Miss Universe 2023: Nicaragua's Sheynnis Palacios bags the title | Watch

Sheynnis Alondra Palacios Cornejo from Nicaragua was crowned the Miss Universe 2023 by last year's winner R'Bonney Gabriel at the 72nd Miss Universe pageant at El Salvador on November 19.

Meanwhile, Thailand's Anntonia Porsild was declared the runner-up with Australia's Moraya Wilson claiming the second runner-up spot. See video:

The answer that won Sheynnis the Miss Universe title

The final question asked to Ms Nicaragua at the Miss Universe Pageant was "if you could live one year in another woman's shoes, who would you choose and why?", Sheynnis replied,"I would choose Mary Watson-Brad because she opened the gap and gave an opportunity to many women... And what I would do, I would want that gap, that income gap, would open up so that women could work in any area that they choose to work in because there are no limitations for women. That was 1750. Now, in 2023, we're making history."

Who is Sheynnis Alondra Palacios?

Sheynnis Alondra Palacios Cornejo is a Nicaraguan model. Before the Miss Universe title, the model was crowned with Miss Universe Nicaragua 2023 and was the first Nicaraguan woman to win Miss Universe. Moreover, Sheynnis Alondra was the fifth Nicaraguan to place in the semifinalist.

She was born in 2000 and studied at the Universidad Centroamericana and pursued a degree in mass communication. She also played volleyball for the university.

The model has previously been the winner of Miss Teen Nicaragua 2016, Teen Universe 2017, Miss World Nicaragua 2020, Miss World 2021, and Miss Nicaragua 2023.