Miss Mexico, Andrea Meza crowned Miss Universe 2021 (photos)
Miss Mexico, Andrea Meza was crowned Miss Universe 2021 on Sunday, May 16, after more than a year delay due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Miss Mexico, Andrea Meza was crowned Miss Universe 2021 on Sunday, May 16, after more than a year delay due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The 26-year-old was named as the winner of the 69th edition of the Miss Universe pageant on Sunday night at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida
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The show was hosted by American actor Mario Lopez and television personality Olivia Culpo.
Meza spoke about COVID-19 lockdowns during the question round, as she was asked what she would have done differently in her country during the pandemic
According to her, “I believe there’s not a perfect way to handle this hard situation,” she told the judges. “However, I believe what I would have done is create a lockdown even before everything was that big because we lost so many lives. And we cannot afford that.”
“We have to take care of our people,” she added. “I would have taken care of them since the beginning.”
However, Meza was asked to comment on changing beauty standards.
She said, “As we’ve advanced as a society, we’ve also advanced in stereotypes,” she said. “Beauty is not just how we look. For me, beauty radiates in our spirit and in our hearts. Never permit someone to tell you that you’re not valuable.”
Meza has a degree in software engineering and is “proud to be a woman who graduated in a male-dominated field,” according to the Miss Universe website. She works as a makeup artist and model, and also she is an activist and currently works with the Municipal Institute for Women in the fight to end gender violence.
The pageant queen, For the grand finale, Andrea dazzled in a flaming red-fringed gown designed by Ivis Lenin to accept the honour onstage Florida’s Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood.
In second place was Miss Brazil Julia Gama, followed by Miss Peru Janick Maceta Del Castillo.
Meza is reportedly the third Mexican woman to ever win the crown after Lupita Jones and Ximena Navarrete.
