Sheynnis Palacios facts for kids
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Sheynnis Palacios
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Sheynnis Alondra Palacios Cornejo
30 May 2000 Managua, Nicaragua
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| Alma mater | Central American University |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
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Sheynnis Alondra Palacios Cornejo was born on May 30, 2000. She is a famous model from Nicaragua. Sheynnis won the title of Miss Universe 2023. This made her the first person from Nicaragua to ever win Miss Universe! Before this, she also won Miss Nicaragua 2023. Sheynnis also competed in Miss World 2021. There, she was among the top 40 contestants.
Early Life and Education
Sheynnis Alondra Palacios Cornejo was born in Managua, Nicaragua. Her birthday is May 30, 2000. She grew up in a town called Diriamba. Sheynnis went to school at La Salle Managua Pedagogical Institute. While at school, she won the Miss Lasallista beauty pageant. This first win sparked her interest in beauty pageants.
After high school, Sheynnis went to the Central American University. She studied mass communication, which is about how people share information. This includes things like news, TV, and social media. She graduated in 2022. While in college, Sheynnis played volleyball for her school's team.
To help pay for her studies, Sheynnis made and sold buñuelos. These are tasty fried dough balls. She made them with her mom and grandma. Sometimes, other kids at school made fun of her for this. When she was younger, Sheynnis also had problems with feeling very worried or scared, which are called anxiety attacks. This experience later made her want to help others. She decided to make mental health awareness her main goal in pageants.
Before becoming Miss Universe, Sheynnis worked as a model. She was also a TV presenter and a journalist in Nicaragua. She had a show called Entiende tu mente (Understand Your Mind). On this show, she talked about important topics related to mental health.
Pageantry Journey
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Sheynnis started her pageant journey in 2016. She won Miss Teen Nicaragua 2016. After that, she represented Nicaragua at Teen Universe 2017. She finished in the top six at that competition.
Sheynnis took a break from pageants for a while. She returned to compete in Miss World Nicaragua 2020. She won this title too! As Miss World Nicaragua, she went on to represent her country at Miss World 2021.
The Miss World 2021 event was supposed to happen in December 2021. But many people involved got sick with COVID-19. So, the final show was moved to March 2022. Only the top 40 contestants were invited back. Sheynnis was one of these 40, but she did not move forward in the competition.
In August 2023, Sheynnis won Miss Nicaragua 2023. This win gave her the chance to represent her country at the Miss Universe 2023 pageant.
Winning Miss Universe 2023
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As Miss Nicaragua, Sheynnis competed in Miss Universe 2023. The big event took place on November 18 in San Salvador, El Salvador. Sheynnis won the crown and became Miss Universe 2023!
This was a huge moment for Nicaragua. Sheynnis is the very first person from Nicaragua to win Miss Universe. She is also the first person from Central America to win the Miss Universe title all on her own. Before her, Justine Pasek from Panama became Miss Universe 2002 after the first winner stepped down.
Personal Life
In September 2024, Sheynnis shared some news about her personal life. She confirmed that she is in a relationship with Carlos Gómez. He is a former baseball player from Venezuela.
