Swelia Da Silva Antonio has been crowned Miss Supranational Netherlands 2020 by the 12 Months of Beauty organization. The finale was held on 8th November 2020 in Amsterdam. Swelia will represent the Netherlands at the international final of Miss Supranational 2020/2021 in Poland.

Swelia, on winning Miss Supranational Netherlands 2020, said, “I love standing here and wearing the crown. It really is an honor to represent the Netherlands later on, and to be able to compete and promote our values. Before this time comes, I would like to dedicate myself to stake the culture of tolerance to flow down to the capillaries of society.”

The 23-year-old Swelia wants to give a new dimension to the Black Lives Matter movement in the Netherlands, by using her title to advocate for a stronger position of Afro-Dutch women in society. She emphasized on the goal as she said, “We have a culture of tolerance, a notion that we must constantly sustain. My effort is to dedicate my title and my crown to ameliorate the position of black women in Dutch society. I believe that 2020 came for positive change. From the ground up, we will upgrade.”

Swelia is also a master’s student in Public Administration and Ambassador of Education for the Black Ladies Talk organization. Swelia believes in the strength of unity and association, therefore, both factors will be central to her efforts to attach weight to her crown.

Congratulations to the newly crowned queen!