Arab News

DUBAI: Nadeen Ayoub announced this week that she will represent Palestine for the first time at the 74th Miss Universe pageant, set to take place this November in Pak Kret, Thailand.

She took to Instagram to write: “Today, I step onto the Miss Universe stage not just with a title — but with a truth. As Palestine endures heartbreak — especially in Gaza — I carry the voice of a people who refuse to be silenced.

“I represent every Palestinian woman and child whose strength the world needs to see. We are more than our suffering — we are resilience, hope and the heartbeat of a homeland that lives on through us,” she added.

Ayoub, a fitness coach and nutrition consultant now based in Dubai, previously held the title of Miss Earth Water at the Miss Earth pageant in Manila in 2022.

She was also the first woman to represent Palestine at that event, which is considered one of the four major international beauty pageants, alongside Miss World, Miss Universe and Miss International.

She was crowned Miss Palestine in 2022.

Ayoub is the founder of Olive Green Academy, a content creation school that integrates sustainability with artificial intelligence.