13 things about Miss Universe 2023 Sheynnis Palacios

Sheynnis Alondra Cornejo Palacios is the first Miss Universe from Nicaragua. She also competed in Miss World.

BIOGRAPHY

Palacios is a Nicaraguan television host, model and beauty queen born in Managua, Nicaragua. She is Raquel Cornejo‘s daughter and Silvia Cornejo‘s granddaughter.

Sheynnis was a member of the volleyball team of the Universidad Centroamericana in Managua. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. From Managua, she moved to Diriamba, Nicaragua.
2. She has one younger brother.
3. She won Miss Teen Nicaragua 2016.
4. She was a Miss Teen Universe 2017 finalist.
5. She won Miss World Nicaragua 2020.
6. In 2021, she visited the United States.
7. She was a Miss World 2022 quarterfinalist.
8. She won Miss Universe 2023.
9. In 2023, she was a Canal 11 Nicaragua host.
10. In 2024, she started dating former Venezuelan baseball player “El Cañón” Carlos Gómez.
11. She was a Miss Universe Cuba 2025 host.
12. She was a Miss Universe Costa Rica 2025 judge.
13. On May 30, 2025, she turned 25.

TIMELINE

Sheynnis is 5’11” tall. She speaks Spanish, Portuguese and English.

2016

• On July 3, 2016, she competed against 15 other Miss Teen Nicaragua 2016 candidates at Teatro Nacional Rubén Dario in Managua and won the title.

2017

• On April 25, 2017, she represented Nicaragua at Miss Teen Universe 2017 and competed against 25 other candidates at Teatro Nacional Rubén Dario in Managua. She finished in the Top 10.
• On July 1, 2017, she crowned her successor Miss Teen Nicaragua 2017 Idania Flores at Teatro Nacional Rubén Dario in Managua.

2018

• On December 14, 2018, she took to Facebook to ask her followers to support Miss Universe Nicaragua 2018 Adriana Paniagua.

2019

• In February 2019, she modeled for Beyoutiful.
• In June 2019, she modeled for Coolturanica.

2020

• On February 15, 2020, she represented Managua at Miss Mundo Nicaragua 2020 at the Holiday Inn and Convention Center in Managua and won the title.

2021

• On May 22, 2021, she crowned her successor Miss Mundo Nicaragua 2021 Mariela Cerros in Managua.
• In November 2021, she traveled to Sweetwater, Florida, USA then to Puerto Rico, USA.
• In December 2021, she represented Nicaragua at Miss World 2021, competed against 96 other candidates in San Juan, Puerto Rico and was selected as one of the 40 quarterfinalists.

2022

• She was supposed to represent Nicaragua at Reinado Internacional del Café 2022 on January 8, 2022 in Marizales, Caldas, Colombia but she had to withdraw from the competition after testing positive for the new coronavirus (COVID-19).
• On March 16, 2022, she competed against 39 other quarterfinalists during the Miss World 2021 coronation night at the Coca-Cola Music Hall in San Juan. She did not make it to the Top 13.
• In May 2022, she graduated from the Universidad Centroamericana with a bachelor’s degree in mass communication.
• On July 2, 2022, she attended the coronation of Miss Mundo Nicaragua 2022 Daniela De Smet Contreras at the Holiday Inn and Convention Center in Managua.

2023

• In February 2023, she joined the Canal 11 Nicaragua show “Al Dia” as a host.
• On August 5, 2023, she represented Diriamba at Miss Nicaragua 2023, competed against nine other finalists at Crowne Plaza Managua in Managua and won the title.
• On November 18, 2023, she represented Nicaragua at Miss Universe 2023 and competed against 83 other candidates at the José Adolfo Pineda Arena in San Salvador, El Salvador. She won the title.

2024

• On September 7, 2024, she confirmed her romantic relationship with Gómez.
• On November 16, 2024, she crowned her successor Miss Universe 2024 Victoria Kjær Theilvig at the Arena Ciudad de México (Arena CDMX) in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico. 
• On November 21, 2024, she and Gomez attended the Giannina Azar show as part of the Miami Fashion Week in Miami, Florida.

2025

• On March 15 2025, she revealed that the Miss Universe Organization has gifted her the Mouawad Force for Good crown.
• On March 19, 2025, she delivered a speech about personal and professional growth in a conference titled “¿Y Ahora Qué?” at the Tower Theater in Miami, which was attended by Miss Universe 2006 Zuleyka Rivera.
• On July 8, 2025, she hosted Miss Universe Cuba 2025 at the Milander Park in Hialeah, Florida with Carlos Adyan and Tenay Rodriguez.
• On July 19, 2025, she served as a judge at Miss Universe Costa Rica 2025 at the Centro Internacional de Convenciones ANDE (CIC ANDE) in San Antonio, Belen, Heredia, Costa Rica.