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Since IMG/Endeavor took over MUO from Mr. Donald Trump, there were no Latinas or candidates from Americas crowned as Miss Universe. This was one of the longest losing streak in the history of the pageant for the Latina girls.
But here is the commentary from Sashes & Scripts about the current losing streak from the Latina girls at Miss Universe:
LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES HAD WAY TOO MUCH PLACEMENTS DURING THE TRUMP ERA.
Let's put this in context. From 1996 to 2014, Asians and Africans seems to be given token placements in the semis. On average, Latinas get 4-6 placements every year compared to the 1-2 placements of Asians and Africans collectively.
In the IMG era of Miss Universe, there has been more focus on diversity and community involvement (social advocacy to some). And this has been a great move from the MUOrg following an oversaturation of Latinas in the pageant during its 19 years with then-owner, Donald Trump. There had been Asian and African shut-outs despite strong accomplished women competing from those continents.
It has been documented in several reports that the then-owner would remove women of color from the list of semifinalists simply because they don't fit his standards of beauty. His tastes lean towards Eastern European women and Caucasian-looking Latinas.
Not saying that Latinas are undeserving, but the "monopoly" they seem to have enjoyed should have been flattened for a level playing field for everybody. And that is what we saw in the IMG era Miss Universe deliver greatly on - a much more equal playing field.
Will the Latina losing streak end at 69th Miss Universe with lots of franchises being taken away from the pioneers in the pageant industry like BPCI, CNB, etc.?