Transgender finishes in Miss Universe top 20

Nicaragua's contestant finished ahead of 83 rivals, including two transgender women

Sheynnis Palacios from Nicaragua was crowned Miss Universe at a ceremony in El Salvador on Saturday.

The 23-year-old beauty queen runs a charity which raises funds to mitigate the consequences of natural disasters in her home country.

The first runner-up was Anntonia Porsild of Thailand, followed by Mo