Mariana Downing, Miss Dominican Republic 2023, was the target of harsh criticism for not mastering the Spanish language and for having been born in the United States; However, she did not remain silent and responded to her detractors; She even pointed out why she decided to represent the Caribbean country.
It should be noted that the discomfort of the Dominicans originated when in the round of questions he decided to answer in English. “Between being smart, beautiful or rich, I would be smart. Intelligence builds legacies and inner beauty is the most important thing in a society ruled by education. We need intelligence to go far. Wealth comes with intelligence and ‘Knowledge is power’, as Nelson Mandela said”Although her response pleased the attendees, several reproached her for not speaking in the official language.
But that’s not all, since in a clip uploaded to social networks noted that he was not born in the Caribbean country. “I am speaking in Spanish, look at one, right? In two months, my Spanish will be perfect. It is that I speak English, it is not my fault that I was born in the United States ”Downing said, unleashing the fury of many. After that, she was questioned by her companions, who asked her: “But what are you?” and she without hesitation said: “Dominican!”.
MARIANA DOWNING ANSWERS WHY SHE REPRESENTS THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC AND NOT THE UNITED STATES
As he pointed out in the clip with his friends, Mariana Downing was born in the United States, where he grew up and spent most of his life, which is why, and as he has explained, he is fluent in English. So, the question that everyone is asking is why she did not decide to represent the North American country.
The answer is simple, Being the daughter of a Dominican, she acquired the nationality of this nationfor which they instilled their culture, customs and history in her, so much so that she loved her mother’s country from the first moment, for this reason she decided to become the representative of the Dominican Republic for Miss Universe 2023.
“The language I speak is English and when I express myself, I want to express myself intelligently, I want to express myself with the things that I understand. Could also represent UK [de donde es su padre] or the United States, but I wanted to represent the Dominican Republic. I am Dominican by bloodmy mother is from Cotui, and I feel it in my roots”, told the program “Red Hot”from Telemundo.
Finally, he stated that they have no reason to criticize her. “The children of Dominican immigrants who left to seek a better quality of life also have the right to represent our country”specified the international top model.