Miss South Africa wins Miss Universe 2017 Crown. India’s Shraddha fails

Miss South Africa wins Miss Universe 2017 Crown. India’s Shraddha fails

Mangalore Today News Network

LAS VEGAS, Nov. 28:  Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, who represented South Africa, won the Miss Universe crown Sunday.

 

The 22-year-old, who recently earned a business management degree, was crowned at The AXIS theater at Planet Hollywood casino-resort on the Las Vegas Strip. The runner-up was Miss Colombia Laura Gonzalez, while the second runner-up was Miss Jamaica Davina Bennett.

 

Ninety-two women from around the world participated in the decades-old competition. This year’s edition had the most contestants ever, including the first representatives in its history of Cambodia, Laos and Nepal.

 

Along with the title, Nel-Peters earned a yearlong salary, a luxury apartment in New York City for the duration of her reign and more prizes. She is the second woman from her home country to earn the crown.

Fans of the pageant submitted the questions that the final five contestants were asked during the competition.

 

When asked to name the most important issue women face in the workplace, Nel-Peters said the lack of equal pay.

"In some places, women get paid 75 percent of what men earn for doing the same job, working the same hours, and I do not believe that is right," she said. "I think we should have equal work for equal pay for women all over the world."

Nel-Peters is from the South African coastal community of Sedgefield in the Western Cape province. She helped develop a program to train women in self-defense in various situations after she was robbed at gunpoint a month after she was crowned as Miss South Africa.


India’s Shraddha Shashidhar fails to reach top 16

After Haryana girl Manushi Chhillar’s spectacular win at the Miss world 2017, India’s hopes today were pinned on Shraddha Shashidhar who was representing the nation in the Miss Universe contest in Las Vegas. But, unfortunately, Shraddha couldn’t win the coveted crown. 

A model and the winner of Yamaha Fascino Miss Diva 2017, Shraddha could not make it to the top 10 at the event being held at The Axis at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. At the National Costume competition, Shashidhar chose to symbolise love and purity in the form of Radha. She opted for a costume designed by Abu Jani-Sandeep Khosla and Melvyn Dominic Noronha for the competition. India has won the Miss Universe title twice.