( Spanish) – Mara Topic, 29, from Guayaquil, will seek the Miss Universe 2024 crown, which takes place this Saturday in Mexico. The jury of the Miss Universe Ecuador pageant chose her as its representative last June.
It belongs to everyone. “Ecuador, you are my greatest reason to dream,” he stated. in a post on Instagram est
“Today I feel happy, fully and deeply grateful, I have given my best, with love and dedication to represent my country with pride and heart. This universe is not mine alone, and November 16.
Mara Topic Verduga works as a film director and producer, according to information that the Ecuadorian pageant shared with .
Topic is the sister of former Ecuadorian presidential candidate Jan Topic, who ran in the 2023 elections and who attended the beauty pageant on Saturday night, from where she posted messages of support for her sister on her X account.
“Congratulations babe! What pride! Now with everything to Mexico”, wrote.
The first finalist of the contest in Ecuador was Nadia Mejía, a 28-year-old American-Ecuadorian born in California. Mejía is the daughter of Ecuadorian rapper Gerardo Mejía, who has lived in the United States for several years. Nadia Mejía was Miss California USA in 2016 and represented the United States community on Saturday after the pageant made changes to representations by province, city or region.
The candidate Yajaira Quizhpi, 46 years old, the oldest woman to participate in this contest in Ecuador, did not manage to enter the top 13 in the contest preselection.
The Miss Universe Ecuador contest focused particular attention this 2024, since there is no longer an age limit to participate, and for that reason it had its first 46-year-old contestant, Quizhpi, a chemical engineer who was born in the city of Azogues, in the province of Cañar, and is the mother of an 11-year-old boy.
In June, Yajaira Quizhpi told that she was proud to participate in a more inclusive pageant.
“Organizations have transformed and are joining the changes to promote inclusion. I feel proud to be allowed to be here. We have broken barriers and, as women, we can step forward without fear of what they will say,” Quizhpi said.
Miss Universe Ecuador, like other pageants in other countries, is going through a different moment since the international Miss Universe organization modified certain rules in order to promote a more inclusive and diverse contest.
The Miss Universe final can be seen this Saturday, November 16 through Miss Universe on YouTubefrom the 6:30 pm from central Mexico5:30 pm (Miami).
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