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Saudi Arabia finally participates in the Miss Universe beauty pageant.
Rumy Alqahtani is the first woman to represent Saudi Arabia in Miss Universe.
In his social media upload, Rumy Alqahtani admitted that he was very honored to be able to represent his country.
Rumy also feels proud to be part of Saudi Arabia's history taking part in Miss Universe for the first time.
Through this event, Rumy Alqahtani wants to contribute to introducing Saudi Arabia's original cultural heritage to the world.
“My contribution is to learn about world culture and to transfer authentic Saudi culture and heritage to the world,” said Rumy Alqahtani, citing Arab News.
Rumy Alqahtani/ Photo: Instagram @rumy_alqahtani
However, Rumy Alqahtani had the biggest challenge as a Miss Universe participant representing Saudi Arabia.
“The biggest challenge was my personal representation of (the image of) Saudi girls and their appearance,” she said.
Meanwhile, Rumy Alqahtani is a 27 year old woman who was born in Riyadh.
Before participating in Miss Universe, Rumy Alqahtani participated in the Miss & Mrs Global Asian beauty pageant in Malaysia.
Rumy has also competed in the Miss Planet International pageant in Cambodia, the Miss Woman International Beauty Pageant in Rome, the Miss Europe Continental competition in Naples, the Miss Arab World pageant in Egypt, the Miss Arab Unity competition in Algeria, and the Miss Middle East and North Africa pageant in Iraq.
(KHS/and)
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