1. Andrea Meza became the third Mexican contestant to win the title, and holds the record for the shortest complete reign in Miss Universe history to date.
12 Facts About Andrea Meza
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Alma Andrea Meza Carmona was born on 13 August 1994 in Chihuahua City, Mexico to parents Alma Carmona and Santiago Meza.
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Andrea Meza grew up in Chihuahua City as the eldest of three daughters, and is of partial Chinese ancestry.
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Andrea Meza graduated with a degree in 2017 and began working in Mexico as a software engineer in addition to her career as a model.
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Andrea Meza began her pageantry career in 2016, after she was selected to represent Chihuahua at Miss World Mexico 2016.
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Andrea Meza was one of the two contestants awarded a crown, being crowned as Miss Mexico 2017.
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Ana Girault, representing Mexico City, was crowned Miss Mexico 2016 and given the opportunity to represent Mexico at Miss World 2016, while Andrea Meza was given the opportunity to represent Mexico at Miss World 2017.
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Andrea Meza was crowned Miss World Americas, placing her within the 2017 Miss World Continental Queens of Beauty.
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In 2020, Andrea Meza won Mexicana Universal Chihuahua 2020, and went on to represent Chihuahua at Mexicana Universal 2020, where she emerged as the winner.
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Andrea Meza was crowned by the outgoing titleholder, Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa.
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Andrea Meza became the third Mexican woman to win the title, following Lupita Jones in 1991 and Ximena Navarrete in 2010.
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Andrea Meza surpassed Brook Lee's record of being the oldest contestant to win at the age of 26 years and 276 days.