Miss Universe Fatima Bosch is speaking out in an ABC News exclusive interview.
A Jamaican contestant was crowned Miss World Saturday, making all five of 2019's major pageant queens black women.
Sunday night's crowning represented a historic moment for the Miss Universe pageant, but also for the world's most prestigious pageants.
"I want children to look at me and see my face and see theirs reflected in mine," Miss South Africa Zozobini Tunzi said before her win.
The sad, the silly, the inspirational - 2018 was a memorable year in news.
The pageant has it's first-ever transgender woman competing, who has been identified as Angela Ponce of Spain.