Shocked pa rin daw hanggang ngayon si Miss Universe 2023 Sheynnis Palacios ng Nicaragua.
Hindi raw siya makapaniwalang tinalo niya ang 83 iba pang kandidata sa katatapos lamang sa 72nd Miss Universe.
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"Well, I feel so excited.
"I was shocked in that moment. I can't believe it, that moment.
"And when I saw all the girls and told me that, 'Believe it, believe it, you deserve it, you deserve it.' It was amazing. It was incredible.
"And then, I just only saw the Mexico, my roomie.
"When I saw her and told me I deserve it, I feel, like, grateful. Grateful is the bad word that I'm describing that moment.
"And then, when I walked into the conference, it was like, 'Oh, my God, there is a lot of people.'
"And that's here, because now I'm not only Sheynnis and Nicaragua. I'm now Miss Universe 2023. Oh, my God...
"I'm so excited and I'm so happy to start working and to be a legacy, to leave a legacy for all the young girls and the women around the world.
"I really enjoy to do photoshoot, to do interview.
"I feel great for this opportunity and grateful for the organization, for the judges to see something special in me, and for now to be a Miss Universe.”
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NICARAGUANS ARE CELEBRATING
Crowd favorite si Sheynnis sa mga unang araw pa lamang ng Miss Universe 2023 activities sa El Salvador.
Pero, hindi raw niya ito iniisip.
Aniya, "Not really. I just only enjoyed the experience to share with others, delegates, share the viewer experience in [El] Salvador.
"I don't feel like pressure, like responsibility to be at the top five in the Missology pageants.
"I just only feel happy for my country because there is a victory for us, for my people and Nicaragua.
"And it's like the Missology in the top five is only one more.
"But important is how you feel inside the competition, how you, how with the people inside the competition, how you compare it with the delegates.
"That is a real reason because you feel happy or warrior."
Alam daw ni Sheynnis na ang buong Nicaragua ay lumabas ng kanilang mga bahay at nagdiwang sa mga kalsada sa kanyang pagkapanalo.
Saad niya, “I know, in my country, all the people go to the street and celebrate that moment with a flag and toward the Los Pitos de los Carros.
"So celebrate this moment because it's history for my country. It give us happiness and hope, hope and give us a real victory.
"So it's... it's amazing for me.
"It's amazing and I feel so, so happy and to say thanks God, thanks organizations, thanks to the judges.
"It's really unbelievable."
Nang tinawag ang pangalan ng kanyang bansa noong dalawa na lamang sila ni Miss Thailand Anntonia Porsild na naglalaban sa korona, itinuro ni Sheynnis ang kanyang daliri sa itaas.
Gaano ba siya karelihiyoso?
Sagot ni Sheynnis, "I am a Christian person, Catholic person, and to me, right, is a way that I feel more comfortable.
"I feel that my energy is to be controlled to God and whatever would happen, God to know why it's happened and the reason because it's happening is for to know a new version about me and about that or the delegates and we compete in this edition to Miss Universe.
"So when I say thanks God, it's because this crown is not mine. It's for Him.
"It's for the other, the other delegates that I share with there and it's also to my country and my family."