Last weekend, 27-year-old Ignacia Fernández, Chile’s Miss Universe contestant, competed in the Miss World Chile pageant. This is designed to select the country’s entrants for Miss Universe and Miss World.

As part of the competition, contestants are invited to share one of their talents. Fernández decided that the unique ability she wanted to showcase was the fact that she can do death metal vocals. And so, she did — and brought the house down.

This isn’t her first rodeo, of course; she’s the leader of a progressive death metal band called Decessus. Still, audiences were pretty surprised (and impressed) by the performance, earning herself a standing ovation and a placement amongst the top 20 finalists.

“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 on Instagram. “Being able to express it on stage at Chilevision and Miss Mundo Chile was an opportunity I deeply value. It was a great experience to break down barriers on open television, inspire, be real with it and show that you don’t have to fear the prejudices of others.”

Rock on.

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