DHAKA: A 25-year-old Venezuelan television presenter, Gabriela Isler, on Saturday was crowned Miss Universe in Moscow in a glittering ceremony.

Judges, including rock star Steven Tyler from Aerosmith, picked the winner from a total of 86 contestants at the show, watched by millions of viewers around the world.

Last year’s winner Olivia Culpo of the United States placed a diamond crown on the head of Miss Isler, who wore a silver rhine-stone studded evening dress.

Miss Isler’s triumph was the seventh Miss Universe win for Venezuela, where beauty pageants are a major source of national pride, reports The Straits Times.

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