Fernando Toledo
Reform Agency
Saturday January 30, 2021 | 10:38
Mexico City – Outstanding model, Mexicana Universal 2020 and Mexico’s representative in the Miss Universe contest, with a date and location to be determined. Andrea Meza Carmona assured that, despite all the criticism, beauty pageants are platforms that empower women.
“They help you to promote yourself on a professional and personal level. They open many doors for you and it is up to you if you want them and know how to benefit from them. They also help to inspire, to expose and to people.” about various social causes that are being worked on worldwide, ”confirmed the 26-year-old and 6-foot-tall Chihuahuan.
During an exclusive conversation with Grupo Reforma, this software engineer and crossfit and extreme sports fan confirmed that the beauty pageants were very positive in her case, as they helped her gain confidence and confidence.
“If they saw me five years ago they wouldn’t recognize me! I was very scared, very introverted, even when I called for a pizza, I got scared. I was scared to think about going on stage. ! I was very insecure. Everything scared me. I knew so well, I didn’t know what I wanted and I got carried away by what others were saying. Entering the beauty pageants helped me get to know myself better and overcome my fears eyes see. “
A dream
This beauty, who is also a model, professional make-up artist and about to start her own sportswear brand, knows very well what these competitions are like as she participated in six competitions with good results.
Plus, she’s one of the favorites, according to world expert sites, to be the next Miss Universe.
She was just one step away from winning Mexico’s first Miss World crown, but she was left with the title of first runner-up (replacement) in the 2017 edition, which was held in Sanya, China.
However, she emotionally affirmed that since she was little, her biggest dream is another: Miss Universe’s crown.
“From a young age I dreamed of the stages, the lights and the audience. And I started to love beauty pageants when I was 15 years old.
“It was just when Ximena Navarrete won Miss Universe that I said, Wow, a Mexican can shine so internationally! So now I’m about to fulfill one of my biggest dreams, which is to be on the stage of Miss Universe. to step.” .
Perfection
Regarding plastic surgeries, Andrea said she’s in favor as long as they are made as a conscious and personal decision and don’t radically change the physique.
“And I approve of them as long as you make the decision to do it for yourself, and because you know that it will positively affect your mood and help you feel better.
“But if you do it because it’s fashion, because your husband wants it or because you want to feel more beautiful for someone else, then I don’t agree!” Said the model, who is now preparing, by hand from Guadalajara designer Edgar Lozzano, the competition dresses he will wear for the semifinals and finals of Miss Universe.
The controversy
As for the participation of transsexual women in traditional beauty pageants, she agreed as long as the guidelines of each contest were followed.
He stressed that in the case of Miss Universe, there are no rules forbidding her participation. The Spanish model Ángela Ponce was already seen in 2018.
So he said
“Beauty pageants have been a powerful platform for me. Now I have the decision to stand in front of an audience and express my feelings and thoughts, it’s something that was not possible for me or not in my perspective a few years ago was. ”, Andrea Meza.