Andrea Meza Biography – Andrea Meza Wiki
Andrea Meza is a Mexican model, make-up artist, software engineer, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe 2021. Since winning the title, she became the third Mexican woman to be crowned Miss Universe. She had previously been crowned Mexicana Universal 2020 and Miss Mexico 2017 and placed as the first runner-up at Miss World 2017. After finishing her secondary school studies she enrolled in the Autonomous University of Chihuahua, where she studied software engineering. She graduated with her degree in 2017 and then began working in Mexico as a software engineer in addition to her career as a model. She is also an activist and works closely with the Municipal Institute for Women, which aims to end gender-based violence. Meza also serves as the official Tourism Brand Ambassador for her hometown of Chihuahua, according to Miss Universe Organization.
She started her pageantry career in 2016 after she was selected to represent Chihuahua at Miss World Mexico 2016. This was the first edition of the pageant after the Nuestra Belleza México competition lost its license for Miss World. In the pageant, Meza advanced to the top sixteen, then the top ten, and ultimately the top five. After reaching the top five, Meza was one of the two contestants awarded a crown, being crowned as Miss Mexico 2017. Ana Girault, representing Mexico City, was crowned Miss Mexico 2016 and given the opportunity to represent Mexico at Miss World 2016, while Meza was given the opportunity to represent Mexico at Miss World 2017. Also, Meza won the sports challenge at the competition.
Miss World 2017 was later held on 18 November 2017 at Sanya City Arena in Sanya, China. In the pre-pageant activities, she won group sixteen of the Head-to-Head Challenge, which gave her direct entry into the top forty. Additionally, she placed as the fourth runner-up in the talent competition. During the finals of the competition, Meza advanced from the top forty into the top fifteen, top ten, and top five. After reaching the top five, she was placed as the first runner-up behind winner Manushi Chhillar of India. In addition to her first runner-up finish, Meza was additionally crowned Miss World Americas, placing her within the 2017 Miss World Continental Queens of Beauty.
In 2020, Meza was crowned Mexicana Universal Chihuahua 2020, allowing her to represent Chihuahua at Mexicana Universal 2020. During pre-pageant activities, she won six challenges, including the sports challenge. The final was held on 29 November 2020 in Querétaro City. Meza advanced to the top fifteen and top ten, ultimately being crowned Mexicana Universal 2020.
As Mexicana Universal, Meza represented Mexico at Miss Universe 2020. The final of the competition was held on 16 May 2021 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in Hollywood, Florida, after being postponed from the fall of 2020 to May 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Meza advanced from the initial pool of 73 contestants to the top 21, then the top ten, and finally the top five, where she was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder Zozibini Tunzi. Following her win, she became the third Mexican woman to win the crown, following Lupita Jones and Ximena Navarrete.
Andrea Meza Age
Her birth-given name is Alma Andrea Meza Carmona and was born on August 13, 1994, in Chihuahua City, Mexico.
Andrea Meza Family/ Parents
She is the daughter of Alma Carmona and Santiago Meza. She grew up in Chihuahua City as the eldest of three daughters and has Chinese -Mexican ancestry.
Andrea Meza Height
She stands at a listed height of 5 feet 11 inches (1.80 m)tall.
Andrea Meza Miss Universe 2021
She was crowned Miss Universe onstage at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on May 16, 2021, in Hollywood, Florida. She emerged top after beating 73 other contestants including Miss Brazil Julia Gama, who was runner-up, and Miss Peru Janick Maceta Del Castillo, who was second runner-up. “I am so honored to have been selected among the 73 other amazing women I stood with tonight,” Meza said in a news release from Miss Universe Organization. “It is a dream come true to wear the Miss Universe crown, and I hope to serve the world through my advocacy for equality in the year to come and beyond.”
In her final statement during the pageant, she talked about beauty standards. “We live in a society that more and more is more than advanced, and as we advance as a society, we’ve also advanced with stereotypes,” she said. “Nowadays beauty isn’t only the way we look. For me, beauty radiates not only in our spirit but in our hearts and the way that we conduct ourselves. Never permit someone to tell you that you’re not valuable.”
Andrea Meza Instagram
She is on Instagram as @andreamezamx.
