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Lucía Arellano was officially crowned the new Miss World Peru 2022 in a special ceremony held on Monday, August 14 at BTH Hotel Lima Golf in San Isidro. The 28-year-old model and entrepreneur from the Loreto region was second runner-up during last year's national competition. She has been appointed to replace the winner who was recently stripped of the title, Jennifer Barrantes. "Receiving the title of Miss World Peru 2022 is not only a great responsibility but having the honor and pride of being the ambassador of everything wonderful that is Peru," shared the new titleholder. She went on to thank the organization and national director Ernesto "Tito" Paz for the great opportunity and platform to continue her work as an advocate for Peruvian children. "I assume this beautiful mission with a lot of conscience, commitment, and love, and I ask all Peruvians for their support so that together we achieve this important goal. The job is not just mine, it belongs t

Jennifer Barrantes, representing the region of Ucayali, was crowned Miss World Peru 2022 on Sunday, September 25 in Lima. The 23-year-old beauty is a commercial aviation graduate, a business owner, and an animal advocate. Apart from winning her title, she also bagged several awards including Best Smile, Miss Yolett, and Top Model. Gianella Paz Pacheco of Callao was named first runner-up while Lucia Arellano of Loreto and Fairus Ore of Lima Centro were announced the second and third runners-up, respectively. Completing the Top 8 finalists were the representatives of Chincha, María Claudia Ghersi Núñez; Junín, Nea Paz; La Libertad, Sofia Armas; and Lima Este, Mariley Vivanco. The new Miss World Peru succeeded Paula Montes and will now prepare to represent her country at the 71st Miss World pageant, whose date and venue are yet to be announced. A total of 16 contestants representing various cities and regions of Peru participated in the event. Since its debut at Miss World in 1959, Peru h