Daniel Ortega’s regime censored a mural dedicated to Sheynnis Palacios, the first Nicaraguan to win Miss Universe. (EFE/Miguel Lemus)
He Nicaraguan regime prevented two local artists from Kevin Laguna Guevara And Oscar Danilo Parrilla Blandonartistically known as Vink art And Mystical torchthe creation of a mural in honor of Sheynnis Alondra Palacios Cornejo, Miss Universe 2023 and the first Nicaraguan to receive this title.
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The artists reported on Tik Tok that the project was suspended by the dictatorship of Daniel Ortegawho interpreted the mural as political message.
“The mural is canceled. People understood it as a political message.“wrote the artist known as Torch Místico, while Vink Art explained that they “could not continue with the mural.”
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Mystical torch He also posted a photo on his Instagram account with the mural, which features the face of the new Miss Universe, and said that they will not be able to complete it.
“That was it. “We had intentions to finish it, we kept our word, but the authorities didn’t allow us to continue,” said one of the local artists responsible for the painting.
“That was the end of the mural. We wanted to break up“We kept our word, but the authorities did not allow us to continue,” he said.
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The mural is located on private property in Estelí, 149 kilometers north of Managuawas covered with white paint.
The Nicaraguan dictatorship that celebrated triumph Sheynnis Alondra Palacios as Miss Universe 2023 and also stressed that “Nicaragua celebrates with its queen!”, but has not commented on this complaint that bans the painting of a mural of the beauty queen.
The young woman, 23 years old, originally comes from the community DiriambaProvince of Carazo (Pacific), and completed his studies in social communication at the Jesuit School Central American Universitya (UCA), from Managua, where she played volleyball, is the first Nicaraguan and Central American to win Miss Universewhose 2023 edition took place on Saturday evening in The saviour.
The mural, located on private property in Estelí, 149 kilometers north of Managua, was covered in white paint.
Born on May 30, 2000, before her coronation, Sheynnis Palacios worked as a presenter and presenter of the program “Understand your mind”, broadcast on Channel 11 of Nicaraguan television, which deals with various mental health issues based on his personal experience in which he learned to deal with fears.
She is the daughter of a single mother and, together with her mother’s family, sold buñuelos, a dessert made from cassava with quark or cheese and honey, to finance her studies.
Sheynnis Palacios holds a degree in social communication from the closed Jesuit University Centroamericana (UCA) in Managua. (European press)
When asked along with the other two finalists if she could live in the shoes of another woman for a year, who would it be and why?, Palacios mentioned the 18th century English writer and thinker: Mary Wollstonecraftis considered one of the pioneers of feminism.
Palacios, for whom humility and gratitude for the little things are the most important thing qualitiestriumphed among 84 participants who took part in preliminary competitions over a week in swimsuits, evening dresses and traditional costumes.
The representative of Nicaragua emphasized the importance of in the jury’s final question same salary so that women can “work in any field”.
“There is no limit for women” said.
He November 9thWhile the contestants were preparing for the competition, the company that owns the brand filed for bankruptcy miss universebelongs to a media mogul and transgender rights advocate Anne Jakapong Jakrajutatip.
(With information from EFE and AFP)