Deputy For Saudi Arabia For The First Time Joining Miss Universe, Rumy Al-Qahtani: I Feel Honored

JAKARTA - One of the women who are contestants for Miss Universe 2024 is Rumy Al-Qahtani from Saudi Arabia. He was the first finalist to come from Saudi Arabia.

Through her personal Instagram, Rumy said she was proud because she was trusted to represent Saudi Arabia in Miss Universe. This is also part of the first historical record for Saudi Arabia at the Miss Universe event.

In her upload, Rumy looks sexy wearing a leveless dress with a Miss Universe Saudi Arabia scarf. There is a crown above his hair. Proudly, he raised the Saudi Arabian flag.

"I am honored to participate in Miss Universe in 2024. This is the first participation of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the Miss Universe competition," he wrote, quoted from the Instagram account @rumy_alqattani, Monday, March 26.

Rumy said the main goal of participating in beauty pageant events was to raise awareness about the culture of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its citizens.

"The biggest challenge is my personal representation of (characteristic) Saudi women and her appearance, which suit the description of Saudis," Al-Qahtani said, as reported by the Arab News website.

Prior to participating in Miss Universe, Rumy had also participated in a number of other beauty pageants, namely Miss Planet International in Cambodia, the Miss Woman International beauty pageant in Rome, the Miss Europe Continental event in Naples, the Miss Arab World pageant in Egypt, the Miss Arab Unity competition in Algeria, and the Miss Middle East and North Africa pageants in Iraq.

Rumy sees his role as a cultural ambassador to his country. He said his main goal was to participate in beauty pageants to raise awareness about the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its people.

"My contribution is to learn about world culture and to transfer Saudi culture and original heritage to the world," he said.

For this reason, Rumy Al-Qahtani ensures that she celebrates Saudi culture on stage, wherever she is. She even wore the traditional Najdi dress at the Miss & Mrs Global Asian beauty pageant in Malaysia. Rumy continues to upload her contest performances to one million Instagram followers.

"I wore the Najdi costume and was happy because I represented the Najd area and the popular costumes were admired by the public and the press." he continued.