1. Lupita Jones was crowned Miss Universe 1991, and was the first Mexican contestant to win a major international beauty pageant.
11 Facts About Lupita Jones
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In September 1990, Lupita Jones won the title of Senorita Mexico representing the state of Baja California.
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On 17 May 1991, Lupita Jones competed against 72 contestants for the title of Miss Universe 1991 at Las Vegas, Nevada representing Mexico.
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Lupita Jones was the only contestant with an average score above 9.
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Lupita Jones dominated the next two rounds of competition and won the crown, the prizes, and the Miss Universe title for her country.
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In 2001, for the Nuestra Belleza Mexico show, Lupita Jones launched the Report Her campaign, which invited the public to report beautiful women in their state.
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Lupita Jones produced a winner at one of the 3 most well-known beauty pageants on the planet since 1960: Priscila Perales, Miss International 2007 and another one in 2009 with Anagabriela Espinoza, Miss International 2009.
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Accordingly, Lupita Jones promised she would vacate the direction of Nuestra Belleza Mexico once a new Mexican Miss Universe would be entitled, but did not follow through after Navarrete won the title.
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In 2015, in response to negative comments on Mexicans by Donald Trump, part-owner of the Miss Universe organization, as head of Nuestra Belleza Mexico, Lupita Jones endorsed withdrawal of the 2015 contestant from Mexico and urged a boycott of products associated with the 2015 pageant.
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In 1999, Lupita Jones decided that the contest would support an important program for ill-treated girls in the country through the Integral Family Development project.
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In 2000, Lupita Jones accepted an appointment as UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and Face to Face Campaign Spokesperson for Mexico.