Team South America for Miss Universe 2021

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Julieta Garcia Miss Universe Argentina For Miss Universe 2021

The Miss Universe Argentina organization hosted its coronation ceremony for the 2021 edition of Miss Universe Argentina on 16 October 2021 at Teatro Broadway in Buenos Aires, Argentina where Julieta Gracia was crowned as Miss Universe Argentina 2021. The 22-year-old is a professional model and loves to create content. Standing 180 cm tall, the diva has walked the runway at the ModaStyle 18 fashion show in La Plata, Argentina. The queen is not new to the pageant world, previously she competed in Miss Universe Argentina 2019 and was placed as the first runner-up. She bested 21 other candidates for the title of Miss Universe Argentina 2021. The diva is currently studying psychology and wishes to raise awareness about the significance of mental health. She has a great capacity of adaptation and is passionate about performing arts and loves to express herself in different ways.

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Nahemi Uequin Antelo Miss Universe Bolivia For Miss Universe 2021

Promociones Gloria organization held the finale of the 2021 edition of Miss Bolivia on 28th August 2021 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra where Nahemi Uequin Antelo was crowned Miss Universe Bolivia 2021. She succeeded Miss Universe Bolivia 2020 Lenka Nemer Drpic for the title. Nahemi hails from Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia and speaks Spanish, English and German. She attended Colegio Aleman in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. Having had the opportunity to study at a German school, led her to get acquainted with new cultures and traditions. Her seven months of exchange at northern Germany shaped her into an independent woman who grew, learn and came out stronger. The diva is currently focused on her social project which aims to raise awareness about the femicides that take place in her country. Bolivia has the highest rate of femicide in South America and is a prevalent issue that needs serious addressal. Nahemi is working towards something important and deserves recognition. She faced a lot of cyber hate during the national contest but she did not let it shake her faith and continued to fight for her dream..

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Teresa Santos Miss Universe Brazil For Miss Universe 2021

Teresa Santos was crowned Miss Universe Brazil 2021 on 9th November 2021 as she succeeded Miss Universe Brazil 2020 Julia Gama for the title. Teresa Stela Barbosa Silva Santos is a 23 years old Brazilian model and beauty pageant titleholder. Santos had previously been crowned Miss Ceará 2021 and Miss Ceará 2018, and placed as the second runner-up at Miss Brazil 2018. She is the fourth woman from Ceará to win Miss Brazil. She is a fitness enthusiast and a last-year psychology student. She also owns a jewellery business. The queen grew up in close contact with nature in northeast of Brazil and is a staunch believer in the power of sustainability. She grew up playing volleyball and lived in the United States for an year on an exchange program. She wishes to help women who live in vulnerable conditions by opening up a safe space where they can access better help, both physical and mental.

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Antonia Figueroa Miss Universe Chile For Miss Universe 2021

The Miss Chile Universo organization hosted the coronation for the Miss Universe Chile 2021 on 11th September 2021 at Hotel Ontiveros in San Fernando, where Antonia Cristal Figueroa was crowned as the new queen. She succeeded Miss Universe Chile 2020 Daniela Nicolás for the title. Hailing from Coquimbo, Antonia is a 26 years-old Civil Environmental Engineering student and a model by profession. She is also a Taekwondo champion and former professional violinist of the municipal theater in her region. She speaks fluent English, German and Portuguese. Figueroa is a pageant veteran as she has won the titles of Miss Mundo Chile 2016 and Miss Earth Chile 2018. She represented Chile and competed at Miss World 2016 where she was unplaced but she finished in the Top 10 in the talent competition. In 2018, she represented Chile at Miss Earth and finished in the Top 12. Apart from being a beauty queen, she is also the president of an NGO called, ‘Volunteers for Children’, that helps children and adolescents in Sename residences. She is also an environmentally aware citizen who wishes to bring about a change in the society through her delegacy. Antonia is confident, experienced and determined making her one of the strongest contenders for the title of Miss Universe 2021.

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Valeria Ayos Miss Universe Colombia For Miss Universe 2021

Miss Universe Colombia 2021 was the second edition of the Miss Universe Colombia pageant, held on 18th October 2021 in Bogotá, Colombia, where Miss Universe Colombia 2020 Laura Olascuaga of Bolívar crowned Valeria Ayos Bossa of Cartagena as her successor at the end of the event. Born in the city of Cartagena, 27 years-old Valeria is a professional model and presenter and is a professional in international relations from the Jorge Tadeo Lozano University, whose main headquarters are located in the city of Bogotá. Valeria is also a part of Fundación Portofino, a foundation for children in San Andres Island. Valeria rose to fame at the age of 23, when she was crowned Miss Earth Colombia 2018 and was given the chance to represent her country at Miss Earth 2018. She became a pageant sensation with her stunning beauty and intelligence and won a spot in the Top 4 at Miss Earth 2018 winning the Miss Earth-Water 2018 crown, one of the four elemental titles awarded at the Miss Earth pageant.

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Susy Sacoto Mendoza Miss Universe Ecuador For Miss Universe 2021

Miss Ecuador 2021, the 2021 edition of Miss Ecuador, was held on 11th September 2021 on the Malecón de Quevedo, Los Ríos where Susy Sacoto was crowned Miss Universe Ecuador 2021. Susy Sacoto succeeded Miss Universe Ecuador 2020 Leyla Espinoza for the title. Susy Sacoto is 24-years-old and hails from Portoviejo. Not new to the pageantry, Susy was Miss Panamerican Ecuador 2018 and represented Ecuador and competed against 15 other candidates at Miss Panamerican International 2018 in Anaheim, California, United States. She was unplaced. She was the third runner-up in the Miss Jewel of the World 2019 pageant, which was held in the Philippines. Susy graduated from La Universidad Catolica de Santiago de Guayaquil with a law degree. After her graduation, she enrolled at the Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo (UEES) in Guayaquil, Ecuador to pursue a bachelor’s degree in medicine and is expected to graduate in 2026. Currently, she works as a lawyer. Sacoto also studied English in Cambridge, UK and also speaks French.

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Nadia Ferreira Miss Universe Paraguay For Miss Universe 2021

The Promociones Gloria organization held the official presentation of the greatest exponent of Paraguayan beauty, Miss Universe Paraguay for the 2021 edition on 31st August 2021 where Nadia Ferreira was crowned Miss Universe Paraguay 2021. She succeeded Miss Universe Paraguay 2020 Vanessa Castro for the title. 22 year-old Nadia is currently studying towards a degree in business engineering. She speaks English fluently and can also communicate in Portuguese. In 2015, she appeared in ‘Parodiando in Telefuturo’, a television show in which participants performed parodies of famous singers. She is a Paraguayan supermodel who has graced some of the most important runways all over the world, shot tons of major campaigns for major brands and appeared on covers of major magazines. The pinnacle of her career was the New York Fashion Week. She walked the runway on many occasions creating an uproar in the local and international media from supporters and critics. She has walked in fashion shows in Milan, Santiago, Paris, Brazil, Paraguay, Mexico, Qatar, Dubai. Also not new to pageantry, she competed at Miss Teen Universe 2014 in Guatemala where she was adjudged as the third runner-up.

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Yely Rivera Miss Universe Peru For Miss Universe 2021

The Miss Peru organization hosted the 69th edition of the Miss Peru pageant, i.e., Miss Peru 2021 on 10th October 2021 in Lima, Peru, where Yely Rivera was crowned as the new queen succeeding Miss Universe Peru 2020 Janick Maceta for the title. 27 years-old Yely Rivera is an independent woman since she was 16 years old, currently working as a manager in a company dedicated to personal and professional development and growth as she has always liked to work for her dreams and never give up. From a very young age, she understood that her life’s purpose was to help others, she wants to continue working for her country. She wishes to create an NGO that helps children and adolescents to develop personally and professionally, so that they free themselves from all the negative experiences of the past and can be successful people. She would like to teach them what she would have liked to be taught as a child, so as not to carry that heavy baggage from the past.

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Luiseth Materan Miss Universe Venezuela For Miss Universe 2021

Luiseth Materán was appointed as Miss Universe Venezuela 2021 by the Beauty Committee, consisting of Nina Sicilia, Jacqueline Aguilera and María Gabriela Isler. The announcement was made on July 2nd in Portada’s by the presenters Ange Unda and Jose Andres Padron. Luiseth Materán holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications with honors from the Andrés Bello Catholic University and serves as the Communications Director for CEOS, an app that provides innovative learning skills. The diva is currently studying the art of theatre and aspires to become an actor one day. She has already starred in her first ever television series. She is also an advocate for HIV/AIDS prevention, education, gender equality and Down syndrome. ‘I Dream, I Can’ a project under her leadership seeks to inspire young girls and teenagers to become the best version of themselves.