Miss Universe 2025 finalist Olivia Yacé is sticking to her principles. That's why, days after the pageant's fourth runner-up was declared Miss Universe Africa and Oceania on Nov. 21, she renounced the ...

She was representing Côte d'Ivoire at the 74th pageant and placed in the top five Just a few days after the pageant, Yacé announced that she was renouncing her Miss Universe Africa and Oceania title, ...

Olivia Manuela Yacé of Côte d’Ivoire has always carried herself with the quiet thunder of someone who knows exactly who she is. Now, she’s proving it again with a decision bold enough to ripple across ...

The messy Miss Universe news cycle did not end when the 2025 pageant crowned a winner on Nov. 21, as just days later, fourth runner-up Olivia Yacé publicly cut ties with the organization and resigned ...

Miss Universe 2025 continues to face fallout as another top contender distances herself from the organization. According to People, just days after placing in the top five at this year’s competition, ...

The contestant from Côte d'Ivoire previously relinquished her title as Miss Universe Africa and Oceania Zoey Lyttle is a Society & Culture Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She covers influencers and viral, ...

In a statement posted on her official Facebook page on Monday, she explained her decision to step away from Miss Universe Africa. Olivia Yacé, the Ivorian beauty queen who made history at Miss ...

Olivia Yacé gave up her title as Miss Universe Africa and Oceania days after the 2025 pageant Mohan Raj/Getty Olivia Yacé was crowned Miss Universe Africa and Oceania at the 2025 pageant on Nov. 21 ...

That's why, days after the pageant's fourth runner-up was declared Miss Universe Africa and Oceania on Nov. 21, she renounced the title. "As the representative of Côte d'Ivoire at the Miss Universe ...

Miss Universe 2025 finalist Olivia Yacé is sticking to her principles. That's why, days after the pageant's fourth runner-up was declared Miss Universe Africa and Oceania on Nov. 21, she renounced the ...