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‘Don’t Let Age Hold You Back’: Malta’s Miss Universe Is Oldest-Ever Contestant

‘Don’t Let Age Hold You Back’: Malta’s Miss Universe Is Oldest-Ever Contestant

Pageant, Beauty, Events
Beatrice Njoya talks about how she chose to live in Malta with her three children and is honoured to represent the country as a black woman. Beatrice Njoya, who on Thursday “proudly” became the oldest contestant to be crowned Miss Universe Malta at the age of 39 urged women not to allow age dictate what they can or cannot do in life. “When you reach a certain age society wants to tell you what to wear and how to behave. We must break that barrier, within reason," the Cameroon-born woman told Times of Malta.  "If something is your dream, you can still find time for it and be a good mum or a good wife. I am 39 and a mother of three. "Motherhood - or being married - should never stop you from following your dreams,” she told Times of Malta over the phon...