Miss Universe 2023 Sheynnis Palacios' family is growing. The beauty queen will become an older sister again and says she is very happy about it.
The 23-year-old Nicaraguan model recently revealed that her mother, Raquel Cornejo, is pregnant in an interview with New York's Fox 5.
“My mother lives in San Francisco (California) and I want to tell you something, my mother is pregnant and I am very happy about it. For me and her it is like a gift of life. “It is a new beginning, a new life in this country,” Sheynnis told US television.
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For Miss Universe, the fact that her mother was born in a country with “so many opportunities for a better life” like the United States is a source of joy for her and her younger brother Alexánder, who lives in Nicaragua. with his grandmother.
Sheynnis announced the news just days after visiting her family in San Francisco and celebrating Christmas with them. It was precisely in these days that the Nicaraguan met again with Cornejo, 43, whom she had not seen since winning the coveted Miss Universe crown.
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During the interview with Fox 5, Sheynnis also assured that she will return to Nicaragua to share the Miss Universe triumph with her compatriots.
Although she did not reveal how and when this will happen, she strongly emphasized that this is her intention.
“I want to share and celebrate this historic moment in Nicaragua with my people, so I am preparing to return to the country. I also want to share with my grandmother who lives there with my brother and I am very happy and can’t wait to be there,” he added.
Given her statements, the model was asked how she takes the fact that President Daniel Ortega is not “happy” with her because she took part in protests against him a few years ago.
However, Sheynnis refused to answer the question and said: “I am very happy to be here, to experience my journey as Miss Universe and this historic moment for my country because I am the first Nicaraguan woman to win Miss Universe , and the “It.” is the reason we are here, and I really appreciate the invitation.”
Sheynnis Palacios was crowned Miss Universe 2023 last Saturday, November 18, at the José Adolfo Pineda National Gymnasium in San Salvador, capital of El Salvador.