For the first time, Saudi Arabia will take part in Miss Universe!
A huge move for KSA, the country is putting forward a contestant for the international beauty pageant that is run by a United States and Thailand-based Miss Universe Organisation.
According to the Miss Universe website, the winner has a big role to fill and must be confident, articulate, authentic and credible. Sounds like a tall order.
Here’s everything you need to know about KSA’s first Miss Universe contestant Rumy Alqahtani.
Rumy Alqahtani: Who is the woman representing Saudi Arabia in Miss Universe?
Rumy Alqahtani from Riyadh is the woman who will represent the Middle Eastern country in the 2024 pageant.
Announcing that she’s taking part in the completion, she penned on IG: “I am honoured to participate in the Miss Universe 2024 competition. This is the debut of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the competition.”
Rumy Alqahtani: How old is she?
The model and influencer is 27 years old. It’s not clear when she will celebrate her 28th birthday.
Rumy Alqahtani: What is her job?
The stunning Saudi beauty’s full-time job is entering pageants and as part of this, she has grown her social media following and also works as an influencer. She’s a huge social media success as she boasts a cool 1 million IG followers. We expect that is about to grow even more!
Rumy Alqahtani: What other pageant titles has she won?
According to her IG bio, Rumy’s award cabinet is pretty full.
She has been named: Miss Arab Peace, Miss Woman SA, Miss Europe SA, Miss Planet SA, Miss Middle East SA, Miss Arab Unity SA and Miss Asia SA.
Rumy Alqahtani: What has the Saudi Arabian Miss Universe contestant said about pageants?
Speaking to Arab News last year, the model admitted their are challenges to being Saudi and competing in beauty pageants, she said: “The biggest challenge is my personal representation of the (typical) Saudi girl and her appearance, (as well as the appearance) that befits her as a Saudi.”
On her mission, she added: “My contributions are to learn about world cultures and to transfer our authentic Saudi culture and heritage to the world.”