MAXICO: Victoria Kjaer Theilvig was crowned Miss Universe on Saturday, the first Danish contestant to win the title.
The 21-year-old dancer, entrepreneur, and animal rights activist beat out more than 120 contestants at the 73rd edition of the pageant held in Mexico City.
First runner-up was Chidimma Adetshina, a law student representing Nigeria, followed by Maria Fernanda Beltran of Mexico, Suchata Chuangsri of Thailand, and Ileana Marquez of Venezuela.
Marquez, 28, previously made history as the first mother to be crowned Miss Venezuela.
After the 2023 pageant included married, plus-size, and transgender contestants, this year’s featured women over the age of 28 — a cutoff in previous pageants.
Among them was Beatrice Njoya of Malta, who became the oldest woman to reach the grand final at the age of 40.
Aditsina was previously a finalist at Miss South Africa before being forced to represent Nigeria due to her nationality.
This was the fifth time Mexico has hosted the pageant, which has been criticized for promoting outdated ideas of femininity.
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