DUBAI: Nadeen Ayoub announced this week that she will represent Palestine for the first time at the 74th Miss Universe pageant, set to take place this November in Pak Kret, Thailand. She took to Instagram to write: “Today, I step onto the Miss Universe stage not just with a title — but with a truth. As Palestine endures heartbreak — especially in Gaza — I carry the voice of a people who refuse to be silenced.