Andrea Meza, a 26 year-old beauty from Chihuahua, has been hailed as the 69th Miss Universe. The pageant was held in Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood amidst the backdrop of a global pandemic. The contest was delayed for almost a year after countries from around the world suspended international travel, conducted several lockdowns, and banned gatherings to arrest the spread of the dreaded coronavirus.
Andrea, who said in her final speech that as society advances so do stereotypes and to never permit someone to tell you that you are not valuable, is no stranger to international beauty pageants. In 2017, she was hailed as the first princess at the Miss World beauty pageant. She is now the third Mexican woman to win the coveted Miss Universe crown. It was first won for Mexico by Lupita Jones in 1991 and Ximena Navarrete in 2010.
Julia Gama, Miss Universe Brazil 2020 Adline Castelino, Miss Universe India 2020 Andrea Meza, Miss Universe Mexico 2020 Kimberly Jimenez, Miss Universe Dominican Republic 2020 Janick Maceta Del Castillo, Miss Universe Peru 2020
Making to the Top 5 are:
First runner-up: BRAZIL, Julia Gama
Second runner-up: PERU: Janick Maceta del Castillo
Third runner-up: INDIA: Adline Castelino
Fourth runner-up: DOMINICAN REPUBLIC Kimberly Jimenez
Miqueal-Symone Williams, Miss Universe Jamaica 2020 Kimberly Jimenez, Miss Universe Dominican Republic 2020 Maria Thattil, Miss Universe Australia 2020 Estefania Soto Torres, Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2020 Amanda Obdam, Miss Universe Thailand 2020 Ivonne Cerdas, Miss Universe Costa Rica 2020 Andrea Meza, Miss Universe Mexico 2020 Julia Gama, Miss Universe Brazil 2020 Adline Castelino, Miss Universe India 2020 Janick Maceta Del Castillo, Miss Universe Peru 2020
Making it to the Top 10 are:
Australia – Maria Thattil
Costa Rica – Ivonne Cerdas
Jamaica – Miqueal-Symone Williams
Puerto Rico – Estefanía Soto
Thailand – Amanda Obdam
Khanh Van Nguyen Tran, Miss Universe Vietnam 2020 Julia Gama, Miss Universe Brazil 2020 Rabiya Mateo, Miss Universe Philippines 2020 Estefania Soto Torres, Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2020 Chantal Wiertz, Miss Universe Curaçao 2020 Adline Castelino, Miss Universe India 2020 Alina Luz Akselrad, Miss Universe Argentina 2020 Ayu Maulida Putri, Miss Universe Indonesia 2020 Asya Branch, Miss USA 2020 Kimberly Jimenez, Miss Universe Dominican Republic 2020 Andrea Meza, Miss Universe Mexico 2020 Miqueal-Symone Williams, Miss Universe Jamaica 2020 Thuzar Wint Lwin, Miss Universe Myanmar 2020 Maria Thattil, Miss Universe Australia 2020 Laura Victoria Olascuaga, Miss Universe Colombia 2020 Amanda Obdam, Miss Universe Thailand 2020 Ana Marcelo, Miss Universe Nicaragua 2020 Jeanette Akua, Miss Universe Great Britain 2020 Amandine Petit, Miss Universe France 2020 Chantal Wiertz, Miss Universe Curaçao 2020 Ivonne Cerdas, Miss Universe Costa Rica 2020
Those who were included in the Top 21 are:
Argentina – Alina Luz Akselrad
Colombia – Laura Olascuaga
Curaçao – Chantal Wiertz
France – Amandine Petit
Great Britain – Jeanette Akua
Indonesia – Ayu Maulida
Myanmar – Thuzar Wint Lwin
Nicaragua – Ana Marcelo
Philippines – Rabiya Mateo
United States – Asya Branch
Vietnam – Khánh Vân Nguyễn
Miss Myanmar Thuzar Wint Lwin was awarded with the Best in National Costume award while Miss Bolivia Lenka Nemer was hailed as a contestant who has made significant contribution to the community and was given with the Impact Award. Miss Dominican Republic Kimberly Jiménez meanwhile was bestowed with Carnival Spirit Award. A total of 74 contestants participated in the contest.