Miss World 2016 contestants of South America

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Camila Macias Miss World Argentina 2016

Camila Macias is 19 years of age and stands at an astounding height of 178 centimeters. She hails from Argentina and will be representing her country at the Miss World 2016 pageant. The beauty loves to sing and dance. When asked about her future ambitions, the beauty replies, “I look forward to placing the great work of Miss World such as introducing our countries in all respects by the relationship and cultural exchange with other countries.” She shares the proudest moment of her life saying, “The most important moment of my life was being National Queen of National Reinas and fight for my dreams. It was a motivation to represent my country on an international basis.” Now, the gorgeous contestant is all set to participate and determined to win the Miss World 2016 pageant.

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Leyda Suarez Aldana Miss World Bolivia 2016

Leyda Suarez Aldana is 20 years of age and stands at an astounding height of 170 centimeters. She hails from Bolivia and will be representing her country at the Miss World 2016 pageant. The beauty describes herself as ‘an outgoing person who lives at the time.’ She says, “I always look for the positive side of life, trying to look it from different approaches. I feed my experiences trying to grow everyday. I am always happy and cannot stand monotony; I love experimenting enriching experiences for the wellness of the soul.” The delegate is an animal lover. “If I see a wounded animal or in a bad situation, I take care of it, it doesn’t matter where I am,” shares the gorgeous Miss World contestant. She is sporty and likes athletics running and also volleyball. She also loves to dance. The beauty tells, “I do classical ballet, belly dance, Bolivian folklore, salsa, bachata, merengue and arabic style.”

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Beatrice Fontoura Miss World Brazil 2016

Beatrice Fontoura is 26 years of age and stands at an astounding height of 178 centimeters. She hails from Brazil and will be representing her country at the Miss World 2016 pageant. The beauty describes herself as ‘very determined and focused.’ She continues saying, “I don’t give up on my dreams until I conquer them; even if I fall, I get up again and keep trying. I’m a life lover and I really enjoy spending time with my friends, going out, travelling and discovering new things.” When asked about the proudest moment of her life, the gorgeous delegate says, “The proudest moment of my life was when I got into Law school.” The beauty shares her career ambitions by sharing with the world, “I want to be known as a worldwide model with charity programs, to be a face that people will remember for doing good.”

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Antonia Cristal Figueroa Miss World Chile 2016

Antonia Cristal Figueroa is 21 years of age and stands at an astounding height of 177 centimeters. She hails from Chile and will be representing her country at the Miss World 2016 pageant. The beauty is a professional violin player and wants to travel around the world to play the violin and to meet other musicians. When asked about her career ambitions, she replies, “I want to learn and improve my skills going to other countries like Germany to get knowledge about environment technologies and engineering industry.” She also shares that she has worked as a volunteer when her city, Coquimbo, was affected by the 2015’s tsunami. The gorgeous delegate lives by the personal motto, “Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever."

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Shirley Atehortua Miss World Colombia 2016

Shirley Atehortua is 23 years of age and stands at an astounding height of 180 centimeters. She hails from Colombia and will be representing her country at the Miss World 2016 pageant. The beauty describes herself as ‘a woman of great principles.’ The beauty shares, “I live my life with honesty, humility and perseverance. I prepare everyday fully and contribute to serve humanity with professionalism and with all my capabilities.” When asked about the most memorable moment in her life, the delegate tells, “My most memorable moment was when I sang the national hymn of my country when I was a member of the national team of Colombia in the world championship of hockey in Rosario (Argentina) in 2015.” She is leading a project involving children who have been affected by violence, getting them sports and recreational activities, supported by athletes.

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Mirka Paola Cabrera Mazzini Miss World Ecuador 2016

Mirka Paola Cabrera Mazzini is 22 years of age and stands at an astounding height of 178 centimeters. She hails from Ecuador and will be representing her country at the Miss World 2016 pageant. The beauty describes herself as ‘a simple-minded and persevering woman with the vocation of helping people.’ The girl says, “I’m also very homely and sensitive.” She says, “The most important thing in my life is the life that God gives me every day to enjoy and learn from everything.” When asked about her career ambitions, the delegate replies, “My biggest ambition is to have my own school for kids to help them level in different subjects. I would also propose additional learning in areas such as sports, singing, modeling, dancing, arts.” She lives by the motto, “The only way to get to the heart of the world is with the language of love.”

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Nuriyyih Gerrard Miss World Guyana 2016

Nuriyyih Gerrard is 25 years of age and stands at an astounding height of 182 centimeters. She hails from Guyana and will be representing her country at the Miss World 2016 pageant. The beauty describes herself as ‘a gregarious, altruistic individual who is intelligent, diverse in her talents, purpose driven and determined to positively impact the lives of the world’s youth.’ When asked about the most important thing in her life, the gorgeous replied, “Apart from my faith in God, my desire to be a positive role model keeps me going. When challenges seem insurmountable I work twice as hard to overcome them because my goal is to demonstrate that youth can thrive against all odds.” She shares, “I aim to complete my degree, apply for financing studies at the Institute of Private Enterprise Development and expand my business to an online platform to attract international clients.” Her personal motto is - “Sometimes you win, sometimes you learn.”

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Simone Patricia Freitag Miss World Paraguay 2016

Simone Patricia Freitag is 21 years of age and stands at an astounding height of 177 centimeters. She hails from Paraguay and will be representing her country at the Miss World 2016 pageant. The beauty describes herself as ‘a person of great faith who believes that everything happens for a reason.’ She explains, “For example, I had an accident when I was 2 and suffered from cranial trauma. I was in coma and the doctors did not give my family many hopes. But after a few hours, I woke up without any sequelae. I now thank each new day and try to make them all worth living.” When asked about the most memorable moment of her life, she says, “The most memorable moment of my life was the day of my nephew’s birth as he was my first godson. It’s a day I’ll remember forever.” The beauty lives by her personal motto which is, “Always fight, never give up.”

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Pierina Wong Mori Miss World Peru 2016

Pierina Wong Mori is 25 years of age and stands at an astounding height of 173 centimeters. She hails from Peru and will be representing her country at the Miss World 2016 pageant. The beauty describes herself as ‘a very responsible, patient, respectful and helpful person.’ She continues saying, “I like to face challenges, to overcome my fears and to learn new things. I am a very positive person who thinks that every day is a gift so I try to share my happiness with everyone.” When asked about the proudest moment of her life, she says, “When I broke the national record of BO hurdles and I travelled to Bolivia to represent my country in South America Olympics.” The beauty’s personal motto is, “If you can dream it, you can do it. And if your dreams are big, your achievements will be bigger.”

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Maria Romina Trotto Morales Miss World Uruguay 2016

Maria Romina Trotto Morales is 19 years of age and stands at an astounding height of 180 centimeters. She hails from Uruguay and will be representing her country at the Miss World 2016 pageant. The beauty describes herself as ‘a simple and honest person, who likes to fight and work very hard in order to achieve her goals.’ When asked about her career ambitions, the gorgeous delegate says, “I want to study fashion design and create my own clothing brand. At the same time, I want to become a model. I plan to study and work hard just like I have been doing so far.” The beauty shares the proudest moment of her life by saying, “When I won the title of Elite Model Look Uruguay in 2014.” When asked what her personal motto is, she says “Every cloud has a silver lining.”

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Diana Croce Miss World Venezuela 2016

Diana Croce is 19 years of age and stands at an astounding height of 176 centimeters. She hails from Venezuela and will be representing her country at the Miss World 2016 pageant. The beauty describes herself as loving, happy and constant. When asked about her career ambitions she replies, “I would like to create my own company related to fashion events productions.“ The gorgeous delegate shares about the most memorable day of her life, saying, “When my little brother was born because I always wanted to have a little brother.”Her personal motto is - “If you don’t give up, you will achieve your goals.”