Andrea Aguilera (model)
Andrea Victoria Aguilera Paredes (born April 27, 2001) is an Ecuadorian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Supranational 2023 pageant in Nowy Sącz, Poland.
Andrea Aguilera | |
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Born | Andrea Victoria Aguilera Paredes April 27, 2001 |
Education | UEES |
Occupations | |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Title | Miss Grand Los Rios 2021 Miss Grand Ecuador 2021 Miss Ecuador Supranational 2023 Miss Supranational 2023 |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Hair color | Brown |
Eye color | Brown |
Major competition(s) | Miss Earth Ecuador 2019 (Miss Fire Ecuador) Miss Grand Ecuador 2021 (Winner) Miss Grand International 2021 (1st Runner-Up) Miss Supranational 2023 (Winner) |
She was previously crowned Miss Grand Ecuador 2021, and represented Ecuador at the Miss Grand International 2021 pageant where she finished first runner-up.[1]
Early life and education
changeAguilera was born in Ventanas, Ecuador on April 27, 2001. She was studying medicine at the University of Guayaquil in Guayaquil. In 2022, she entered the Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo in Guayaquil to pursue a bachelor’s degree in international business. In the same year, she joined the Ecuadorian reality show Soy el Mejor but left the show early after three judges made derogatory comments about her participation in Miss Grand International.[2] In 2022, Aguilera entered the Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo in Guayaquil to pursue a bachelor’s degree in international business.[3]
Pageantry
changeMiss Grand Ecuador 2021
changeOn May 7, 2021, Aguilera was officially crowned Miss Grand Los Rios 2021. On June 26, 2021, she represented Los Rios at Miss Grand Ecuador 2021 at TC Televisión in Guayaquil, Ecuador and went on to win the title.[4][5]
Miss Grand International 2021
changeOn December 4, 2021, Aguilera represented Ecuador at Miss Grand International 2021 and competed against 59 other candidates at the SHOW DC Retail and Entertainment Mega Complex in Bangkok, Thailand and placed as 1st runner-up to Nguyen Thúc Thuy Tiên of Vietnam.[6][7]
Miss Supranational 2023
changeOn July 14, 2023, Aguilera also represented Ecuador at the Miss Supranational 2023 pageant in Nowy Sącz, Poland. In the competition, Aguilera advanced to the top twenty-four, then the top twelve and ultimately the top five, before being announced as the competition's winner and was succeeded by Lalela Mswane of South Africa. Aguilera became the first woman from Ecuador to be crowned Miss Supranational.[8]
References
change- ↑ "Andrea Aguilera y su paso por Miss Grand Internacional" (in Spanish). 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ↑ "Aguilera y sus proyectos realizados en 2022, despues del concurso" (in Spanish). 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ↑ "Andrea Aguilera ingresa a Soy el Mejor, donde se retira a las 2 semanas" (in Spanish). 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ↑ "Andrea Aguilera y su despues de ser coronada como representante de la belleza ecuatoriana a Miss Grand Internacional" (in Spanish). 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ↑ "Reina de Los Rios 2019 es Andrea Aguilera" (in Spanish). 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ↑ "Andrea Aguilera es una de las candidatas a Miss Grand Ecuador 2021" (in Spanish). 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ↑ "Andrea Aguilera se convierte en la primera ecuatoriana en llegar lejos en Miss Grand International" (in Spanish). 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2023-03-07.
- ↑ "Andrea Aguilera coronada como Miss Ecuador Supranational" (in Spanish). 2021-12-05. Retrieved 2023-03-19.