They met while competing, representing different countries, at Miss Grand International 2020. Mariana Varela, from Argentina, and Fabiola Valentín, from Puerto Rico, kept their romance secret for two whole years.
On October 28, 2022, they revealed everything in a video: the civil wedding had already taken place in San Juan, Puerto Rico, surrounded by family and close friends. Many celebrated it as a brave love story. Others question why two women who competed representing the beauty of their countries had to hide their relationship for so long before feeling free to show it.
Do you think the world of beauty pageants still silently punishes what does not fit the traditional mold?
