Salvadorans are IN SHOCK
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Isabella García, chosen last night as Miss Universe El Salvador 2023
Today, I come to tell you everything that happened last night in the contest for the country's crown that will be the official host country of Miss Universe 2023: El Salvador. Was there a scam, fraud, or rigging? Keep reading, because you already know that I do not keep anything.
I will start at the beginning. Since the 14 official candidates were announced, the public decided that Fatima Cuellar was the best option to make the host country shine in the universal contest because the young woman had already participated in the Miss World 2018 competition, where she reached a privileged position in the top 15, that is, Fatima already had international experience and is fluent in English. The young woman also has a beautiful face and a great body, which causes envy.
Fatima Cuellar, first runner-up of Miss El Salvador 2023 and the great favorite of the Salvadoran people
The first runner-up of Miss El Salvador 2023 stood out at all times during the concentration of the competition, even though there were only two weeks of public exposure. Fatima shone with her smile, her good fashion sense, her naturalness, and her elegance.
The bouquet of misses did not have enough time to prepare, train, and polish details for the final selection night; another reason why people acclaimed Fatima, who was a finalist in Miss World 2018; people said that she was ready for an international contest like Miss Universe and that she only needed to prepare her suitcases.
Well, this is where I wonder, like millions of Salvadorans: But what happened? Why didn't the mega-favorite win? What did she do wrong? No, the mega favorite did nothing wrong; she had weaknesses like the rest of the candidates. Personally, it seems to me that she needed more stage control, including the catwalk, but I must emphasize that they all needed to improve the catwalk (but hey, I won't be so harsh with them; let's remember that they didn't have much time for the preparation required for this type of event).
Days before last night's final, several critics of beauty pageants expressed their concern, without evidence at that time. Today, it is a reality (because I am not going to cover the sun with a finger; I cannot) that the organization Miss Universe El Salvador is preparing the ground for the young Spanish-Salvadoran woman to be crowned. Some missiologists speculated that it was because Isabella is quite wealthy and influential. The famous Salvita, a missiologist originally from El Salvador, was one of those who published yesterday on his Facebook, while the evening dress parade was taking place, "Somebody tells me that she doesn't look spectacular; I'm with you, Fatima Cuellar (quoting Fatima's Instagram account). We are against all odds, but I'm with you. "Let whatever happen," and he accompanied the message with a photo of Fatima in an evening dress. What do you think? And there is still more: the missiologist of Spanish origin, Juanma Castillo, made a premonitory video (3 days before the final) warning that there would be an arrangement and that they would not crown the favorite of the public but Isabella. At the end of the coronation, the reactions, regrets, and feelings of disappointment on the part of Salvadorans towards the organizers of the contest did not wait. Honestly, it was a shower of discontented comments that flooded the official profiles of the pageant, to such an extent that the Miss Universe El Salvador organization decided to restrict access to comments on Instagram to calm down a bit those who were enraged by the results. However, on Facebook, so far, you can read thousands of comments denoting disappointment and annoyance from fans, some of which I was able to collect: "You are happy; the whole of El Salvador is angry," expressed Tomás Hernández. "We are not happy; there is a lot of sadness; there will be no Miss Universe crown for us," wrote Peter Table. And with comments like these, the social networks of El Salvador are flooded.Yes, I also saw Fatima as the absolute winner. I'm not going to lie to you; I saw her with more charm, more personality, and more confidence than Isabela. Isabela seemed to me to be one of the best five from the beginning to the end of the competition, and I loved the sweetness that she transmits. Nor can I ignore her face of surprise when she was announced as the absolute winner of the night; she seemed to me a humble girl and capable of working hard to improve and polish what she needs (catwalk, stage control, and control of her nerves).
It does not seem prudent or logical to me that some people attack the recently elected Miss El Salvador 2023 because, frankly, there is an organization and a jury that are supposed to be the ones who choose to find the most suitable person to do the job. Isabela seems to me to be a young woman capable of giving joy and pride to her country, but she was not the ideal one, the most complete, and from that point of view, I understand those who feel that there was a fraud. I see her as pretty, and she has a very nice, well-proportioned, and stylized body. She has a great body and has good oratory too. Only time will tell us what is in store for her. The good thing is that we won't have to wait very long to find out how she will fare on the Miss Universe 2023 stage because there are only two and a half (2 ½) months left until the biggest night in beauty pageants.
Isabella García, chosen last night as Miss Universe El Salvador 2023
There is much more to read about Miss El Salvador 2023; I recommend reading The Best and The Worst of the Most Glamorous Night in El Salvador.