Miss Wales hospitalized with serious injuries following a car crash, just 4 months before the 71st annual Miss World pageant

• Miss Wales Darcey Corria has been hospitalized after a car crash in south Wales on Thursday.
• Her injuries include two broken bones in her neck, a Miss Wales representative told Insider Saturday.

Miss Wales has been hospitalized with serious injuries following a car crash in her home country.

Darcey Corria, 21, was involved in an accident in Bridgend, south Wales on Thursday, a representative for Miss Wales confirmed in a statement to Insider on Saturday. The beauty queen, who is from the town of Barry, is currently receiving treatment for several injuries, including a broken pelvis and injuries to her neck.

"The 21-year-old beauty queen and black rights advocate is in the University Hospital of Wales being treated for a number of injuries including a broken pelvis and two breaks to bones in her neck," the representative said. "She is receiving much love and support from her close family and is expected to make a full recovery."

The accident comes just four months before Corria is set to compete in the upcoming 71st annual Miss World pageant in May.

"While the accident will have an immediate impact on Darcey's preparation for Miss World in May, we are hopeful and confident that she will still be able to fly the flag for Wales thanks to her own personal determination, the love and support of her family and the incredible team of medics at UHW," a post shared by the official Miss Wales Instagram told its followers on Saturday.

Darcey, who is mixed race and has Jamaican heritage, is an advocate for Black rights and has been actively involved in anti-racism legislation in Wales, according to an article the BBC published in May 2022.

In an Instagram post she shared after being crowned Miss Wales that same month, Darcey wrote that history had been made.

"I hope that my crowning moment shows little girls that they too can take up space and have their dreams come true," she wrote in the caption.

According to the BBC, Darcey is the first person of color to be crowned Miss Wales since 1997.

The outlet reported that she spoke about using her platform as Miss Wales to combat racism: "I think the Miss Wales platform is a great platform and if I can work with the Miss Wales brand, we could really be a force to be reckoned with in terms of tackling racism."