60-year-old Alejandra Rodriguez competes in the Miss Universe pageant in Buenos Aires. "The contest marked a before and after in my life, because of everything I learned about myself. Everything I was capable of. I empowered myself as a woman," says the lawyer and journalist.
Video by AFP

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