Miss Mexico was crowned Miss Universe in Florida on Sunday night. – Rodrigo Varela / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP
Andrea Meza, Miss Mexico, was crowned Miss Universe on Sunday in the United States. Wearing a sparkling red evening gown, the 26-year-old finished ahead of the Brazilian and Peruvian finalists, during a show hosted from Hollywood, Florida, by Americans Mario Lopez and Olivia Culpo.
She beat more than 70 competitors to win this 69th Miss Universe title, and succeed the South African Zozibini Tunzi, Miss Universe 2019. It is a panel of eight women who chose the winner. After a very noticed passage in Marianne during the National Costume Show on Thursday, Amandine Petit, Miss France 2021, was finally raised in the top 21 of the participants but could not reach the top 10. “A fairly good result. incredible with a lot of work behind, a beautiful preparation ”, she explained to
LCI.
A competition marked by positions taken
During the ceremony, Miss Burma, Thuzar Wint Lwin, took advantage of the competition to denounce the coup that overthrew former Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi. “Our people are dying and being shot by the army every day,” she said in her presentation video – before the final of the competition – with photos of her participating in the anti-junta demonstrations. “Therefore, I would like to urge everyone to talk about Burma,” added the young woman.
Miss Singapore, Bernadette Belle Ong, also took advantage of the competition for the most beautiful traditional costume to denounce discrimination against Asians. Dressed in a shimmering red bodysuit and matching thigh-high boots, she turned around, revealing the words “Stop Hate Against Asians” on her cape in the colors of the Singaporean flag. “What good is this platform if I can’t use it to send a strong message of resistance against prejudice and violence?” “, She also wrote on Instagram, next to the photos of her outfit.