The 72nd Miss Universe pageant is being hosted in El Salvador, with contestants from over 90 nations looking to win the coveted crown. This year's Miss Universe pageant carries additional significance as it embraces inclusivity and progress. Michelle Cohn from Guatemala and Maria Camila Avella Montañez from Colombia will be the first married mothers taking part in the pageant. Also, Netherlands' Rikkie Valerie Kolle and Portugal's Marina Machete will follow in the footsteps of Angela Ponce as trans women to participate in this year's competition. The event is being hosted by Maria Menounos alongside Olivia Culpo and Jeannie Mai. Sharda is a graduate of the Indira Gandhi National Open University in Delhi. The 23-year-old is from Chandigarh and moved to Mumbai with her mother at the age of 16.
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Miss Universe 2023 LIVE Updates: Miss Nicaragua wins Miss Universe
Nicaragua’s Sheynnis Palacios has been announced as the winner of the Miss Universe 2023 title in a grand event that was held at the Jose Adolfo Pineda Arena in San Salvador, El Salvador on November 19 (according to IST). She was crowned by Miss Universe 2022 - USA’s R'Bonney Gabriel – on stage as the crowd applauded the winner.
In the 72nd Miss Universe pageant this year, contestants from 84 countries and territories competed against each other. The pageant was hosted by American television personality Jeannie Mai and Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo, apart from American television presenter Maria Menounos.
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Miss Universe 2023 LIVE Updates: Miss Nicaragua wins Miss Universe
Nicaragua’s Sheynnis Palacios has been announced as the winner of the Miss Universe 2023 title. The event was held at the Jose Adolfo Pineda Arena in San Salvador, El Salvador.
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Miss Universe 2023 LIVE Updates: All of Me’ performed by John Legend
Soulful Serenade at Miss Universe 2023: John Legend Mesmerises with ‘All of Me’ Performance, Adding Emotional Elegance to the Spectacular Evening. The audience is captivated as the Grammy-winning artist graces the stage, enhancing the glamour of the competition. A musical highlight that leaves a lasting impression in the hearts of viewers worldwide.
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Miss Universe 2023 LIVE Updates: Miss Thailand honours Malala Yousafzai
Miss Thailand honours Malala Yousafzai at Miss Universe 2023 for her struggle and achievements.
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Miss Universe 2023 LIVE Updates: Top 3 contestants
Thailand, Australia and Nicaragua enter the top 3 list.
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Miss Universe 2023 LIVE Updates: Thailand, Columbia make it to top 5
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Miss Universe 2023 LIVE Updates: India and Pakistan drop out of Miss Universe 2023 as they do not make it to the finals
Following the swimsuit competition, the announcement for the Top 10 finalists have been made and Shweta Shard from India in a bold glitter swimsuit and Erica Robin from Pakistan in a burkini, did not qualify for the swimwear stage to proceed to the evening gown competition.
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Miss Universe 2023 LIVE Updates: Erica Robin from Pakistan opts for a no-show bikini look
Pakistani representative Erica Robin graced the swimsuit competition in a fully covered light pink loose gown instead of a typical bikini to honour her religion and country’s beliefs.
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Miss Universe 2023 LIVE Updates: India does not make it to the finals
Following the swimsuit competition, the announcement has been made for the top 10 finalists who will proceed to the evening gown competition. Unfortunately, Shweta Shard from India did not qualify for this stage.
Miss Universe 2023 LIVE Updates: Here's why Pakistan's Erica Robin is facing backlash
When asked to name one thing she wanted to do for her country, Erica had replied, “I would want to change this mindset that Pakistan is a backward country.”
While models, writers and journalists including journalist Mariana Babar congratulated Erica as "beauty and brains" on Twitter, Senator Mushtaq Ahmed of the Jamaat-e-Islami party called it “shameful” and caretaker Prime Minister Anwar ul-Haq Kakar ordered the country’s intelligence agency to investigate the organisers of the Miss Universe Pakistan pageant and how they were able to hold the competition seemingly in the country’s name without the government’s approval.
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Miss Universe 2023 LIVE Updates: Who are the transgender contestants competing in this year’s Miss Universe?
Rikkie Kollé of the Netherlands and Marina Machete of Portugal are the joint second transgender women to compete in the pageant, following Ángela Ponce of Spain in 2018.
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Miss Universe 2023 LIVE Updates: Who are the married women and/or mothers competing in this year’s Miss Universe?
Camila Avella of Colombia, Michelle Cohn of Guatemala, and Lorena Santen of Switzerland.
