{"id":18203,"date":"2026-11-14T14:16:52","date_gmt":"2026-11-14T06:16:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=18203"},"modified":"2026-11-14T14:17:05","modified_gmt":"2026-11-14T06:17:05","slug":"beauty-queens-locked-out-of-us-by-trumps-travel-ban","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/?p=18203","title":{"rendered":"Beauty queens locked out of US by Trump\u2019s travel ban"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Multiple Miss Universe contestants fear they will be unable to compete in this year\u2019s event because of Donald Trump\u2019s travel ban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roseanna Hall was chosen to represent Zimbabwe in the 75th edition of the beauty pageant in Puerto Rico on Nov. 24, but has struggled to obtain a visa because of the president\u2019s sweeping restrictions on people from certain countries entering the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnfortunately, due to the partial ban on Zimbabwe and other nations by the United States, we have been back and forth trying to get my visa approved,\u201d Hall said in a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dfe0P06IIj1\/?hl=en\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">video<\/a>&nbsp;posted on Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019m not alone in this predicament. I know some of my African sisters who have been facing the same challenges, and I know exactly what they are going through.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Miss South Sudan Amylia Deng is&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DfhqJx0OfTv\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">another<\/a>&nbsp;contestant who could miss out on the competition after being caught up in the president\u2019s hardline immigration policies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1-7.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-18204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1-7.jpg 768w, https:\/\/tingchao.xyz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/1-7-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">South Sudan said it has made \u201cextensive efforts\u201d for months to try to secure Amylia Deng entry into the U.S. for the competition. \/ Miss Universe South Sudan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Commenting underneath Hall\u2019s video, Deng&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Dfe0P06IIj1\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">wrote<\/a>: \u201cWe\u2019re in the same situation. It\u2019s 50\/50 whether we\u2019ll make it to Miss Universe. Hopefully (fingers crossed) we both make it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Deng\u2019s desperate post came days after the official Miss Universe X account&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MissUniverse\/status\/2118541850311377073\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">congratulated<\/a>&nbsp;her on becoming the pageant\u2019s first-ever representative from South Sudan, adding that she would now \u201cbegin her groundbreaking journey carrying South Sudan\u2019s pride, culture and spirit.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pamela Mubanga, who was set to represent Zambia in the competition, has already been forced to withdraw because of complications securing entry to Puerto Rico.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/61562975836972\/posts\/-official-statement-miss-universe-zambia-2026it-is-with-great-sadness-that-we-an\/122221205570432527\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">statement<\/a>, Miss Universe Zambia said the issues were solely due to Trump\u2019s expanded travel ban.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnlike situations where a contestant\u2019s visa is denied or delayed due to personal circumstances, documentation or organisational challenges, Mubanga\u2019s situation is linked to the United States presidential travel restrictions affecting Zambia and other African nations,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMubanga is among contestants from five African countries reportedly affected by these restrictions. This is not a failure on her part, nor a lack of effort or commitment from our organization. It is a situation beyond our authority to resolve.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Zimbabwe, Sudan, and Zambia were among 19 African and Muslim-majority nations subjected to travel restrictions imposed by Trump that took effect on Jan. 1, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Daily Beast has contacted the State Department for comment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The president had a long history&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/donald-trump-told-miss-universe-alicia-machado-do-sit-ups-or-youre-fired\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">with Miss Universe<\/a>, having owned the organization, along with Miss USA and Miss Teen USA, for 22 years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trump was accused of repeatedly walking in on contestants in his beauty pageants while they were naked, as well as&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/trump-allegedly-threatened-beauty-queen-after-groping-her\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">assaulting contestants<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ninni Laaksonen, a former Miss Finland, was among several women who accused&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/ninni-laaksonen-ex-miss-finland-accuses-trump-of-groping-her-in-2006\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Trump of sexual assault<\/a>&nbsp;ahead of the 2016 election. He has denied all the allegations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Multiple Miss Universe contestants fear they will be unable to compete in this year\u2019s event because of Donald Trump\u2019s travel ban. 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