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María Fernanda Beltrán
María Fernanda Beltrán Figueroa is a Mexican beauty pageant titleholder from the state of Sinaloa[1] who won Miss Universe Mexico 2024 on September 7, 2024, in Cancun.[2] She represented Mexico at the Miss Universe 2024 pageant held in Mexico City, where she finished as the second runner up, becoming the third Mexican to achieve that placement.[3][4][5][6] Early life and careerBeltrán is a native of Culiacán with a background in beauty pageants and holds an academic degree in Marketing and Communication.[7] She is fluent in Spanish, English, and French.[8] PageantryMiss Grand Mexico 2023 Beltrán participated in the Miss Grand Mexico 2023 competition held in Modular Inés Arredondo (MIA), representing the state of Sinaloa. At the end of the event, Fernanda was crowned Miss Grand Mexico 2023 by outgoing titleholder Laysha Salazar. Fernanda represented Mexico at the Miss Grand International 2023 competition held in Vietnam.[9] Miss Grand International 2023As the winner of Miss Grand Mexico, Beltrán represented Mexico at the Miss Grand International 2023 competition held in Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam on 25 October.[10][11] She did not place in the top 20. Miss Universe Mexico 2024Beltrán, representing Sinaloa, competed alongside 33 contestants at the first edition of Miss Universe Mexico. The final night was held on September 7, 2024 at the Convention Centre in Cancun, Mexico. Beltrán was crowned Miss Universe Mexico 2024 by Miss Universe 2023, Sheynnis Palacios. Aranza Molina from Tobasco and Karen Bustos from San Luis Potosí were the 1st runner up and 2nd runner up respectively. With this victory, she became Mexico’s representative at Miss Universe 2024 in Mexico City.[2][3] Miss Universe 2024 As Miss Universe Mexico 2024, Beltrán was the representative of Mexico at the Miss Universe 2024 competition held on home soil in Mexico. The final night was held on November 16, 2024 at Arena CDMX in Mexico City. Beltrán placed in the top 30, marking Mexico’s first placement at Miss Universe since Andrea Meza's victory at Miss Universe 2020. Beltrán advanced to the top 12, then top 5, and finished as the 2nd runner up, behind 1st runner up Chidimma Adetshina of Nigeria and Miss Universe 2024, Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark. With her 2nd runner up finish, Beltrán became the third Mexican to achieve this placement and the highest placement for a representative from Sinaloa representing Mexico at Miss Universe.[2][4][5][6] References
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