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Miss Universe 2023: Nicaragua's Sheynnis Palacios wins the crown; see winning answer

Updated on: 19 November,2023 11:21 AM IST  |  Mumbai
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Miss Universe 2023: Nicaragua's Sheynnis Palacios won the crown with Miss Thailand and Miss Australia taking second and third spot. India's Shweta Sharda missed the spot in Top 10

Miss Universe 2023: Nicaragua's Sheynnis Palacios wins the crown; see winning answer

Miss Universe 2023

Key Highlights

  1. Miss Universe 2023 is Nicaragua`s Sheynnis Palacios
  2. India`s Shweta Sharda was eliminated after the semi-final round
  3. Australia was the second runner-up while Thailand was first runner up

Nicaragua's Sheynnis Palacios has been crowned the Miss Universe 2023. The grand event was held at the Jose Adolfo Pineda Arena in San Salvador, El Salvador. As is customary, Palacios was crowned by Miss Universe 2022- USA's R'Bonney Gabriel. Sheynnis Palacios also became the first woman from her country to win the prestigious title, 


The official handle of Miss Universe shared the final moment before the announcement of the winner on social media. Shenny


For her final question round, Shennynis was asked "If you could live in another woman's shoes for a year, who would you choose and why? 


"I would choose Mary Wollstonecraft because she opened the income gap and gave opportunities to many women. What I would do, I would want that income gap to open so that women could work in any area they would choose to work as there are no limitations for women. That is 1750 and now in 2023 we are making history," she answered in the final round of the pageant. 

Australia’s Moraya Wilson was the second runner-up while Thailand’s Anntonia Porsild was crowned first runner-up at the beauty pageant.

As for India, the country was represented by Chandigarh-born Shweta Sharda. She made it to the top 20 finalists. This year, Pakistan also debuted at the Miss Universe for the first time.

Shweta won the Miss Diva Universe 2023 crown in August. "A tremendous sense of satisfaction and excitement comes from winning the Miss Diva India pageant. I've been dreaming about this moment for so long, and seeing it come true is simply beyond words. I am incredibly grateful and eager for the journey that lies ahead, and I'm looking forward to making my nation and my family proud by bringing the Miss Universe Crown back to India," she had told the media after winning Miss Diva Universe.She has been featured in several dance shows including 'DID', 'Dance Deewane' and ' Jhalak Dikhlaja'.Three Indian beauties won the Miss Universe crown, with Sushmita Sen bagging the title in 1994, Lara Dutta in 2000 and Harnaz Sandhu in 2022.

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