Entertainment Desk: Nicaraguan contestant Shanice Palacios won the crown of Miss Universe 2023. The 72nd edition of Miss Universe was held at Jose Adolfo Pineda Arena in San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador, on Sunday (November 19).
Shanice Palacios is the first Nicaraguan contestant to win Miss Universe. Miss Universe 2022 and Miss America R’Bonnie Gabriel were crowned the winners.
The second runner-up in the competition was Moraya Wilson of Australia, and the first runner-up was Antonia Porsild of Thailand.
Miss Universe 2023 crown winner Shanice Palacios, 23, graduated from Universidad Centroamericana with a degree in mass communication.
This year, at the 72nd Miss Universe pageant, contestants from 90 countries and regions competed against each other.
