Miss Colombia Becomes Miss Universe Miami

Miss South American Vega, a relative pageant newcomer, has been topped Miss Universe, beating out 1st competition Miss USA Nia Ilich Ramirez Sanchez and contestants from quite eighty different countries at Sunday's pageant in Miami. Colombia, aforementioned she would wear the crown with "pride and excitement" as she detected the news that fans in South American nation had taken to the streets to celebrate. Although she was aloof from home, Vega aforementioned she still felt the support from native Latinos.

"It felt like home. I felt like i used to be in South American nation with my folks. I felt that support in each moment of the pageant," she said, sporting a sparkling silver robe with vertical stripes at a news conference when the competition. Real estate mogul and reality star Donald Trump, World Health Organization owns the pageant, aforementioned several foretold Vega would take the crown a couple of weeks past once contestants 1st arrived in Miami for the festivities within the running to host next year's pageant however noted China was additionally a powerful candidate.
Vega's win keeps the title within the hands of another Latina — regnant Miss Universe Gabriela Isler is from South American nation. Beauty pageants are business in Latin America, wherever women are plastered for the contests from a young age and wherever Vega aforementioned girls notice "a heap of pride" in representing their country.

Crowd favorite Miss South American nation Miguel’s Lynette Castellans was cut when the highest 10. She had tremendous support and pressure domestically and back home. The Miami community of Doral, that was host to the ladies throughout their keep, is additionally referred to as "Doralzuela" for its several Venezuelan residents. Pageants and performance run in Vega's family. Her grandparent and has granddaddy is known tenor Gaston Vega.

But the contests leading up to Miss Universe were eight youngsters. She additionally aforementioned they'd be her last, as she is raring to come back to her" After Iliac Ramirez Sanchez, the 24-year-old Miss USA from city, Nevada, the second competition was Miss Land Diana Harkusha. Miss Jamaica Kaki Fennell and Miss the Netherlands Jasmine Verheijen was additionally among the highest 5, rising from the sector of eighty eight contestants. Fennell stood out along with her short, peaky haircut and feisty temperament.
"I do not have long tresses like everybody else. I am simply representing myself, and that is what beauty pageants wear a red beaded formalwear to appear an exact means ... and that I want I represent that." As Miss Universe, Vega can receive associate unrevealed pay, a luxury lodging in the big apple, a wardrobe and mountain of beauty merchandise, and a annual scholarship from the the big apple Film Academy. "It is a dream come back faithful represents the lady of nowadays," Vega aforementioned earlier is stunning and an expert, intelligent, hard-working person."