The young Cuban model Daylin Rodríguez, owner of the Miss Carnival Miami 2023 crown, managed to reunite with her maternal grandmother in the United States this July 11 thanks to the family reunification program.
An emotional video posted on Facebook by his mother, Yuliet Peña Macías, shows the moment whenthe family gathers at the Miami International Airport with flowers and a sign that says "Welcome home, grandmother" to receive the elderly woman, Reveca Macías, who had been waiting for several years for the resolution of her procedure.
Rodríguez, her mother and her grandmother hugged each other dressed in white, in tribute to the protesters of July 11, 2021 in Cuba, and especially to those who remain in prison for protesting that day.
"Many years apart, but God's timing is perfect, you are now home!!! Welcome my mom," Peña Macías posted onFacebook.
Rodríguez's mother clarifiedCyberCuba that due to the delay in the reunification process, they had submitted the request forparole humanitarian aid since January 12 to Reveca, a resident of Isla de la Juventud, but they had not yet approved it. "The interview for the claim arrived and well, the light ahead is what shines," he stated.
Dozens of Cuban families have been reunited in the United States in recent months thanks to the Family Reunification and Humanitarian Parole program enabled last January by President Joe Biden.
Rodríguez is a young 17-year-old model who will defend the Miss Carnival Miami crown until 2024.
Just a year ago, Daylin walked the runways in Time Square as part of thegroup of models chosen by designer Fernando Wong to show off his suits at New York Fashion Week 2022.
Months later, the Cuban girl became a finalist in the Universal Petite international beauty contest, equivalent to the Miss Universe contest for teenagers, and in which she participated representing Cuba.
Daylin is a native of Isla de la Juventud. After spending six years without his parents in Cuba, he arrived in the United States in 2019 with his brother (also a model) thanks to the same family reunification program, according to Peña.CyberCuba.
The young woman studied dance for four years on the island, something that her mother believes influenced her elegant bearing. In addition to her work as a model, Rodríguez alternates with other jobs and studies, and dreams of working as an Immigration lawyer.
This summer he graduated from High School and in August Rodríguez will begin college in Miami.
The mother told us thathas several commitments in the last quarter of the year as Miss Carnaval Miami, and in February 2024 she will hand the crown to the new queen.
Rodríguez is part of the models at the Alicia Faccio Modeling School academy, where they not only prepare young models for the catwalk, but also for life. "It ranges from modeling to etiquette and refinement," Peña said.
The young woman seems determined to set more ambitious goals for the future. In June 2024 she must participate in Miss Florida, her representative explained to our editorial team.
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