The tycoon of Miss Venezuela joins Miss Universe, Vietnamese fans are worried that it will be difficult to join

On March 14, Mr. Raul Rocha - the new owner of Miss Universe appeared on Telemundo TV channel and announced that Osmel Sousa - who is known as the boss of Miss Venezuela, has joined the Miss Universe organization.

This is the next senior employee of the Miss Universe organization after Mr. Raul Rocha bought 50% of the shares of this contest on January 23. Mr. Raul Rocha Cantu's Legacy Holding Group bought back these shares for 16 million USD.

After buying the contest, Mr. Raul Rocha and transgender billionaire Anne Jakrajutatip aggressively took drastic measures to change blood and reform the leadership.

Starting with Ms. Anne's transformation, a series of senior staff who have been with the Miss Universe organization for decades have quit their jobs one after another. On February 8, Ms. Amy Emmerich - CEO of Miss Universe sent her resignation letter. Previously on November 17, 2023, Ms. Paula Shugart - President of Miss Universe also left her leadership position.

After the senior staff quit, the old Miss Universe apparatus almost ceased to exist. Ms. Anne also threatened to continue firing more lower-level employees.

Mr. Osmel Sousa is one of the newest senior staff members of the Miss Universe organization along with Ms. Olivia Quido - Vice President of Global Partnerships, Mr. Mario Bucaro - Vice President of International Relations, Karen Celebertti - Director of Talent Development...

Osmel Sousa is 77 years old and served as President of Miss Venezuela (1981-2018), President of Miss Universe Argentina (2019-2021) and National Director of Miss Universe Uruguay (2019).

Osmel Sousa is considered a beauty queen in Venezuela, having helped this country win a large number of crowns in the biggest beauty contests on the planet such as Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss World. Miss Earth.

With a collection of more than 20 prestigious crowns, this beauty expert has achieved worldwide fame and recognition, including a Guinness World Record.

After deciding to join the senior leadership of Miss Universe, Mr. Osmel Sousa had an interview with Telemundo channel. He mentioned the new Miss Universe rules that allow married women, mothers and women of all ages to participate.

Mr. Osmel Sousa said: "The new rules can continue but when they are allowed to compete, they still have to look good."

Mr. Osmel Sousa's joining the Miss Universe organization promises to bring many interesting changes as this beauty contest has continuously encountered many controversies in recent times under the management of female billionaire Anne Jakrajutatip. However, some people worry that the competition will become a playground for Latin countries and that Asian representatives like Vietnam will find it difficult to enter.

It can be seen that recently, after changing ownership, although the age limit has been increased and transgender candidates are allowed to take the exam, some countries still do not accept this.

Typically, recently, GenteOpa television channel - the new copyright holder of Miss Universe in Costa Rica - confirmed that transgender women will not be allowed to participate in the national competition.

The reason given for this decision is because Miss Universe Costa Rica has long been a beauty contest for "authentic" women.

The decision of the Miss Universe Costa Rica organization caused many mixed opinions on social networks. Many people think that the organizers are rigid because even the parent contest, Miss Universe, accepts transgender people.

However, there are still many opinions supporting this decision. The fact that transgender people are allowed to participate in Miss Universe has caused many simmering controversies over the past few years.

The incident reached its peak when a video recording a private meeting between transgender billionaire Anne Jakrajutatip and her team in Mexico on October 23, 2023 was posted by a former employee of the Miss Universe organization named Rodrigo Goytortua. network.

In the clip, Ms. Anne affirmed that the Miss Universe contest will have no age limit, allowing transgender women, married women, and children to participate, but will not let these people win. Ms. Anne also affirmed that their participation in the contest was only to increase audience reach and business.

Ms. Anne was heavily criticized because her calculations were contrary to her previous statements on behalf of women's rights. Many people believe that she is taking advantage of married, child-bearing, and transgender women for her own gain.

Miss Universe boss denies the content in the closed meeting clip: Everything has been edited Hoàng Trang10:02:49 29/02/2024According to transgender billionaire Anne Jakrajutatip - president of the Miss Universe pageant, the videos recording the closed meetings of the Miss Universe organizing committee that are being spread on social networks have been edited and cut. combined with bad intentions.