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UPDATE: Nicaraguan Sheynnis Palacios Cornejo crowned Miss Universe 2023

- VI was represented @ pageant by Ashellica A.L.S.S. Fahie
Nicaragua's Sheynnis Palacios Cornejo was crowned Miss Universe 2023 on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at the 72nd edition of the pageant, held this year at Adolfo Pineda National Gymnasium in San Salvador, El Salvador. Photo: Miss Universe/Facebook
The Virgin Islands was represented at the 2023 Miss Universe pageant by Miss BVI Ashellica A.L.S.S. Fahie. Photo: Miss Universe/Facebook
The Virgin Islands was represented at the 2023 Miss Universe pageant by Miss BVI Ashellica A.L.S.S. Fahie. Photo: Miss Universe/Facebook
Miss British Virgin Islands- Ashellica A.L.S.S. Fahie will tonight Saturday, November 18, 2023, take to the stage for the finals in the 72nd Miss Universe Competition that will conclude in San Salvador, El Salvador. Photo: Facebook/File
Miss British Virgin Islands- Ashellica A.L.S.S. Fahie will tonight Saturday, November 18, 2023, take to the stage for the finals in the 72nd Miss Universe Competition that will conclude in San Salvador, El Salvador. Photo: Facebook/File
The preliminary rounds, which included the swimsuit and evening gown portions, as well as The National Costume Show, have added to the excitement throughout the competition. Photo: Facebook
The preliminary rounds, which included the swimsuit and evening gown portions, as well as The National Costume Show, have added to the excitement throughout the competition. Photo: Facebook
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador- Nicaragua's Sheynnis Palacios Cornejo was crowned Miss Universe 2023 on Saturday, November 18, 2023, at the 72nd edition of the pageant, held this year at Adolfo Pineda National Gymnasium in San Salvador, El Salvador.

This is the first time a contestant from Nicaragua has won the contest, with Thailand's Anntonia Porsild and Australia's Moraya Wilson rounding out the top three.

Cornejo, 23, who said she considers humility and gratitude for little things as her main qualities, won among 84 contestants who participated during a week of competitions that included posing in swimsuits, evening gowns, and traditional dresses.

In her final answer to the judges, Cornejo emphasised the importance of equal pay regardless of gender so that women can "work in any area."

"There is no limit for women," she said.

The Virgin Islands was represented at the pageant by Miss BVI Ashellica A.L.S.S. Fahie.

The organisers of the gala announced that the next edition will be held in Mexico.

See previous article published November 18, 2023

Miss BVI Ashellica A.L.S.S. Fahie stuns in Miss Universe preliminary round

- as part of 84 queens competing for the Miss Universe 2023 crown

Miss British Virgin Islands- Ashellica A.L.S.S. Fahie will tonight Saturday, November 18, 2023, take to the stage for the finals in the 72nd Miss Universe Competition that will conclude in San Salvador, El Salvador. 

Along with 84 countries represented at this year’s competition, Ms Fahie is one of Eleven Caribbean participants competing for the crown of Miss Universe 2023. 

The preliminary rounds, which included the swimsuit and evening gown portions, as well as The National Costume Show, have added to the excitement throughout the competition.  

At tonight’s final’s Top 20 will be revealed at the finals, followed by the swimwear competition, top 10 announcement, evening gown, top 5 announcement, interview questions, top 3, final questions, and then the crowning moment.

Ms Fahie was crowned in the VI on August 20, 2023, at the Eileene L. Parsons Auditorium, H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) in Paraquita Bay.

Ms Fahie, a Legal Manager and Businesswoman, was given the judges’ nod ahead of Deyounce E. Lowenfield and Liliana O. Rhymer.

38 Responses to “UPDATE: Nicaraguan Sheynnis Palacios Cornejo crowned Miss Universe 2023”

  • jack (18/11/2023, 13:50) Like (18) Dislike (5) Reply
    Wishing our beautiful queen all the best!
  • sorry (18/11/2023, 14:11) Like (12) Dislike (17) Reply
    I wish her all the best. But we know, our girls never make it to the end. To much stiff competition. Look at the way Miss. India some of the most racist people look down at our girl shoes and turned up her face sneering and throwing side shade. At least our girl was very professional and smile. I hope Ms. India never make it to the finals or win.
    • @ sorry (18/11/2023, 17:51) Like (9) Dislike (11) Reply
      Were you there to know what was said? You and some others that plastered this nonsense on Facebook? All this speculation that Ms. India said something to Ms. BVI. Y’all talking but racist already. Everything is racism. Take your dutty dutty dutty mouth off from Ms. India. She will WIN. It is said that when you dig a grave, dig two. Be careful it might fall back in your very own Ms. BVI. Check the records, you will see how many times India won the crown.
      • @@sorry (18/11/2023, 21:32) Like (7) Dislike (8) Reply
        First of all it was on Tic Tock not Facebook Jack A. You must be one of those Pun Jips to get so damn defensive. STAY QUIET PUN JIP. NOW GO RUN AND SAY I AM RACIST PUN JIP.
      • And we all know (19/11/2023, 08:28) Like (6) Dislike (6) Reply
        India is one big slum. The streets is always filled with garbage. When the amazing race was filming in India, the contestants on the Amazing race was complaining about how dirty the place was.
        • tola (19/11/2023, 22:56) Like (13) Dislike (4) Reply
          Tola is a small slum. One little 2 x 4 island and you all can't keep it clean.
          • For Realz (20/11/2023, 10:04) Like (1) Dislike (1) Reply
            A tiny 2x4 Island, dirty, smelly, human and animal waste running in the streets, open burning dump in the year 2023, town looking like a cess pool, when your vehicles is not catching windshields slap or scratches from the overgrowth of bushes or going to tomp from from dodging potholes. And you all got the nerves to be inviting people to visit.
            • Citizen (21/11/2023, 09:08) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
              Why you still here? Oh I forgot this 2X4 dirty Island is what feeding your hungry A$$.
    • @sorry (19/11/2023, 06:47) Like (9) Dislike (1) Reply
      Let's hear from her what really happened there. Are you sure miss India bully her. When she comes back that should be the first question and then we should pass judgement.
  • Xxx (18/11/2023, 15:38) Like (16) Dislike (1) Reply
    A life lived to the full, as she looked nice on tv
  • lodger (18/11/2023, 15:52) Like (10) Dislike (2) Reply
    In these international shows it will be an uphill battle for our ladies to win
  • Hotmess (18/11/2023, 22:27) Like (15) Dislike (5) Reply
    @sorry. BVI to ghetto. She gone there in flip flop. All of the other ladies have in heals
    • @Hotmess (19/11/2023, 02:16) Like (16) Dislike (0) Reply
      Her handlers should have made sure she wore heels with her outfit even if her feet were hurting in the heels, that is the life of a beauty queen, smile and deal with it. Models strut the runway in shoes that is too small for their feet. The price of beauty is pain.
    • @Hotmess (19/11/2023, 15:29) Like (10) Dislike (1) Reply
      You sure got that skippy, the BVI is ghetto baddddddd and getting more ghetto er and Third World everyday. LOL, it had to take a visiting tourist a picture of him in a pothole in order for it to get fixed. WHAT A DAMN EMBARRASSING MOMENT.
      • hmm (20/11/2023, 09:42) Like (2) Dislike (1) Reply
        Not Ghetto, GHETTO ERRRRRR every minute of the day. Look what the BVI has come tooo.
  • Yep (19/11/2023, 02:06) Like (20) Dislike (10) Reply
    Flip flops, everyone else had on heels. I’ll say it again, the girls from the BVI is not ready for the International Stage. Stop sending the girls on the International Stage.
  • Hmm (19/11/2023, 06:45) Like (5) Dislike (6) Reply
    So tranny beats her. I think it might now be legal to do surgery and then enter the competition lol
  • please (19/11/2023, 07:54) Like (14) Dislike (8) Reply
    Stop sending these girls to compete on the International stage knowing they are not prepared to handle such. Girls from the BVI never get to the finals, stop humiliating them. You all need to start recognizing this. Do you all really think they are going to crown a contestant from the BVI Ms. Universe to represent their brand globally?
    • @Please (19/11/2023, 16:34) Like (3) Dislike (2) Reply
      The person who hit the dislike button is in complete denial.
    • Funny (19/11/2023, 17:55) Like (4) Dislike (0) Reply
      THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN 72YEARS OF MISS UNIVERSE THAT NICARAGUA WON!!!
  • Aha (19/11/2023, 08:15) Like (9) Dislike (6) Reply
    To the blogger that got highly upset when another person mentioned about the shade India threw towards the girl from the BVI in flip flops, HA HA INDIA FAILED!!! To capture the CROWN. HA HA PUN JIP. LOL. TAKE THAT AND GO MARINATE ON THAT AND CONTINUE TO EAT YOUR SPICY CURRY MANGO CHUTNEY.
  • cnn (19/11/2023, 13:58) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    She did her best
  • Those damn FLIP FLOPS (19/11/2023, 16:28) Like (8) Dislike (3) Reply
    Her outfit was nice, but those damn flip flops. Girl you are not walking around Tortola. You are on an International Stage setting. I would agree, the blame lies on her handlers. How they allow her to walk out on a stage in flip flops with all the photographers and news media around. No wonder they were looking at her. It is not her fault, It was the fault of her handlers. Stop embarrassing those girls like that. The only thing those girls benefit is a free Trip to somewhere they haven’t been.
  • Ms Be We Eye (19/11/2023, 20:41) Like (2) Dislike (4) Reply
    What place did we cum?
  • Free trips only (19/11/2023, 21:40) Like (11) Dislike (5) Reply
    They need to stop wasting sponsors and tax payers money just for a bunch of clowns and so called shoperones to make fools out of these inexperienced young ladies.
  • Sad (19/11/2023, 22:31) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
    Even Portugal and Netherlands have on heels lol
  • 6 ft tall (20/11/2023, 03:01) Like (0) Dislike (4) Reply
    That's the ave height of the top 3, we need to realized height matters. We have to try our best to find ladies 5' 8" and above..We have them a lot here tall, beautiful, intelligent, composed, sexy and talented, get them, pay them well and let us stand tall amongst the rest and be represented.
  • hmm (20/11/2023, 05:59) Like (3) Dislike (1) Reply
    Yo… miss India looks like a transformer.. I had to go see who was throwing shade and and I came to the conclusion that she can transform into a big back benz….????..
  • BVI, stop the fakery (20/11/2023, 08:20) Like (3) Dislike (2) Reply
    It is time to stop sending the young ladies on the International stage knowing they are not well prepared for the challenge . Why keeping sending them year after year and they can’t even make it to the top 25. Stop embarrassing them like that. Her chaperones/handlers should be TERMINATED for allowing the young lady to wear flip flops on stage.
  • Visitors/tourist (20/11/2023, 08:47) Like (2) Dislike (0) Reply
    While on Island, we will be taking pictures of the potholes and posting them so first time visitors can see what to expect and experience while visiting. Perhaps the BVI will be forced to address the potholes problems. Look at it this way locals, by us taking and posting pictures something will get done.
  • hypocrites (20/11/2023, 10:13) Like (9) Dislike (2) Reply
    Hey folks! The BVI is a third world country with lots of potholes. Please feel free to return to your homeland. You haters and hypocrites will not be missed. Some of you have the most awful things to say but you are the same people that are making the place a dump with the ghetto practices that you brought to the VI. Let’s not forget that the BVI’s population is more than 70% expat. This simply means that the nastiness that you refer to is largely of the making of haters like you.

    You all make the nastiness comments about the BVI then become enraged when a local states the obvious. Again, if you don’t like it in the BVI, feel free to go where you are from. You will not be missed.
  • Look a ting (20/11/2023, 16:50) Like (0) Dislike (0) Reply
    The BVI need to forget about Miss Universe all together. First of all what beauty with brains can represent the VI? I was si&$ with shame to see that piece sh$@ costume you all sent with Miss BVI. I don’t know about you all but did you all see those beautiful women? I know the BVI didn’t stand a chance. To the people in charge forget Miss Universe and find something better to do with the money you all spend. This wasn’t a clown show!!


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