Miss Puerto Rico faints during Miss Universe pageant
While the 63rd Annual Miss Universe Pageant aired live from Miami, Fla. Sunday night, a lot was happening while commercial breaks were airing –including a health crisis by Miss Universe Puerto Rico who fainted on stage. Show producers had to call paramedics when Puerto Rico’s Gabriela Berrios fainted during a commercial break following former Miss Universe Gabriela Isler’s farewell speech, sources close to the pageant told VOXXI. SEE ALSO: And the Miss Universe is Miss Colombia! We’re curious to know what caused her to zonk out during the live telecast, but perhaps it has to do with her weight loss journey to the crown. Did she not eat before the competition? Did her sugar drop? Or Is there a baby bump on the way? Those who are familiar with Gabrielas story know she was not always what the beauty industry would consider slim, and much of her life was spent combating obesity. The queen dropped over 60 lbs thanks to Xco Latin Workout — an aerobic routine popular at some gyms. Berrios, 24, talked to Primera Hora and talked about the dizzy mishap. “I was fine, but when I looked down, everything went blank. I tried to sustain myself but I fainted. I felt very dizzy at that moment, but I received immediate help and I was able to recuperate as soon as possible,” she explained to the Puerto Rican newspaper. “It was just the adrenaline of the moment, those things tend to happen.” Though Berrios did not qualify to nab a spot in the competition’s top 15, she managed to take home the title of Miss Universe Photogenic. The last time a Puerto Rican queen was named Miss Universe Photogenic was in 2004 by Alba Reyes. Upon receiving her trophy, the Caribbean beauty took a selfie on stage with the pageant’s hosts –an experience she said she’s “very happy” with. “I’m the first candidate to take a selfie during the live show,” she said. “And at that moment, everyone in the world knew who Gabriela was and that I was from Puerto Rico.” Berrios was also honored with a one-year modeling contract with Chi Hair products. “I’ll be the face of the company, and I’m sure that it will open a lot of doors for me in the modeling world, it’s something I like, that I’m passionate about and with that, I feel very happy,” said Berrios. SEE ALSO: Miss Puerto Ricos weight loss journey to Miss Universe The grand prize didn’t go to Puerto Rico this year; instead, it went to Miss Universe Colombia Paulina Vega. Berrios, however, is proud to have represented her “Isla del Encanto” and could not be any happier with the results. “A crown does not determine your destiny or your future. A crown is only that, a crown,” she told Primera Hora of the Miss Universe pageant. “I came to compete and I came out triumphant.”The post Miss Puerto Rico faints during Miss Universe pageant appeared first on Voxxi.
While the 63rd Annual Miss Universe Pageant aired live from Miami, Fla. Sunday night, a lot was happening while commercial breaks were airing –including a health crisis by Miss Universe Puerto Rico who fainted on stage.
Show producers had to call paramedics when Puerto Rico’s Gabriela Berrios fainted during a commercial break following former Miss Universe Gabriela Isler’s farewell speech, sources close to the pageant told VOXXI.
SEE ALSO: And the Miss Universe is Miss Colombia!
We’re curious to know what caused her to zonk out during the live telecast, but perhaps it has to do with her weight loss journey to the crown. Did she not eat before the competition? Did her sugar drop? Or Is there a baby bump on the way?
Those who are familiar with Gabrielas story know she was not always what the beauty industry would consider slim, and much of her life was spent combating obesity. The queen dropped over 60 lbs thanks to Xco Latin Workout — an aerobic routine popular at some gyms.
Berrios, 24, talked to Primera Hora and talked about the dizzy mishap.
“I was fine, but when I looked down, everything went blank. I tried to sustain myself but I fainted. I felt very dizzy at that moment, but I received immediate help and I was able to recuperate as soon as possible,” she explained to the Puerto Rican newspaper. “It was just the adrenaline of the moment, those things tend to happen.”
Though Berrios did not qualify to nab a spot in the competition’s top 15, she managed to take home the title of Miss Universe Photogenic. The last time a Puerto Rican queen was named Miss Universe Photogenic was in 2004 by Alba Reyes.
Upon receiving her trophy, the Caribbean beauty took a selfie on stage with the pageant’s hosts –an experience she said she’s “very happy” with.
“I’m the first candidate to take a selfie during the live show,” she said. “And at that moment, everyone in the world knew who Gabriela was and that I was from Puerto Rico.”
Berrios was also honored with a one-year modeling contract with Chi Hair products.
“I’ll be the face of the company, and I’m sure that it will open a lot of doors for me in the modeling world, it’s something I like, that I’m passionate about and with that, I feel very happy,” said Berrios.
SEE ALSO: Miss Puerto Ricos weight loss journey to Miss Universe
The grand prize didn’t go to Puerto Rico this year; instead, it went to Miss Universe Colombia Paulina Vega. Berrios, however, is proud to have represented her “Isla del Encanto” and could not be any happier with the results.
“A crown does not determine your destiny or your future. A crown is only that, a crown,” she told Primera Hora of the Miss Universe pageant. “I came to compete and I came out triumphant.”
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