Miss Universe Sheynnis Palacios, along with her family, has been driven into an "indefinite exile" by the Nicaraguan regime led by Daniel Ortega, according to Anne Jakrajutatip, the CEO of the Miss Universe organization. She delivered the news in a heartfelt letter published on Mother's Day.
While the Nicaraguan government's decision was a surprise, it wasn't unexpected. The Ortega government vetoed the celebrations after Palacios became the first Miss Nicaragua to ever win the pageant. Last week, the beauty queen's mother, grandmother, and other members of her family left the country.
