Paraguay contestant wins, then swoons at beauty pageant
BANGKOK — A Paraguayan beauty pageant winner swooned on stage after admitting the anticipation just before the announcement was unbearable.
Miss Grand International 2018 Clara Sosa fell as soon as she was announced this year’s winner. At the time, she was holding hands with the first runner-up, Meenakshi Chaudhary of India, who tried to help but failed to catch Sosa as she collapsed and hit the floor.
Sosa soon recovered and waved, cried and smiled to cameras before she was surrounded by fellow contestants who congratulated her.
In an interview before the winner was announced, Sosa said breathlessly that she might need a doctor because she felt like she would have a heart attack.