Model Nadeen Ayoub will become the first woman to represent Palestine at the Miss Universe pageant. "I am honored to announce that for the first time ever, Palestine will be represented at Miss Universe. Today, I step onto the Miss Universe stage not just with a title—but with a truth," she said in a statement on Instagram.

The 27-year-old beauty queen, crowned Miss Palestine in 2022, will take the stage in Thailand this November, marking the first time Palestine is represented at the global competition since its founding in 1952.

Palestine will have a representative on its world stage for the first time in Miss Universe history. The Miss Universe Organization (MUO) confirmed that Nadeen Ayoub, a 27-year-old model and advocate,