Miss Universe Organization. A first trip together.

Client: Smile Train
Where: Guatemala City · Antigua
When: May 2023
Photo and film: Grey Alien Films for Smile Train

Textiles, a talk and family homes.

R'Bonney Gabriel (Miss Universe), Morgan Romano (Miss USA) and Faron Medhi (Miss Teen USA) travelled to Guatemala with Smile Train on their first international trip together.

Two days: a roundtable on confidence with teenage patients, a lesson in Guatemalan textiles in Antigua, and visits to the homes of the families. We photographed and filmed the journey.

02 · Antigua · May 2023The titleholders with their sashes.

03 · Antigua · May 2023The titleholders with Miss Universe Guatemala.

04 · Antigua · May 2023Miss Universe Guatemala with a woman in traditional dress.

05 · Antigua · May 2023Miss Universe Guatemala by the Sonrisas Guatemala sign.

06 · Antigua · May 2023A titleholder with an artisan.

07 · Guatemala · May 2023A titleholder with a father and his child outside their home.

08 · Guatemala · May 2023A family outside their home.

09 · Guatemala · May 2023A girl in a daisy shirt next to a titleholder.

10 · Guatemala · May 2023A titleholder hugs a boy.

11 · Guatemala · May 2023A boy holds his baby photo next to a titleholder.

12 · Guatemala · May 2023Three titleholders with two little girls.

13 · Guatemala · May 2023Kneeling beside the girls.

14 · Guatemala · May 2023A burst of laughter in the middle of a hug.

15 · Guatemala · May 2023The girls hold up a baby photo.