Giving up crown isn’t easy: Miss Universe
September 11th, 2011 - 6:50 am ICT by IANSMiami, Sep 11 (IANS/EFE) The Miss Universe 2011 pageant in Brazil will be a bittersweet moment for Mexico’s Ximena Navarrete, who is getting ready to hand over the crown to her successor.
“Giving up the crown isn’t easy, because wearing it has been an honour and also symbolises a very special year in my life, but it’s also beautiful to give that chance to another girl,” the 24-year-old said.
“The crown lets you do many beautiful things, but it also teaches you a lot as a person and as a woman. Traveling, getting to know new cultures. All of that enriches you,” said Ximena.
She, however, did not speculate on who her successor might be.
The new Miss Mexico, 23-year-old Karin Ontiveros, said about Ximena: “I’ve been watching beauty pageants since I was little, and they didn’t seem real to me. When I saw Ximena win, I got so excited, because it was all suddenly real. To see that a compatriot was able to take the crown inspired me and decided me to enter the contest.”
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