Miss Universe: an annual international beauty pageant.

Tiaras are all the rage in today’s media. If it’s not a discussion about the royal wedding, somewhere you’re seeing little kids and tiaras in someone’s living room or another pageant mom getting her daughter ready for an upcoming event. So much effort is invested, everything leading up to that night when a blushing beauty feels as special as a princess and crowned “Miss Universe.”

Before becoming another addition to Donald Trump’s portfolio, Miss Universe, now known as the “Miss Universe Organization,” was a pageant started by a clothing company in California in 1952. As a consequence of our beloved TLC, pageants have been wrongly recognized as American. Beauty pageants, in fact, originated in the UK, where the first documented festival, the “May Queen Festival” in 1881, named a lucky girl as the most “cute and lovable” of all. The popularity of these pageants increased and spread to Western cultures until the tragic death of children’s beauty pageant contestant JonBenét Ramsey in 1996.

Aside from the revered status of being labeled “Miss Universe” (which I’m sure, at the very least, men would volunteer to cover their bill), this is a position bestowed on a smart, educated, and cultured young woman. between the ages of 18-27 who “cannot be married or pregnant. They must never have been married, have not had an annulled marriage, or have given birth or had children. Holders must also remain single throughout their lives . reign. “*

Upon being chosen Miss Universe, the privileged winner signs a one-year contract with the Miss Universe Organization to travel and educate the world about peace, AIDS public awareness, and disease control. Thanks to Donald Trump, the winner receives one year of accommodation in a Trump Tower in New York. After all the glitz and glamor has been said and done, Miss Universe must come down from her mighty throne and integrate back into the real world. So the question that is on many of their minds: “Where is she now?” Let’s take a look at the lives of a handful of these blushing beauties today.

In 1960, 18-year-old Linda Bement from the United States was crowned Miss Universe. He married two years later and had two children. After a seven-year marriage to a thoroughbred jockey husband of the United States Racing Hall of Fame, she separated. Today, at 69, she lives a private life away from the media and who could blame her?

The winner of the 1970 pageant, Marisol Malaret from Puerto Rico, has always been a public figure adored by the people of Puerto Rico. He became a popular radio personality and later went on to host a TV show called Gala Late Night Ball (translation). Marisol went on to edit a women’s magazine called Imagen and later created her own magazine called Caras. She is currently associated with a high-end fashion boutique called “La Femme” and recently collaborated with her daughter at a European home decor store called “At Home.”

The 1980 crown was awarded in Seoul, South Korea, to Shawn Weatherly, 20, of the United States. Attends school majoring in nursing; however, his vocation was show business. She played several small roles in various movies and sitcoms (The Dukes of Hazzard), but had great success as Jill Riely on the popular series Baywatch where, unfortunately, her character was bitten by a shark attack. He later starred in Police Academy 3: Back in Training and in an episode of Cold Case. She now resides in Newport Beach, California, with her husband and two children.

Mona Grudt of Norway, crowned Miss Universe in 1990, has appeared in everything from David Lettermen, to various global press conferences, to an episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Most of her energy is now invested in the fashion and bridal industries. She is currently the editor of Ditt Bryllup, a Norwegian bridal magazine, frequently hosting fashion shows and weddings in Scandinavian countries. She is a spokesperson for Garnier. In 2011, she hosted Norway’s Next Top Model and was one of the winning contestants on Dancing With The Stars in Norway. She is married to an American and the mother of two children.

Lara Dutta, from India, was crowned Miss Universe Cyprus in 2000. Her dream of becoming a director changed a bit when she became involved in the Bollywood film industry as an actress, playing roles in more than 31 films. (Note that the Bollywood film industry produces movies much faster than Hollywood.) In 2010, Housefull (where Lara played a lead role) became the fourth biggest hit of the year in India and produced gross revenue of Rs 955 million, almost C $ 20 million. In 2010, she married an Indian tennis player and in August 2011, they announced that she was pregnant with their first child! Congratulations Lara.

The 2010 Crown was awarded to Mexican model Ximena Navarrete in Las Vegas. Soon enough, she became the official face of L’Oréal Paris and Old Navy. Although her reign as Miss Universe is coming to an end soon, her future looks bright if she follows in the footsteps of former pageant winners.

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