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Visa hurdles threaten African Miss Universe contestants

Verified: 6 outlets in 4 countries have reported this story since Nov 13, 1 of them from the United States.

📍 Africa, ZZ·🕐 7h ago·6 outlets

Visa difficulties linked to United States travel restrictions are putting the participation of several African contestants in this year’s Miss Universe pageant in doubt, with Zimbabwe’s representative Roseanna Hall still awaiting approval to travel to Puerto Rico. Hall, who is expected to represent Zimbabwe at the 75th edition of the competition on November 24, has been making repeated attempts to secure a US visa. In a video posted on her Instagram page, Hall said she had been trying to obtain approval for her travel documents, according to the BBC. “We have been back and forth, trying to…

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Zambia Monitor· National ↗The New York Times· National ↗the-star.co.ke ↗BBC· International ↗ARY News· National ↗
The story so far · 6 reports · · 4 countries✓ Verified Nov 13, 9:59 AM UTC

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  1. Nov 13, 8:59 AM UTCFirst report
    Africa Miss Universe beauty queens in limbo as US visa restrictions bitethe-star.co.ke ↗
  2. Nov 13, 9:59 AM UTC+1 h
    African Miss Universe beauty queens in limbo as US visa restrictions bitebbc.co.uk ↗
  3. Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 9:59 AM UTC · +1 h
  4. Nov 13, 11:21 AM UTC+2 h
    African beauty queens blocked from Miss Universe pageant by Trump’s travel banindependent.co.uk ↗
  5. Nov 13, 2:47 PM UTC+6 h· you’re reading this
    Visa hurdles threaten African Miss Universe contestantszambiamonitor.com ↗
  6. Nov 13, 4:53 PM UTC+8 h
    African beauty queens in limbo as US visa curbs hit Miss Universearynews.tv ↗
  7. Nov 13, 9:17 PM UTC+12 h
    African Miss Universe Contestants Struggle to Get U.S. Visasnytimes.com ↗
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