Frenchwoman
Iris Mittenaere was crowned on Monday in the Philippines as the winner of the
65th Miss Universe pageant.
Miss
Haiti, Raquel Pelissier, 25, was named first runner up and Miss Colombia,
Andrea Tovar, 23, was the second runner up.
Mittenaere,
a 24-year-old born in the northern French city of Lille, is pursuing a degree
in dental surgery. She is only the second contestant from France to win the
title in the past 64 years since Christiane Martel won in 1953.
The
crowned Miss Universe said after winning the title that she is very proud to bring
this crown to Europe. "I think France and Europe really need a Miss
Universe because there’s been a lot of time Europe (had) no Miss Universe”. "I
really love this crown," she added.
During
the pageant in Manila, Mittenaere said countries had the right to close or open
their borders to refugees but European countries like France had chosen to
welcome refugees.
"Having
open borders allows us to travel more to the world and to find out what's out
there in the world," she said, in a reply that earned her a spot in the
final three.
The
new Miss Universe said after the competition that the question about the
refugees was "a little bit difficult," but she answered from her
heart. She also stated that in French, freedom, equality and fraternity are the
three words they believed in.
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