During the competition, the 27-year-old received a standing ovation while walking the runway.
\"My hope is for tomorrow to be able to live in a world of equality for everyone, simply for us all to understand that we are human and that we must make all our lives easier together,\" she said in a segment that aired during the show. “That reality for many people is going to change.”
\"If I can give that to the world, I don't need to win Miss Universe, I only need to be here,” she added.
Ponce was crowned Miss Spain in June.
“If my going through all this contributes to the world moving a little step forward, then that’s a personal crown that will always accompany me,” she told The Associated Press at the time.
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