It’s been a week since Miami model Lina Luaces was crowned Miss Universe Cuba in a pageant held in Hialeah. Almost immediately after the coronation, social media erupted with negative commentary about the win. New Times took notice of the brouhaha and asked the question: Why is Miami freaking out about the new Miss Universe Cuba?
A handful of readers commented that, with much bigger fish to fry — lack of affordable housing, book bans, Alligator Alcatraz — the winner of the Miss Universe Cuba pageant was the least of their concerns. A couple of commenters offered their perspective by quoting Kourtney Kardashian’s famous line: “Kim, there’s people that are dying.”
Still, our piece elicited a sizable reaction from readers who had strong feelings about the coronation…