UAE-based Logina Salah on becoming Miss Universe Egypt 2024

The 34-year-old says she is humbled by the crown

CT Desk

Published: Tue 8 Oct 2024, 4:18 PM

Last updated: Wed 9 Oct 2024, 1:41 PM

Egyptian make-up artist-and-vitiligo advocate Logina Salah has become Miss Universe Egypt 2024.

She will now compete against fellow beauty queens in the Miss Universe competition in Mexio in November.

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The Dubai resident embraced her skin condition years ago, choosing to make a difference with her voice on the global stage.

“It was in 2017 that I first revealed my skin without make up in a before-and-after picture,” she told Khaleej Times in an earlier interview. “It was during a workshop, where the model could not make it, and I had to fill in pretty much at the last minute. The picture began trending and people did not care about the make up look. They commented how brave I was to take this step so fearlessly.”

Today, the influencer has grown her social media presence – she has on Instagram alone 1.8 million followers – and upon winning the crown had this to say: “Being a public figure on social media wasn’t in my plans, but when I was a make up artist, and I decided to share my picture without makeup and show my bare face on social media, this is when I started getting more followers.

"It turned into a powerful platform to inspire girls and women to break stereotypes, and today we are making history humbled to be the very first woman with a skin condition to win a universal pageant. And being a mom proved that nothing can stop you from achieving your dreams and I promise you that I will keep breaking the mould of the narrow beauty standards ,and I will continue my message as an inspirational transformational leader and together we will continue writing history & rising above adversity.”

She also posted a photograph of herself with a crown, smiling from ear to ear. She captioned the photo: “How I slept last night 👑. Universe is the limit ✨”

Salah is a 34 year-old mother of one.

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