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Arlette Rujel was crowned Miss Grand Peru 2024 in a national competition held on Saturday, September 21 at the Plaza Miguel Grau Seminario in Punchana, Loreto. The 25-year-old fashion model and events host from Callao will represent Peru at Miss Grand International 2024 in Cambodia and Thailand this October. Niva Antezana of Lima was named first runner-up while Alexandra Parcon of Lima Centro and Andrea Torres of Loreto were the second, and third runners-up, respectively. The new Miss Grand Peru succeeds Luciana Fuster, last year's winner who was crowned Miss Grand International 2023 in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. No stranger to pageantry, Arlette joined Miss Peru 2020 and made the Top 5. Last year, she went to Santa Cruz de la Sierra in Bolivia to compete for Reina Hispanoamericana 2022 and became the first Peruvian woman to win the international title. Road to the 12th Miss Grand International: View this post on Instagram A post shared by @missgrand.p...

Peru's Catalina Marsano was crowned Miss International Queen 2024 on Saturday, August 24 at the Tiffany's Show Theater in Pattaya, Thailand. The 32-year-old trans model beat more than 20 other competitors to win the competition. She succeeds last year's winner Solange Dekker from the Netherlands. Catalina made history as the first-ever Peruvian to win the prestigious Thailand-based international pageant for transgender women. Saruda Panyakham of Thailand was named first runner-up while Nguyen Tuong San of Vietnam finished as the second runner-up. The contestants from Colombia, Juliana Rivera Gutierrez, the Philippines, Sophia Nicole Arkanghel, and the USA, Kataluna Enriquez rounded out the Top 6 finalists. Completing the Top 12 were from Brazil, Jessy Lira, Japan, Rin Tsuchiya, Laos, Napatsarakran Samatmanivong, Mexico, Romina Amador Muñiz, Puerto Rico, Daniela Victoria, and Venezuela, Shana Zabala. This year's glittering event marked the 18th edition of the annual Mis...

Tatiana Calmell bested over 30 other contestants to win Miss Peru 2024 (Miss Universe Peru) on Sunday, June 9 at the Plaza Grau in Callao. The 29-year-old actress, representing the city of Talara, will now prepare to represent her country at the 73rd Miss Universe (Miss Universe 2024) in Mexico this November. She succeeds last year's winner and Miss Universe 2023 Top 10 finalist, Camila Escribens. The representative of Ica Región, Sofía Cajo, was crowned Miss International Peru 2024 and will head to Tokyo, Japan for Miss International 2024. Luren Marquez of Peru USA was named first runner-up while Vanessa Medina of Loreto finished as the second runner-up. The rest of the Top 10 finalists were Wendy Ausejo of Apurimac, Maruxa Saucedo of Barranco, Kassandra Ward of Callao, Nikita Palma of Huanchaco, Tatiana Merel of Lima Capital, and Noelia Castagnola of Trujillo. Rounding out the Top 15 were from Curvy, Nayaj Gámez, Huancavelica, Massiel Suárez, Junín, Brigitte Oro, L...

The much-awaited Miss Peru 2024 (Miss Universe Peru) grand final, the 10th edition, will be held tonight at the Plaza Grau in Callao. Thirty-five contestants from across the country will compete for the national title and the opportunity to represent Peru at Miss Universe 2024 in Mexico. The final show will be hosted by former Mis Peru Laura Spoya with Miami-based Puerto Rican TV presenter Carlos Adyan. Fashion model Camila Escribens, last year's winner and Miss Universe 2023 Top 10 finalist, will crown her successor at the end of the event. Peru has won Miss Universe only once since its debut at the pageant in 1952. It has been 67 years since Gladys Zender became Miss Universe 1957 in Long Beach, California. She was the first Latin American woman to hold the title. Who will be crowned this year's Miss Peru for the 73rd Miss Universe? Here are the names of the 35 contestants vying for the crown: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Organización Miss...

Luciana Vasquez from Peru was crowned Teen Universe 2024 on Sunday, April 28 in a glittering competition held in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic. The 18-year-old fashion model and student from Iquitos, a city in the region of Loreto, succeeds last year's winner from Mexico,  Mariana García . Valentina Colmenares of Venezuela was the first runner-up while Maria Eugênia Raposo of Brazil, Ana Paredes of Spain, and Ziari Ruiz of Nicaragua were the second, third, and fourth runners-up, respectively. Aside from the new Teen Universe, Lana Collantes of the Philippines was also crowned Teen Universe Petite 2024 while the representative of Latina USA, Natalie Grace, clinched the title Pre-Teen Universe 2024. This year's event marked the 13th edition of Teen Universe, an international pageant for teenage girls from different backgrounds, cultures, and lifestyles around the world. Reigning Miss Universe Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua is a former contestant who placed in the Top 6 at...

Nathaly Andrea Terrones was crowned Miss Supranational Peru 2024 in a glittering national competition held on Tuesday, April 2 in Lima. The 28-year-old surgeon, volunteer firefighter, and soprano saxophonist from Lima will represent Peru at Miss Supranational 2024 in Poland this July. Camila Bernal of Lima Este and Kimberly Pérez Infante of Lima Centro were the first and second runners-up, respectively. The new Miss Supranational Peru succeeds Valeria Flórez who placed in the Top 12 at Miss Supranational 2023 and was awarded the continental title of Miss Supranational Americas 2023. Tuesday's event also culminated with Joel Farach Marquina from Callao being proclaimed Mister Supranational Peru 2024. He will also head to Poland for Mister Supranational 2024 this summer. This year's Miss and Mister Supranational Peru final was hosted by former Reina Hispanoamericana Arlette Rujel and former Mister Supranational Varo Vargas. Reigning Miss Supranational Andrea Aguilera from Ecuad...

Peru's Maricielo Gamarra bested 26 other competitors to be crowned Reina Hispanoamericana 2023 on Sunday, January 28 in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. The 29-year-old communications graduate succeeds last year's winner, also from Peru,  Arlette Rujel . She is the second Peruvian woman to win the international title. Fernanda Rojas of Venezuela was named Virreina Hispanoamericana 2023 while Cynthia Moura of Brazil, Michelle Arceo of the Philippines, Bianty Gomperts of Curaçao, and Paula Andrea Alarcón of Colombia were the first, second, third, and fourth runners-up, respectively. Completing the Top 13 were Darla Reyes of Bolivia, Melissa Domínguez of the Dominican Republic, Juliana Robles of Ecuador, Chesy Anribka Mose of Indonesia, Vanessa Ortiz of Italy, Carolina Pérez of Mexico, and Sarahí Figueroa of Puerto Rico. No stranger to pageantry, the new Reina Hispanoamericana was first runner-up at Miss Peru 2020 and went o...

Peru's Luciana Fuster was crowned Miss Grand International 2023 in a glittering show held on Wednesday, October 25 at the Phu Thọ Indoor Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The 24-year-old model and TV personality hailing from Callao succeeds Isabella Menin from Brazil. She is the second representative from Peru to clinch the coveted title next to María José Lora. Ni Ni Lin Eain of Myanmar was named first runner-up while María Alejandra López of Colombia, Sthephanie Miranda of the United States of America, and Le Hoang Phuong of Vietnam were the second, third, and fourth runners-up, respectively. The fifth runners-up were from Angola, Eugénia das Neves, the Dominican Republic, Skarxi Marte, Indonesia, Ritassya Wellgreat, Netherlands, Melissa Bottema, and Thailand, Thaweeporn Phingchamrat. This year's event marked the 11th edition of the Miss Grand International pageant. A total of 69 contestants took part in the competition. View this post on Instagram ...

Joel Farach Marquina was named Mister International Peru 2023 last May and will soon represent his country in the upcoming Mister International 2023 pageant. The 33-year-old from Callao is a professional model and economist specializing in finance and evaluation of investment projects. Besides modeling, he holds a diploma in maritime, port, and fisheries management from Escuela Nacional de Marina Mercante (ENAMM). In addition, he is also a graduate of business finance from Cámara de Comercio de Lima (CCL) and a specialization course in financial modeling of investment projects from the Universidad del Pacífico. To recall, Joel is no stranger to pageantry as he has participated in the Men Universe Model 2014 competition held in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic where he finished in the Top 5. He now succeeds last year's titleholder Eleazar Moreno (Mister International 2022 Top 16 semifinalist) and will soon depart for the 15th Mister International whose final is set for September 17...

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...

Luciana Fuster was proclaimed Miss Grand Peru 2023 in a national competition held on Thursday, June 22 in Lima. The 24-year-old model and TV personality from Callao bested 10 other competitors to win the title. She succeeds last year's titleholder and Miss Grand International 2022 Top 20 semifinalist, Janet Leyva. Rounding out the Top 5 finalists were Pía Requejo, Zuliet Seminario, Brenda Serpa, and Michelle Choque. They were announced as the first, second, third, and fourth runners-up, respectively. "I couldn’t be happier. Infinite thanks for supporting me and accompanying me on this wonderful path," Luciana wrote on social media after winning the pageant. "Representing my Peru is a very big responsibility that fills my heart with emotion and pride. I promise to work very hard to bring the golden crown back home," she added. Reigning Miss Grand International Isabella Menin from Brazil attended the event as a special guest together with Miss Grand International ...