<p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr">Saudi model <a href="https://news.sbisiali.com/ar/news/article/rumi-al-qahtani-represents-saudi-arabia-in-the-miss-universe-2024-competition" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Rumi Al-Qahtani</a> revealed her conditions for participating in the Miss Universe 2024 competition, which will be held in Mexico, on September 28. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:828/1025;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/90564e89-e4e2-474f-a3f1-64559a7f0621.jpeg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Romy’s conditions for participating in “Miss Universe”</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Romi said, during her interview with the German Arabic-language channel "Deutsche", that her most prominent conditions are to appear in modest clothing, and her refusal to wear a bikini like the contestants in the international competition, as well as to represent the heritage of her country, Saudi Arabia, appropriately.<br> Last March, Romy announced her participation in Miss Universe 2024, but the competition organizers denied the reports that spread about her participation, describing them as “false and misleading.” </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:828/1029;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/d9d882ea-ef58-4edd-af54-94a1b890d02a.jpeg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Statement of the competition committee</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The committee running the competition issued a statement a few days ago in which it said: Saudi Arabia was not selected in any process, and any such claims are false and misleading.</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> The statement added that although Saudi Arabia “was not among the countries that confirmed its participation this year, there is currently a strict vetting process to select a qualified candidate... Saudi Arabia will not have the opportunity to join our prestigious competition until this is confirmed by the committee responsible for our approvals.” </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:819/1029;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/de136bb1-c8c4-4377-b8f5-92d4f3e3fb3f.jpeg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Saudi Arabia's first participation in the Miss Universe contest</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Romy posted pictures of herself on Instagram, where more than a million people follow her, and wrote: I am honored to participate in the Miss Universe International 2024 contest. This is the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s first participation in the Miss Universe contest.<br> Romi has previously represented Saudi Arabia in many competitions, most notably Miss Asia in Malaysia, Miss Arab Peace, Miss Europe, Miss Arab Unity, Miss Middle East which was held in Iraq, and Miss Arab World in Cairo, and now she carries the banner of the Kingdom. In Miss Universe. </p><figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:828/1033;" src="https://cdn.sbisiali.com/news/images/f509e667-fd08-49f1-bd02-124db24615ee.jpeg" ></figure><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Who is Romy Al-Qahtani?</p><p style=";text-align:left;direction:ltr"> Rumi Al-Qahtani was born in Riyadh in 1995. She won the title of Miss Saudi Arabia in 2021, and was crowned Miss Arab in 2022.<br> Romy started in the field of advertising, before her journey in beauty pageants, and is interested in raising awareness of environmental issues and other social campaigns, and participated in a campaign to plant trees in order to protect the environment and encourage afforestation.</p>