Miss Universe Victoria Kjaer Theilvig Vows Celibacy During Her Reign

Although you may have a lot of potential suitors, Miss Universe Victoria Kjaer Theilvig He is not open to dating right now.

“I’m single and I’m going to be all about my reign,” Theilvig, 21, explained to Us Weekly. “My focus is on Miss Universe right now, so that’s my priority.”

Theilvig, nicknamed “Barbie Miss Universe,” was crowned the 73rd Miss Universe on Saturday, November 16, in Mexico City. She was the first Danish contestant to take home the tiara – and the first blonde winner in more than 20 years.

“Since I was crowned on September 1 as Miss Universe Denmark, I’ve been called Barbie, but for me, it’s a big compliment – because Barbie is about women’s empowerment and that’s what I stand for,” she said. Us. “And being able to be a blonde Miss Universe, that has nothing to do with the color of your hair, but it’s about your personality. I won not because of my white hair, but because of who I am.”

Although she started competing at the age of 17, Theilvig has been interested in the event since she was five years old – and has some valuable advice for parents with children interested in entering the fray.

“My message to parents around the world who may be a little critical of beauty pageants is … support your daughters — beauty pageants are about more than just embracing beauty,” she explained.

Theilvig argued that pageants are about “accepting your inner beauty” and “your qualities and education as a person.”

“I feel like I have a lively, energetic personality,” he said Us. “And maybe people don’t see that at first because as soon as I’m free — then I’ll show how happy and happy I am. People think I’m not that serious at first, but I think I showed this year that I just love being around people.”

After being crowned Miss Universe, Theilvig didn’t have much time to celebrate as she explained that she had “a lot of work to do” – but she did get to see some of her family.

“I got a chance to see some of my family members and FaceTime my mom and that was very emotional and emotional because I feel like we’re all still in shock because it’s true that I’m the new Miss Universe,” she shared.

While most people only know her as the new Miss Universe, Theilvig said Us some secrets that no one knows about.

“I have a dog. He is like my youngest son. I love him a lot,” he says before revealing that he likes watching hockey. “No one really knows that one, but I really like watching that.”

With reporting by Norma Gomez