Khadija Omar becomes 1st woman to wear hijab on Miss Universe stage

Khadija Omar, Miss Universe 2024 contestant from Somalia, became the first woman to wear a hijab on the Miss Universe stage. The 23-year-old was also the first woman to represent Somalia at the Miss Universe competition. At Miss World 2021, she became the first pageant queen to wear a hijab. "My hijab is...not a limitation," Omar wrote on Instagram.