And the 69th Miss Universe is Miss Mexico, Andrea Meza. She was crowned by the former Miss Universe Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa at the event held in Florida. The first runner up is Brazil’s Julia Gama while Peru’s Janick Maceta is the second runner-up. Whereas India’s Adline Castelino and Dominican Republic’s Kimberly Perez came third runner-up and fourth runner-up respectively at the beauty pageant.
The 69th edition of the event, which was held on Sunday night at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood , was a scaled-down affair in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
India’s Castelino, 22, was congratulated by Miss Diva Universe India via its official Twitter page.
“India places 3rd Runner Up at @MissUniverse! Our hearts are filled with immense pride for our LIVA Miss Diva Universe 2020, @AdlineCastelino who has done such an exceptional job at the Miss Universe Pageant! We couldn’t have asked for a better representative than you,” the post read.
Singer Luis Fonsi of ‘Despacito’ fame performed at the three-hour competition, hosted by Mario Lopez and Olivia Culpo.
This is the third Miss Universe victory for Mexico, with Ximena Navarrete and Lupita Jones being declared winners in 2010 and 1991, respectively.
