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HOLLYWOOD, MAY 17
Andrea Meza of Mexico has been crowned Miss Universe.
Meza, who has a software engineering degree, beats Miss Brazil at the end of the night, screaming Sunday when the announcer shouted “Viva Mexico!” Andrea Meza has been crowned as Miss Universe 2020, besting 73 other contestants of the pageant.
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Previous winner Zozibini Tunzi fit the crown on Meza’s head and waited to make sure it would stay in place as Meza beamed and took her first walk to the front of the stage.
Tunzi, a public relations professional who became the first Black woman from South Africa to win the contest, had held the title since December 2019. Last year’s ceremony was cancelled due to the pandemic.
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LIVE on @FYI from @hardrockholly in #HollywoodFL pic.twitter.com/pHfYtxPJDZ
— Miss Universe (@MissUniverse) May 17, 2021
The pageant was hosted by “Access Hollywood’s’ Mario Lopez and actor and model Olivia Culpo, the 2012 Miss Universe. It was broadcast live from the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Hollywood in Hollywood, Florida.
Ahead of the pageant, Paula M. Shugart, president of the Miss Universe Organisation, stated that they had spent months planning a safe competition that followed similar guidelines as last November’s 2020 Miss USA competition held in Memphis.
The Miss Universe competition airs in more than 160 territories and countries across the globe including in the US on the FYI channel and on Telemundo. Courtesy: AP
