March 29, 2024

El Salvador sent "Miss Bitcoin" to win the crown of "Miss Universe 2023"

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Salvador sent "Miss Bitcoin" win the Miss Universe 2023 crown

​​Participant in the MissUniverse” from El Salvador represented the country that was the first in the world to accept cryptocurrency as legal tender, wearing a costume inspired by Bitcoin.

During the national costume show, onworld beauty pageant in New Orleans, "Miss El Salvador" Alejandra Guajardo  came out on the fashion show in a dress representing “the evolution of the currency of El Salvador.” 

The costume was designed by artist FranciscoGuerrero (Francisco Guerrero) and, according to the creator’s plan, should personify the country’s path from the colon, the first national currency, to Bitcoin, which replaced the US dollar in 2021.

In comments to the media, Guajardo said she welcomes the adoption of Bitcoin and considers her homeland “a country with a true vision of positive change in the future.”

Recall that in January, El Salvador’s Congress approved a digital securities law that will allow the country to raise funds using the world’s first sovereign bond on the Bitcoin blockchain.