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.
Aldana Masset will represent Argentina in Miss Universe 2025. She’s 25 years old and from Entre Ríos, Argentina. She’s known to be a model, singer (known for her YouTube covers and as the singer of tropical band Agapornis), and image consultant.
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.
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.
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.
Mahyla Roth will represent Costa Rica in Miss Universe 2025. She’s 26 years old and from Cahuita, Costa Rica. She’s known to be a mental health advocate.
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.
Jennifer Ventura 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
