Until it was found out the winner was Miss United States —the most successful country in the pageant with 9 candidates— the last Miss Universe ceremony was marked by unusual moments.
For the first time, a trans woman, the Thai tycoon, stood on the stage as the owner of the event Anne Jakapong Jakrajutatipwho stressed in an applauded speech the importance of the “power of feminism, diversity, social inclusion and gender equality” for the contest.
His words resonated in an event that has lost popularity over the years, declining in media coverage and audience, amid the suspension of other internationally renowned catwalks such as Victoria´s Secrets.
The gala that took place last weekend at the convention center Ernest N. Morial in New Orleans postponed its realization for the World Cup Qatar. Just like every year, rumors arose about who were the favorites or firm candidates to take the crown. Y R’Bonney Gabrielbrand new winner representing Miss United States, was always one of them.
According to the expert in reigns and administrator of @missologycol william de la rosa, her “attitude, her body, her life story, her profession” always had her in the sights of the juries and experts. Gabriel, the daughter of a Filipino immigrant and an American mother, she is a fashion designer with an eco-friendly approach and has taken advantage of its worldwide recognition to spread its message of environmental care.
However, the fact that Anne Jakapong Jakrajutatip is also the owner of Miss USA has raised questions about whether or not she favored said candidacy. To this is added that IMGthe company that owns the pageant, is also the owner of the kingdom of the United States.
a change was expected
If the winner of Miss Universe had been Colombia or Venezuela, the new queen would already have a million followers on social networks, and not the little more than 500,000 that R’Bonney Gabriel has, believes William De la Rosa. This year “it was expected that the weight bands would not win the contest and that suddenly the winner would be from an unusual country”, he argues.
Regarding the inconvenience that the election of the North American candidate has generated in networks, De la Rosa believes that it is due to a “wound” due to the “illusion” of Latin Americans for the crown. “In the hotel of the candidates, people were shouting that a Latina win, it doesn’t matter which one, but that she wins one.”
That the sovereign of Colombia, Maria Fernanda Aristizabal, It was not among the five finalists, perhaps, according to the expert, “because the organization was looking for another prototype of beauty”, and he highlighted that among the five there were no blondes, and only two among the 16 finalists. “It did not depend on her, who did everything perfectly.”
After 71 editions, the contest seeks to implement changes to remain current. at the next appointment married candidates or with children will be accepted, something prohibited so far. It should be remembered that in 2018 she had a trans representative from Spain, a fact that caused a stir. De la Rosa believes that the depth of these changes will be seen in future editions, if mothers appear in the contest and expand their catwalk.
Finally, if there was justice or not, it remains in the perception of each follower of the contest, but for now it has not been possible to demonstrate any concrete favoritism.