Laura Elizondo Erhard (born 28 August 1983 in

Tampico Tampico is a city and port in the southeastern part of the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico. It is located on the north bank of the Pánuco River, about inland from the Gulf of Mexico, and directly north of the state of Veracruz. Tampico is the fifth ...

) is a

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beauty pageant titleholder who represented her country at

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Beauty pageants

On 10 September 2004, Elizondo participated in the national beauty pageant

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, held in

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. Winning the national crown and becoming the second from the state of Tamaulipas to do so since the pageant first began in 1994, Elizondo obtained the title of Nuestra Belleza México, giving her the right to represent Mexico in the

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pageant. There she finished as 3rd runner-up to

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of Canada. She also placed 3rd in Best National Costume. Elizondo stated that although she did not win, she was satisfied with the results as well as her accomplishments within the competition. On 2 September 2005, Elizondo was succeeded by

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of the state of

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as the national titleholder. She graduated on 30 May 2008 from

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with a

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Website 1983 births Living people Mexican beauty pageant winners Mexican female models Mexican people of Basque descent Mexican people of German descent Miss Universe 2005 contestants Nuestra Belleza México winners People from Tampico, Tamaulipas {{mexico-bio-stub

Beauty pageants

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