A beauty pageant contestant is making international headlines after she shocked the judges with a death metal song.

Ignacia Fernández, a 27-year-old model and singer, competed in the Miss World Chile 2025 (Miss Mundo Chile) competition on Sunday. In the semifinal, she performed an original song from her Chilean progressive death metal band Decessus, accompanied by guitarist Carlos Palma.

According to Blabbermouth , the audiences and judges were surprised by her guttural vocals while wearing an elegant ball gown. One of the judges said he had never seen anything like it in a beauty pageant, but she still earned a standing ovation with video clips that have gone viral around the world.

“With a blend of elegance, authenticity, and rebelliousness, Ignacia made it clear that beauty can als

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