make history too."

Miss Universe 2023 kicked off in early November in El Salvador, gathering beauties from 84 countries and territories around the world. This is also the first year the contest welcomed married and childbearing contestants to compete for the crown. This year's candidates went through many important rounds such as closed interviews, national costume performances, and semi-finals before advancing to the final round taking place on the morning of November 19 (Vietnam time).

Bui Quynh Hoa is the contestant representing Vietnam at the 72nd Miss Universe. She regretfully did not make it into the top 20. This result is not surprising because this year's contest gathered many formidable "warriors" and the beauty from Hanoi had a rather lackluster performance. Bui Quynh Hoa's failure marked the second consecutive year that Vietnam "went empty-handed" at this prestigious beauty arena.

After the successful Miss Universe 2023 season held in El Salvador, the organizers announced that the 73rd Miss Universe pageant will take place in Mexico.