Yajaira Quizhpi is the oldest woman in Ecuador’s history to participate in a contest organized by the Miss Universe franchise.
Ecuador may have a 46-year-old woman representing the small Andean nation in the Miss Universe beauty pageant later this year. Yajaira Quizhpi – who represents the Sierra region – is vying for the national title of Miss Universe Ecuador. This Saturday, she and 24 other contestants will compete at the pageant’s final in Machala, in the El Oro province. The winner will go on to represent Ecuador at the Miss Universe competition in Mexico in September.
For the first time in its more than 70-year-history, the franchise green-lit the participation of women who are married or divorced and who have given birth or are pregnant. Of the 25 contestants for Miss Universe Ecuador, seven participants are mothers – four are married and the other three are divorced. 29-year-old contestant Daysi Laman, who is divorced with three children, says the pageant is making great strides and expresses support for Quizhpi.
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