By Circles Robinson
HAVANA TIMES – I appreciate beauty from a person, animal, flora and fauna, the sky, art, etc., as much as the next person. The money-publicity-fluff event to elect a Miss from each country and then a Miss Universe has never been my personal cup of tea. Nonetheless, the outcome of last month’s Miss Universe contest held in San Salvador has taken on a new meaning for the winner’s home country, Nicaragua, and those who follow events there.
Sheynnis Palacios is no airhead, which often appears to be a requirement for such beauty contests. Besides getting a degree in communications at the recently confiscated Central American University (UCA) in Managua she showed her blue and white national colors back in 2018 during the nationwide civic rebellion against the Ortega-Murillo government.
When interviewed by CNN days after her victory, Sheynnis shied away from the political questions and concentrated on her path to victory and how happy she was to bring some joy to her fellow compatriots at home and abroad. She is proud of her humble origins and makes no secret of the fact that she financed part of her university studies