![]() Former President Donald Trump co-owned the Miss Universe pageant for almost 20 years, but was forced to sell it in 2015 following his comments regarding Mexican immigrants. The significance of Jakrajutatip’s leadership is monumental for the pageant because it contrasts the previous owners of the organization that didn’t align with the message that the Miss Universe organization had been trying to portray. This is the first time that a non-American and transgender woman has owned the Miss Universe organization. 2023 marks the year of a new Miss Universe organization under the leadership of Anne Jakrajutatip, who is a Thai business woman. My only insight into the 2023 Miss Universe pageant itself was the clips on YouTube of contestants answering questions, sometimes with intelligence and grace, but the pageant answers that seemed to garner the most clicks on YouTube were the more bizarre ones.ĭespite all the wrongs this organization has represented throughout the years, some immense milestones were reached this year. When asked what is one thing she wished she could change about the Miss Universe pageant, 2023 pageant winner R’Bonney Gabriel said that she hopes the age to compete is raised to over 28 years old, therefore, closing the mere 10-year window in which women are eligible to compete.įor a while, I felt on the fence about the pageant world, acknowledging that it was not one I wanted to participate in, however, I didn’t have too much of a problem with it. Women who were engaged, married, had children or were over the age of 28 years old were not allowed to compete, creating the notion that the “ideal” Miss Universe was a young, single woman.Įven the contestants are aware of the blasphemy of some of the rules. First off, up until this year, the Miss Universe pageant upheld unrealistic standards for contestants, leaving a small window for a certain type of woman to compete. To me, it seems more materialistic than philanthropic.įor an alleged display of “female unity,” this pageant has fallen short in so many categories. ![]() ![]() While a woman is crowned queen at the end of the pageant, the weight of the crown is not equivalent to recognition for the work that comes afterwards. We need to be reminded that this is not a monarchy, this is a pageant. The Miss Universe brand takes over a woman’s identity and life. But, why is this the case in the first place? It’s not the organization’s fault that the glitz and the glamor of the pageant itself almost always overshadow the beneficial work of the winner that follows the pageant. ![]() However, after the lights dim, cameras turn off and gowns are hung up, the organization seems to hibernate until the stage curtains open the following year.Īlthough many past winners have gone on to support important initiatives, the competition seems to overshadow the philanthropic work that is the sole purpose of winning the title. The pageant’s owners describe their goal as showcasing female empowerment and unity internationally, with a leading lady that would take over responsibilities, to solve some of the most pressing issues our world is facing today. Since 1952, the Miss Universe pageant has shone a spotlight on women from across the world who embody the values of the Miss Universe organization.
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