Miss Mexico, Andrea Meza, 26-year-old, was crowned Miss Universe 2021 on Sunday, May 16, 2021, after more than a year delay due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Andrea Meza was crowned by the 2019 title holder, Zozibini Tunzi at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood in a flashy televised event, hosted by American actor Mario Lopez and television personality Olivia Culpo.
Meza who finished first ahead of the Brazilian and Peruvian finalists dazzled in a flaming red-fringed gown designed by Ivis Lenin at the grand finale to accept the honour onstage Florida’s Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood.
During the final statement round, Miss Mexico was asked to address the topic of changing beauty standards, and she said:
“We live in a society that more and more is more advanced and as we have advanced as a society, we have advanced with stereotypes,” she shared via a translator.
“Nowadays, beauty is not only the way we look. For me, beauty radiates not only in our spirits but in our hearts and the way we conduct ourselves. Never permit someone to tell you that you are not valuable.”
Miss Mexico when asked at the final question round how she would have handled the COVID-19 pandemic, said:
“I believe there is not a perfect way to handle this hard situation such as COVID-19,” she explained.
“However, I believe that what I would have done was create the 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. That’s why I would have taken care of them since the beginning.”
Meza is reportedly the third Mexican woman to ever win the crown after Lupita Jones and Ximena Navarrete.
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