Ignacia Fernández, fresh from her head-banging metal performance at Miss World Chile, has officially been named the winner and is now off to the global pageant.

The 27-year-old contestant recently went viral after a bold choice for the talent portion of the competition: performing a death metal song. As the frontwoman for the band Decessus, she was also joined on stage by her guitarist, Carlos Palma.

“Metal has been a fundamental part of who I am as a person and in my life: a refuge, a source of strength and purpose,” she wrote in Spanish on Instagram.

“Being able to express it on stage at Chilevision and Miss Mundo Chile was an opportunity I deeply value,” the metal singer added. It was a great experience to break down barriers on open television, inspire, be real with it, and show tha

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