Jan 13 (Reuters) – A Miss Universe contestant from El Salvador took the stage this week in a gold bitcoin-inspired outfit, a glittering tribute to her country becoming the first in the world to adopt cryptocurrency as legal tender. two years ago.
Alejandra Guajardo, the Salvadoran beauty queen who will compete in the world pageant’s 71st annual event in New Orleans, shared photos and videos of herself in the costume on Instagram Wednesday night, complete with gold stilettos.
In the caption of his post, Guajardo praised his homeland as “a country with a true vision of positive change for the future” and noted the much-criticized government decision to adopt bitcoin as legal tender in 2021 along with The U.S. dollar.
Designed by fellow Salvadoran Francisco Guerrero for the “national costume” stage of the competition, the coin-themed outfit includes a cane topped with a golden bitcoin and a massive two-dot coin strapped to his back surrounded by grains of cocoa.
The colón was the local currency for about a century until 2021, when the US dollar was adopted; In ancient times, cocoa was used as money in Mesoamerica.
Guajardo showed off the striking fashion during a preliminary session before the formal start of the pageant this Saturday.
Guajardo’s costume caught the eye of the online Bitcoin community on Thursday, with many pledging their support and cheering for his victory.
To have a chance in the contest, it needs to do much better than bitcoin’s recent performance.
Last year, the value of bitcoin plummeted more than 60%, even as Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele continued to promote buying “the fall” to increase the government’s bitoin reserves.
Bukele has made no secret of his ambition to make the Central American nation a crypto hub, complete with a bitcoin “city,” though adoption of the currency has faltered since it was introduced as an official currency.
Reporting by Isabel Woodford; Editing by David Alire García and David Gregorio
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