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The Miss Universe Organization introduced on Wednesday, September 13 its new initiative, the Voice for Change video contest for the upcoming Miss Universe 2023 pageant. According to the official announcement, "Each delegate will be invited to submit a video entry speaking about a cause important to them, and three winners will be selected to receive $12,000 each for a cause of their choice!" Highlighting the advocacies of the incoming contestants reinforces MUO's commitment to being a force for good and sparking change which is at the very heart of the organization. Schedule and information on how to watch and vote on the videos, powered by renowned jeweler Mouawad and CI Talks, have yet to be announced. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss Universe (@missuniverse) Photos: Hello Universe, Miss Universe / Instagram RELATED POST: Miss Universe Organization eliminates all age limits

Andrea Aguilar has been officially crowned Miss World El Salvador 2023 in a special coronation ceremony held earlier this week at Hotel Barceló in San Salvador. The 20-year-old business management student will now prepare to represent El Salvador at the 71st Miss World (Miss World 2023) to be held in Mumbai, India this December. Her predecessor for the national title Nicole Alvarez has now been designated as Miss Intercontinental El Salvador 2023 and will compete in Miss Intercontinental 2023 in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt also later this year. Daniela Guevara, who represented Usulután at the recently held Miss El Salvador 2023 (Miss Universe El Salvador 2023), was named Reina Hispanoamericana El Salvador 2023 and will now proceed to participate in Reina Hispanoamericana 2023 in Bolivia next January. No stranger to pageantry, the new Miss World El Salvador was last year's Miss Intercontinental El Salvador who went on to compete in Miss Intercontinental 2022 where she bagged the Miss Pho

Fátima Calderón was crowned Miss Grand El Salvador 2023 in a national competition held on July 29 at the FEPADE auditorium in San Salvador. The 24-year-old international relations graduate representing La Libertad bested 13 other competitors to win the national title. She succeeds Noor Mohamed and will now prepare to represent El Salvador at Miss Grand International 2023 in Vietnam this October. Alexia Pacheco of Santa Ana and Naomy Montiel of San Miguel were named the first and second runners-up, respectively. "You deserve everything great that makes you grow, God wouldn't have given you the ability to dream without also giving you the ability to turn your dreams into reality," shared Fátima following her victory. Meet the new Miss Grand El Salvador: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Fátima Calderón (@fatimacalderon9) Photos: Iconografia Productions / CNB Ecuador

Isabella García-Manzo bested 13 other beauties to be crowned Miss El Salvador 2023 (Miss Universe El Salvador 2023) on Sunday, July 30 at the Teatro Nacional de San Salvador (National Theater of San Salvador). The 20-year-old business administration student in hospitality representing the department of San Salvador succeeds Alejandra Guajardo and will now prepare to represent El Salvador at Miss Universe 2023 in the country this November. Heavy favorite Fátima Cuellar of Cuscatlán finished as first runner-up and Mariana Quintanilla of La Libertad was proclaimed the second runner-up. Valeria Maldonado of Morazán and Daniela Guevara of Usulután rounded out the Top 5 finalists. Daniela Ramos of Ahuachapán, Tiffany Catota of La Paz, Ana Moctezuma of La Unión, Elizabeth Cáder of Santa Ana, and Paola Vicuña of Sonsonate were the rest of the Top 10 semifinalists. El Salvador is set to welcome over 90 expected competitors from around the world for the second Miss Universe competition to take p

It's official, the Miss Universe Organization announced on Thursday, July 27 that Miss Universe 2023 will be held on November 18 in El Salvador. The 72nd Miss Universe competition was first revealed to be hosted in the Central American country during the Miss Universe 2022 final in New Orleans last January. This year's pageant will be the second edition to be hosted in El Salvador. The first time was in 1975 with Anne Marie Pohtamo of Finland emerged as the winner. Around 90 competitors are expected to take part with Pakistan's debut and several countries expected to return such as Bangladesh, Denmark, Egypt, Guyana, Hungary, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Mongolia, New Zealand, and Zimbabwe. Reigning Miss Universe R'Bonney Gabriel of the USA will relinquish her crown at the culmination of the upcoming prestigious event. Further details such as schedule of events, host hotel and final venue have yet to be disclosed by MUO. Stay tuned for more information on the official M

Fourteen contestants representing different departments of El Salvador were officially announced to compete for Miss El Salvador 2023 (Miss Universe El Salvador 2023). View this post on Instagram A post shared by Miss El Salvador (@misselsalvadorofficial) The winner of the national final on Sunday, July 30 will represent El Salvador at the 72nd Miss Universe (Miss Universe 2023) pageant to be held in the country later this year. Who will succeed Alejandra Guajardo for the national title? Meet the contestants: AHUACHAPÁN - Daniela Ramos CABAÑAS - Katherinne Salguero CHALATENANGO - Frine Santamaría CUSCATLÁN - Fátima Cuellar LA LIBERTAD - Mariana Quintanilla LA PAZ - Tiffany Catota LA UNIÓN - Ana Moctezuma MORAZÁN - Valeria Maldonado SAN MIGUEL - Marielos Recinos SAN VICENTE - Adriana Escalante SAN SALVADOR - Isabella García-Manzo SANTA ANA - Elizabeth Cáder SONSONATE - Paola Vicuña USULATÁN - Daniela Guevara Photos: Miss El Salvador

Former Miss World contestant Fátima Cuéllar aims for Miss Universe, joins Miss El Salvador 2023 Miss World El Salvador 2017 Fátima Cuéllar has been confirmed to participate in the Miss El Salvador 2023 (Miss Universe El Salvador 2023) national pageant. The 25-year-old professional model and influencer from San Salvador represented her country at Miss World 2017 in Sanya, China where out of over 100 competitors she finished in the Top 15 — a historic first placement for El Salvador. Applications for Miss El Salvador 2023 were officially opened last month but details for the final competition have yet to be announced. The winner will compete in Miss Universe 2023 to be hosted in the country later this year. The reigning Miss Universe El Salvador, Alejandra Guajardo, took part in the 71st Miss Universe pageant in New Orleans last January. Unfortunately, she did not make it to the Top 16. El Salvador, which was announced as the host country of the 72nd Miss Universe edition earlier thi

Former Miss Grand El Salvador, Luciana Martínez, was officially crowned Miss Supranational El Salvador 2023 on Saturday, April 1 at Fepade Auditorium. Her coronation ceremony took place during the Miss Teen El Salvador 2023 pageant, which was won by Grace Mancia of Santa Tecla. The event was organized by Francisco Cortez (CNB El Salvador). Luciana succeeded last year's titleholder Jennifer Figueroa and will now prepare to represent El Salvador at Miss Supranational 2023 in Poland this July. No stranger to pageantry, the 23-year-old TV host (for Fanáticos 21) held the title Reina de El Salvador 2020 before getting appointed as Miss Grand El Salvador. She went on to participate in Miss Grand International 2020 in Bangkok, Thailand, and achieved a historic Top 20 placement — a first for her country. In January last year, she joined Reinado Internacional del Café 2022 pageant in Colombia where she finished as second runner-up and bagged the Mejor Cabello (Best Hair) award. Meet the new

It's confirmed, the 72nd Miss Universe edition (Miss Universe 2023) will be held later this year in the Land of Volcanoes, El Salvador. The announcement was made by the country's President Nayib Bukele during the 71st Miss Universe final competition in New Orleans. "El Salvador is a country that is full of beauty. We have the best surfing beaches in the world, magnificent volcanoes, exquisite coffee and we have now become the safest country in Latin America," the President stated in a recorded video. "I would like to thank the Miss Universe Organization for joining us in this historic process. El Salvador is changing and we want you to come and see it for yourselves." El Salvador, officially the Republic of El Salvador, is a country in Central America bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south by the Pacific Ocean. Its capital and largest city is San Salvador. It will be the country's second time hosting the pr

Alejandra Guajardo was crowned Miss Universe El Salvador 2022 during the Reinado de El Salvador 2022 final competition held last August 13 in Santa Tecla. The 26-year-old, who represented the department of Cabañas, was born in the state of Quintana Roo, in the city of Cancún, Mexico to a Mexican mother and Salvadoran father. She will now prepare to represent El Salvador at Miss Universe 2022, possibly later this year. Miss Intercontinental El Salvador 2022 Andrea Aguilar and Reina Hispanoamericana El Salvador 2022 Eugenia Ávalos were also named during the event. They will go to this year's Miss Intercontinetal in Egypt and Reina Hispanoamericana in Bolivia. Debbie Morán, representative of Morazán, was awarded the title of Miss Turismo y Cultura El Salvador 2022. A total of 14 contestants took part in this year's Reinado de El Salvador which was held at Fepade Auditorium. Miss Universe Guatemala 2022 Ivana Batchelor attended the glittering event. The new Miss Universe El Salvado

Alejandra Gavidia was crowned Miss Universe El Salvador 2021 during the Reinado de El Salvador 2021 competition held on Thursday, July 29 in San Salvador. The 25-year-old beauty bested six other finalists to succeed last year's titleholder, Vanessa Velásquez. She holds a bachelor’s degree in public administration and government and a master’s degree in image consulting and political consulting. Alejandra will represent her country at the 70th Miss Universe pageant to be held in Eilat, Israel later year. El Salvador has yet to win its first Miss Universe. Its highest placement was first runner-up in 1955 courtesy of Maribel Arrieta. Photo: Reinado De El Salvador / Facebook