Beauty queens hoping to represent Peru at the 2017 Miss Universe competition used their moment in the limelight to draw attention to violence against women
During the segment in televised heats in October when contestants ordinarily announce their bust, waist and hip measurements, competitors instead recited hard-hitting statistics about the violence women face in their country.
“My name is Camila Canicoba and I represent Lima. My measurements are: 2,202 cases of femicide reported in the last nine years in my country,” said the first contestant, as she took to the microphone on stage in Lima.
“My name is Karen Cueto and I represent Lima and my measurements are: 82 femicides and 156 attempted femicides so far this year,” said the second.
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