Miss Universe 2020 Candidates: PARAGUAY to VIETNAM

PARAGUAY

Vanessa Castro Guillén
@vanessa_cgui @pgloriapy
Vanessa Castro Guillén is 28 and comes from Caacupé, Paraguay. She works in architecture, designing homes and buildings. Vanessa is a graduate from the Universidad Nacional De Asuncion.
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PERU

Janick Maceta del Castillo
@janickmaceta @missperuofficial
Janick Maceta is 26-years-old and works as an audio engineer in one of New York’s iconic studios, The Manhattan Center. In 2019, Janick competed in Miss Supranational, placing as 3rd runner-up.
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PHILIPPINES

Rabiya Mateo
@rabiyamateo @missuniversephilippines
Rabiya is a Cum Laude graduate of physical therapy and began teaching at the age of 21. She is the current ambassador for education of the Philippines and works with the Department of Education on projects like National Reading Month and AHA Learning Center.
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POLAND

Natalia Piguła
@natalia.pigula @miss.polski
Natalia Piguła is a 27-year-old engineer from Łódź, Poland. She graduated from the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Architecture at the Łódź University of Technology. 1st runner-up in her national pageant, Natalia took over the Miss Universe Poland title after the winner of Miss Polski got sick.
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PORTUGAL

Cristiana Silva
@cris.silva.a @miss.portuguesa
Cristiana is working towards a degree in law with hopes to one day practice as a solicitor and handle legal matters for her community, in Paços de Ferreira.
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PUERTO RICO

Estefanía Natalia Soto Torres
@estefania.sototorres @muniversepr
Estefanía has a bachelor’s degree in foreign languages and a master’s degree in intercultural mediation. She studied in France, Belgium, and Mexico, where she completed her master's with a sociological, anthropological, and gender perspective.
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ROMANIA

Bianca Lorena Tirsin
@bianca_tirsin @missuniverseromania.official
After placing 3rd in Miss Supranational and 4th in Miss International, Bianca Tirsin will try to become the first woman from Romania to advance in the Miss Universe competition in 30 years of participation. She is a business administration student at Aurel Vlaicu University, in Arad.
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RUSSIA

Alina Sanko
@ms.alinasanko @miss_russia_org
Alana comes from Azov and she has graduated from the State University of Land Administration with distinction, earning a degree in architecture and design. When competing in Miss World 2019, in London, Alina reached the Top 12.
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SINGAPORE

Bernadette Belle Ong
@bernadettebelle @missuniverse.sg
Bernadette´s passion for the arts and continuous learning has led her to learn to DJ, along with working as a model and actress.
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SLOVAKIA

Natália Hoštáková
@natallyhostakova @missuniverseslovakia
Natália Hoštáková is passionate about elderly people and sustainable living. She graduated from Comenius University and studied management and economics.
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SOUTH AFRICA

Natasha Joubert
@natasha_joubert @official_misssa
Natasha Joubert is from Pretoria in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. She obtained a bachelor’s degree in marketing management from Boston City Campus in 2020 and worked as a public relations officer for a law firm.
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SPAIN

Andrea Martinez
@andrea.martinezf @missuniversespainorg
Andrea has a bachelor’s degree in business administration and spent four years of university studying in León, Madrid, and Paris.
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THAILAND

Amanda Obdam
@amanda.obdam @missuniversethailand
Amanda Obdam has been raised as an island girl in her hometown Phuket, south of Thailand. She graduated with honors from the University of Toronto with a degree in business administration. She is a former Miss Grand Phuket and a candidate in Miss Grand Thailand.
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UKRAINE

Liza Yastremska
@__lizaelza__ @missukraine_universe
Yelyzaveta Yastremska is 28-years-old from Kyiv, Ukraine. She has a bachelor's degree in marketing and human resources and studies philosophy and meditation at an academy in India.
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URUGUAY

Lola de los Santos
@loladls19 @missuruguay.tv
Lola is from Paysandú and studies human resources while working as a community manager in her hometown. She won her national title in a 100% online reality.
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USA

Asya Branch
@asyadanielle @missusa
Having never ventured solo out of her home state, at the age of 17, Asya Branch attended Harvard University for summer school. She is the first black Miss Mississipi USA and the first winner from Mississipi in Miss USA.
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VENEZUELA

Mariangel Villasmil
@mariangeelva @missvenezuela
Mariangel Villasmil is a psychology student and a certified pastry chef who owns Slainte Cakes, a successful small business in Maracaibo that employs local women.
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VIETNAM

Nguyen Tran Khanh Van
@khanhvannguyen25 @missuniversevietnam
Khanh Van Nguyen Tran is currently the ambassador of One Body Village - an organization that supports, rescues, and helps girls who are exploited, sexually abused, or in danger.
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