The Miss Universe contestant from El Salvador takes the stage in a gold bitcoin-inspired bodysuit as a glittering tribute to the world’s first country to adopt cryptocurrency as legal tender two years ago. bottom.
Salvadoran beauty queen Alejandra Guajardo, who will be competing in the 71st Annual Global Contest in New Orleans, posted photos and videos of herself in a costume with high-heeled gold boots late Wednesday. I shared it on Instagram.
In the post’s caption, Guajardo praised his home country as “a country with a true vision of positive change for the future” and called for the government’s decision to adopt Bitcoin as legal tender alongside the US dollar in 2021. pointed out.
The currency-themed costume, designed by fellow Salvadoran Francisco Guerrero for the “national costume” stage of the competition, includes a gold bitcoin-topped staff and her cocoa bean-rimmed staff. It contains a giant colon coin strapped to its back.
The colon was the local currency for about 100 years until 2021 when the US dollar was adopted. In ancient Mesoamerica, cacao was used as money.
Guajardo showed off her eye-catching fashion during a preparatory session before the pageant officially started this Saturday.
Guajardo’s outfit caught the attention of the online bitcoin community on Thursday, with many pledging support and cheering for her victory.
To have a chance at the pageant, she will have to do much better than Bitcoin’s recent performance. Bitcoin’s value plummeted by more than 60%, even as it continued to do so.
Bukele has made no secret of his ambition to turn the Central American country into a cryptocurrency hub with a Bitcoin ‘city’, but Bitcoin adoption has declined since its introduction as the official currency. doing. (Reporting by Isabel Woodford; Editing by David Alaia Garcia and David Gregorio)