Here Are the Miss Universe 2025 Contestants from Latin America
Miss Puerto Rico Jennifer Colón, center, competes during the final round of the 73rd Miss Universe Beauty Pageant in Mexico City, Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024. (AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
After Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark won last year, the world is ready to see who will be crowned during Miss Universe 2025.
Like every year since 1952, the 74th edition of the competition aims to be a “remarkable showcase celebrating global diversity, beauty, and women’s empowerment,” per their official website.
This year, the celebration heads from 2024’s Mexico City to Thailand. The President of the Miss Universe Organization, Raúl Rocha Cantú describes the event’s location as “a celebration of everything Miss Universe represents: beauty with purpose, leadership, and positive impact in the world.”
The pageant is expected to have diverse representatives from 130 countries, including Cuba, which returned after a 57-year absence in 2024. Cuba will be represented by Univision’s El Gordo y la Flaca’s co-host, Lili Estefan’s daughter, Lina Luaces — but not everyone is happy with that selection.
Moreover, this year Miss Universe will represent Palestine for the first time, thanks to Dubai’s Nadeen Ayoub. This is also the first year that Miss Universe has a U.S. Latine representative under Miss Universe Latina, which Dominican-American Yamilex Hernández won via Miss Universe Latina, El Reality last month.
Though there will be ongoing changes and controversies, what remains the same is the beauty queens’ aim to take the crown home and represent their country. Will the crown stay in Europe? Will it travel back to Latin America after a year? We’ll have to wait and see.
For now, let’s take a look at the contestants from Latin America!
Note: List will be updated as more queens are crowned.
Miss Universe Argentina, Aldana Masset
Miss Universe Bolivia, Yessica Hausermann
Yessica Hausermann will represent Bolivia in Miss Universe 2025. She’s 25 years old and from Madalenda, Bolivia. She’s a model and has a degree in dentistry.
Miss Universe Brazil, Maria Gabriela Lacerda
Maria Gabriela Lacerda will represent Brazil in Miss Universe 2025. She’s 24 years old and from Piauí, Brazil. She’s known to be a journalist.
Miss Universe Chile, Inna Moll
Inna Moll will represent Chile in Miss Universe 2025. She’s 28 years old and from Vitacura, Chile. She is a content creator (known for her YouTube videos) and model.
Miss Universe Colombia, Vanessa Pulgarin
Chosen via Miss Universe Colombia, El Reality on Spanish-language television, Vanessa Pulgarin will represent Colombia in Miss Universe 2025. She’s 34 years old and from Medellín, Colombia. She is a model, communicator, and businesswoman. Not only that, but she advocates for health and sports, mental health, and responsible leadership on social media platforms, per Colombia One.
Miss Universe Costa Rica, Mahyla Roth
Miss Universe Cuba, Lina Luaces
Luaces will represent Cuba in Miss Universe 2025. She’s 22 years old and from Miami, Florida. She’s a model and influencer. She’s the niece of top Cuban-American producers Emilio and Gloria Estefan, and the daughter of Lili Estefan.
Miss Universe Dominican Republic, Jennifer Ventura Marte
Jennifer Ventura Marte will represent the Dominican Republic in Miss Universe 2025. She’s 27 years old and from Barahona, Dominican Republic. She is a civil engineer and has an international master’s degree, according to La Nación.
Miss Universe Ecuador, Nadia Mejía-Webb
Nadia Mejía will represent Ecuador in Miss Universe 2025. She’s a 29-year-old Ecuadorian-American model from Diamond Bar, California. She’s the first married beauty queen to represent Ecuador, after the rules changed to allow married women in the competition in 2023. She is also the daughter of Ecuadorian-born American musician Gerardo Mejía.
Miss Universe El Salvador, Giulia Zanoni
Giulia Zanoni will represent El Salvador in Miss Universe 2025. She’s 20 years old and from San Salvador, El Salvador. Not only is she trilingual (Spanish, English, and Italian), but she is also currently studying International Relations and is a professional model, according to El Salvador.
Miss Universe Guatemala, Raschel Paz
Raschel Paz will represent Guatemala in Miss Universe 2025. She’s 24 years old and from Guatemala City, Guatemala. She’s known for her height (5’10”). She’s a model and has a degree in Political Studies and International Relations. She also knows English, Spanish, and German.
Miss Universe Honduras, Alejandra Fuentes
Alejandra Fuentes will represent Honduras in Miss Universe 2025. She’s 31 years old and from Olancho, Honduras. She’s a global youth leader who has a degree in International Relations and a Master’s degree in Corporate Communication and Public Relations, per La Prensa.
Miss Universe Mexico, Fátima Bosch
Fátima Bosch will represent Mexico in Miss Universe 2025. She’s 24 years old and from Tabasco, México. She holds a degree in Clothing and Fashion Design and has studied at the NABA (the New Academy of Fine Arts) in Milan and the Lyndon Institute in the U.S., according to Excelsior.
Miss Universe Latina, Yamilex Hernández
Chosen via Telemundo’s reality competition on Spanish-language television, Miss Universe Latina, El Reality, Hernández will represent the U.S. Latine community at Miss Universe 2025. She’s 29 years old and from Perth Amboy, New Jersey. She’s an advocate for mental health through education.
Miss Universe Nicaragua, Itza Castillo
Itza Castillo will represent Nicaragua in Miss Universe 2025. She’s 29 years old and from Managua, Nicaragua. She is a model and has a degree in Social Communication, according to La Prensa Nicaragua.
Miss Universe Panama, Mirna Caballini
Mirna Caballini will represent Panama in Miss Universe 2025. She’s 22 years old and from Chiriquí, Panama. She knows three languages: Spanish, English, and is learning Italian. She is also a fashion designer, model, singer, actress, and event planner, per Telemetro.
Miss Paraguay, Yanina Gómez
Yanina Gómez will represent Paraguay in Miss Universe 2025. She’s 28 years old and is from Asunción, Paraguay. She’s a lawyer, university professor, and dance teacher. She also holds a Master’s Degree in Management and Cultural Policies.
Miss Universe Peru, Karla Bacigalupo
Karla Bacigalupo will represent Peru in Miss Universe 2025. She’s 33 years old and from Lima, Peru. She’s a model, actress, and producer.
Miss Universe Puerto Rico, Zashely Alicea Rivera
Zashely Alicea Rivera will represent Puerto Rico in Miss Universe 2025. She’s 25 years old and represents Dorado, Puerto Rico. She’s a professional ballet dancer, model, and psychology graduate.
Miss Uruguay, Valeria Baladan Liste
Valeria Baladan Liste will represent Uruguay in Miss Universe 2025. She’s a creative project manager and communicator “who uses her platform to empower others through confidence, creativity, and purpose.”
Miss Universe Venezuela, Stephany Abasali
Stephany Abasali will represent Venezuela in Miss Universe 2025. She’s 25 years old and from Bolívar, Venezuela. She’s a model and studies economics at Florida International University. Not only that, but she is an advocate for education rights.