Mexico takes Miss Universe title

MEXICO’S Jimena Navarrete was crowned Miss Universe in an upset victory that stunned a pageant world which had predicted the winner would come from Ireland’s Rozanna Purcell, Miss Venezuela or Miss United States.

Mexico takes Miss Universe title

After Miss USA and Miss Venezuela fell by the wayside, 20-year-old Miss Ireland Rozanna Purcell became favourite, but while she made the last ten from 83 contestants, she too failed to advance to the final five after a swimsuit and evening wear parade.

The 22-year-old winner from Guadalajara in Mexico, resplendent in a ruby-red evening gown, has been modelling since she was 15, but nothing could quite prepare her for her moment of glory.

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