Nicaraguan Shaynice Palacios is the only Miss Universe who did not return to her country to celebrate the crown for at least 20 years after her victory. Eight months have passed since Palacios' coronation He promised to return this weekend to celebrate with the Nicaraguans And they are “preparing to come to our beautiful country,” with no definite date.
The Nicaraguan's return created controversy because they did not provide a date, but the Miss Universe organization assured that Palacios was in exile and the Nicaraguan appeared later, denying this was the case. “I want to inform you that I am not deported, I want to inform all the media here that I am not deported, the doors of my country are open to celebrate with all Nicaraguans,” he said a few weeks ago. This weekend, Palacios promised, “We're getting ready to come.
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LA PRENSA reviews the past 20 years of the beauty pageant and its winners, until now Palacios is the only Miss Universe who has not returned to her country to celebrate her victory. Most of the winners since 2003 returned to their country during the first three months of their reign, where they were received by their country's officials and followers.
The only beauty queen who has taken more time to make an official visit to her country is Venezuela's Maria Gabriela Isler, who received the title in November 2013. Isler traveled to Venezuela a month after his coronation. . Her official visit was scheduled for February 20, however, it was canceled by the Miss Universe Organization due to the political situation in Venezuela. Venezuela spoke out and sent its condolences to the families who lost a loved one in the protests. Isler returned to his country and was able to celebrate in October 2014, 11 months after his coronation.
Will Shaneice Palacios return during his reign?
Sheinys Palacios' return to Nicaragua is in doubt for several reasons. On the day she won Miss Universe, Nicaraguans took to the streets to celebrate the crown, waving the national flag and chanting her name. This is an unprecedented event in a country where demonstrations are banned and police repression is heavy.
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After Palacios' victory, the dictatorship expelled Miss Nicaragua owner Karen Celeberty and her family. In addition, he censored a mural created by two artists of the Queen at Esteli. Kevin Laguna, known as Wink, and Oscar Barilla Blanton, known as Torch Mystico, served prison terms for this effort.
In May, Miss Universe owner Anne Jagrajutadib confirmed the Nicaraguan grandmother and brother's departure from Nicaragua, and that Daniel Ortega's regime had exiled the beauty queen for winning the pageant and vowed she would never return. The country is “indefinitely” for not bowing to the regime's arbitrary action.
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Return in three weeks
For the past 20 years, Simina Navarrete, who was crowned Miss Universe in 2010, has been the first returning beauty to Mexico. He won the crown in August of that year, and three weeks later he celebrated with the Mexican people.
Also, four beauty queens have returned to their country a month after winning the crown. They are: Natalie Klebova, from Canada, Miss Universe 2005; Ryo Mori, from Japan, Miss Universe 2007; Stefania Fernandez from Venezuela, Miss Universe 2009 and Pia Wurtzbach from the Philippines, Miss Universe 2015.
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In the case of Miss Universe 2012, Olivia Culpo, and Miss Universe 2022, R'Bonnie Gabrielle, they did not travel because the pageant was held in the United States, where both are based.
