A Mexican pageant challenges the standard of beauty in a competition that celebrates the beauty and talent of women from the lower-class neighborhoods of Veracruz.
According to the original plan, even the prizes were to be of a different kind — winners were to get their light, power and water bills paid. But sponsors stepped up among local businesses to provide cash prizes, and even a trip to Guadalajara and spa treatments to the winner.
Perla Sanchez gets ready for the semifinals of the first Miss Colonia pageant hosted by the Factoría nightclub in Veracruz, Mexico, on March 5, 2023. Organized largely over social media to coincide with International Women’s Day, which is Wednesday, the pageant is also a way to highlight the state’s deep problem withThe winners, Aguirre and Krishna Torres, impressed judges with the breadth of their talent. Krishna demonstrated zumba exercise routines and boxing, while Aguirre mixed classical ballet with reggaeton.
"We are in a new era," said Aguirre."It’s not like before, with all skinny women, all white. What is important is what you have inside you, the feelings, talent and charm." Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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