Last month 23-year-old Sheynnis Palacios won the Miss Universe competition becoming the first ever Nicaraguan contestant to win the crown.
One week ago👑🇳🇮@MissUniverse #72MISSUNIVERSE pic.twitter.com/LjQJ5GCrRS
— Sheynnis Palacios Cornejo (@sheynnis) November 26, 2023
Nicaraguans were really excited about this. A sociologist described the moment and how it became a spontaneous outburst of freedom for many people.
“It came as a surprise, and triggered spontaneous expressions of delight in the country,” said Elvira Cuadra, a Nicaraguan sociologist who lives in exile in Costa Rica.
“Since 2018, Nicaragua has lived in a police state,” said Cuadra. “Lately they haven’t even allowed religious gatherings. But when Sheynnis won, people took to the streets with their national flags, singing the national anthem.”
The tweet below reads: “After many years,…
