Miss Universe 2017 Contestants from South America

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Stefania Incandela Miss Universe Argentina 2017

Stefanía Incandela from Argentina is 23 years of age and stands tall at 173 cm. She would best describe herself as persistent, passionate and strong-willed. She has a degree in public relations and seeks to help children who suffer from domestic violence. Stefanía believes children deserve to grow surrounded by affection and happiness to build a better future. In her free time, she can be seen riding her bike. Stefanía has competed in three different international pageants before and hopes to take home the crown in her fourth pageant as Miss Universe.

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Gleisy Noguer Hassen Miss Universe Bolivia 2017

Gleisy Noguer Hassen from Bolivia is 20 years of age and stands tall at 193 cm. She is known to be an adrenaline junkie as she is most likely seen riding her motorcycle. When she isn't cruising around Bolivia, Gleisy is playing futsal, volleyball, and soccer. Not only does Gleisy have a tough side to her, but she also has very artistic side as she enjoys dancing and abstract painting. Gleisy hopes to take home this year's Miss Universe crown and be an inspiration to not only women in Bolivia, but women all over the world.

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Monalysa Alcantara Miss Universe Brazil 2017

Monalysa Alcântara from Brazil is 18 years of age and stands tall at 173 cm. She has made a name for herself in Brazil for pioneering a beauty self-awareness organization. Monalysa dreams of influencing people for women rights, race and gender equality. If she takes home the crown, Monalysa hopes to advocate for beauty self-awareness throughout the world. She expects to finish her studies in business administration in the coming years and continue pursuing her modelling career.

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Natividad Leiva Miss Universe Chile 2017

Natividad Leiva from Chile is 25 years of age and stands tall at a towering 180 cm. She is a professional model and Muay Thai boxer, who is finishing her last semester in the Accounting School at the University of Santiago. She works as a spokesperson for the fight against HIV, by speaking out on prevention and creating awareness in order to decrease the number of people in Chile living with HIV.

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Laura Gonzalez Ospina Miss Universe Colombia 2017

Laura González Ospina from Colombia is 22 years of age and stands tall at 180 cm. She comes from Cartagena de Indias and has been preparing herself to be an actress since the age of 16. After she graduated from a performing arts school where she studied acting, she moved to Bogotá to kick-start her career. Since taking the risk to pursue acting, Laura has worked to develop herself in theatre, short films and TV.

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Daniela Cepeda Miss Universe Ecuador 2017

Daniela Cepeda from Ecuador is 22 years old and stands tall at 173 cm. She is a third-year student studying Psychopedagogy. In her free time, she likes to spend time with her family, travels to the beach, and enjoy the landscape of Ecuador. She believes that every child has the right to a personalized education based upon their differences to help children learn to the full of their potential.

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Rafieya Husain Miss Universe Guyana 2017

Rafieya Aasieya Husain from Guyana is 25 years of age and stands tall at 170 cm. Born in the “Cinderella County” of Anna Regina, Essequibo; Rafieya is a young woman from a single family household. As a domestic abuse survivor, she founded Rafieya’s International Vision & Hope (RIVAH), a non-profit organization whose mission is to rebuild a strong foundation of values for our young people through advocacy, community education, public policy and research. Rafieya is a full-time student completing her Bachelor’s Degree and works full time as a Financial Accountant to help pay for her education.

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Ariela Machado Miss Universe Paraguay 2017

Ariela Machado from Paraguay is 25 years of age and stands tall at 178 cm. She was born and raised in Asuncion, Paraguay and is currently working on her Business Administration degree at the American University of Asuncion. While finishing her thesis, Ariela is also head of the administration department at an international company called PayGo. She is very dedicated to her community and volunteers at Children's Cancer Residency: Koeju. In her spare time, Ariela can be seen at the gym, painting or listening to music.

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Priscila Stephany Howard Miss Universe Peru 2017

Priscila Stephany Howard (aka Prissila Howard) from Perú is 26 years old and stands tall at 173 cm. She spent the last 5 years of her life pursuing a degree in Business Administration and Human Resources. After finishing as first runner-up at the Miss Perú 2016 pageant, she decided to start her own business, Crece 360. It’s an empowerment program that gives people tools to transform their abilities, align their way of life to the reach their goals, and help them become the best version of themselves.

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Marisol Acosta Miss Universe Uruguay 2017

Marisol Acosta Martínez from Uruguay is 20 years of age and stands tall at 180 cm. She has kept herself busy the last couple of years studying fashion design in hopes of one day having her own brand and clothing shop. Besides fashion, she has always been fond of dancing, travel, flora and fauna, and cooking local dishes. Marisol also has an athletic side as she is experienced in handball, football and basketball.

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Keysi Sayago Miss Universe Venezuela 2017

Keysi Sayago from Venezuela is 24 years of age and stands tall at 175 cm. She comes from a humble family and grew up surrounded by love, especially from her grandparents that took care of her. Her family gave her the strength and compassion to help others with love and commitment. Keysi has always had an interest in mechanical equipment and how things work, which has led her to earn a degree in mechanical engineering.