As a queen I speak about unity and respect. I think that is the most important thing.

An egg white omelet with vegetables is one of my favorite breakfasts.

I would like to show that I have a heart, that I am a human being and I have feelings. And to be this kind of role model, not only for beauty pageants but also for life.

Fear is not negative. We should overcome all our fears and this in turn would make us stronger. As soon as we overcome our fears we can face any challenge.

I think the Miss Universe title not only gives me the opportunity to become a role model for Latina girls around the world, but to show that beauty isn't just about the outside.

I always make my favorite pancakes with milk, and I also add some fruit - like a banana or apple with some cinnamon sprinkled on top. I also sometimes put peanut butter on my pancakes!

I always work on my abs, every single day. As Miss Universe, exercising your abdominal muscles is mandatory!

I love to eat cucumber sticks with yogurt. It's a great snack to have at home, especially when I'm having house guests.

Look at your own behaviors and ask yourself, “Would I want to be my friend???

I was terribly, painfully present in the world, and so far removed from it.

She was in control of her life, even though it seemed she wasn’t. All she had to do was take the steering wheel and start driving.

We had been separated by time and distance and events so long, it was as if we had to get to know each other again, but if it was possible to fall in love with the same person twice, I did.

The empowerment of girls and women is an essential tool to preventing the HIV/AIDS emergency from exploding any further

The authority of reason is far more imperious than that of a master; for he who disobeys the one is unhappy, but he who disobeys the other is a fool.

Letting go gives us freedom and freedom is the only condition for happiness

The United States of America is the leading power in the world. Our friends and our adversaries respect us in large measure because they know that we are steady. We are fact-based. We are serious.

It may have been observed that there is no regular path for getting out of love as there is for getting in. Some people look upon marriage as a short cut that way, but it has been known to fail.

And why, by the way, did it take Arabs to do what people here should have done a long time ago?