Miss Universe 2023 Sheynnis Palacios admits her skin color and height are two complexes she grew up with since childhood: How tall is the Queen of Nicaragua?

Sheynnis Palacios She has finally left behind the complexes that have followed her since childhood and is now making her way into a world full of new possibilities after being crowned the new Miss Universe 2023 in the pageant held in El Salvador.

Since the night of November 18, the Nicaraguan proudly wears the ribbon and crown that accredits her as the most beautiful woman, despite the fact that in the past she felt surrounded by certain insecurities, some of which are related to her dark skin and his height.

It was the color of her skin that at some point in her childhood made her feel the indifference of other girls. “There were a lot of girls at school who were lighter than me. Then I said: How come they don’t agree with me?”, he admitted in an interview with Telemundo after his victory, reports CNN.

“I love him now,” she proudly admitted as if it was her talisman to get into the top five of the rankings and where the last answer gave her the final push towards the crown.

How tall is Sheynnis Palacios, Miss Universe 2023?

Like many other beauty queens, Sheynnis Palacios did not escape the stereotypes imposed by society, especially in Nicaragua, where the lowest population in Latin America prevails, according to a study by Imperial College in London published by La Verdad de Nicaragua.

The results of the survey place women in this Central American country at an average height of 1.54 m. Undoubtedly, this is a much lower measurement than Palacios who reaches 1.80 m.

“In my country, it is not normal for me to measure 1.77 or 1.80 m, because that is considered quite high. So it was typical for them to say, ‘Oh, what’s the air like up there,'” he told Spanish-speaking Telemundo television.

The 23-year-old young woman with a degree in social communications admitted that insecurity followed her even when she began to notice terrible stretch marks on her skin, but she admitted that even imperfection “makes life beautiful”.

“I’ll admit that at one point, when stretch marks started to appear on my body, I was like no, I want to have perfect skin, but the skin is on the second plan,” commented the beauty queen on a topic she didn’t even shy away from. R’Bonney Gabriel.

Last May, her predecessor showed her imperfections on Instagram with the message “Hello universe! Hello cellulite!”, while he showed the so-called “orange peel” with crossed legs.

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