Lilián Jesús Villanueva Chan is a Mexican model who became the only woman from her country to be crowned ''International Queen of Flowers''
and competed in
Nuestra Belleza México 2000
The 7th Nuestra Belleza México pageant, was held at the Auditorio Emilio Sánchez Piedras of Apizaco, Tlaxcala, Mexico on September 2, 2000. Forty-three contestants of the Mexican Republic competed for the national title, which was won by Jacqu ...
, obtaining the title of
Nuestra Belleza Internacional México.
Nuestra Belleza México 2000
Born in
Quintana Roo and raised in
Chetumal, she represented her
state and competed against fourthy-three other contestants for the national beauty title of Mexico,
Nuestra Belleza México 2000
The 7th Nuestra Belleza México pageant, was held at the Auditorio Emilio Sánchez Piedras of Apizaco, Tlaxcala, Mexico on September 2, 2000. Forty-three contestants of the Mexican Republic competed for the national title, which was won by Jacqu ...
,
held in
Apizaco
Apizaco is a city in Apizaco Municipality located near the geographic center of the Mexican state of Tlaxcala, approximately 25 minutes by car from the state's capital city of Tlaxcala. The city gets its name from the Nahuatl language words "ā ...
,
Tlaxcala
Tlaxcala (; , ; from nah, Tlaxcallān ), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tlaxcala ( es, Estado Libre y Soberano de Tlaxcala), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 60 municipaliti ...
on September 2, 2000.
She was chosen to represent Mexico in the
2001 Miss International pageant,
but didn't compete because
Nuestra Belleza México temporarily lost the franchise to send representatives to
Miss International
Miss International (''Miss International Beauty'' or ''The International Beauty Pageant'') is a Japan-based international beauty pageant organized by the International Culture Association. First held in 1960, it is the fourth largest pageant i ...
that year.
Reina Internacional de las Flores
Instead, she competed in the International Queen of Flowers pageant held in
Colombia
Colombia (, ; ), officially the Republic of Colombia, is a country in South America with insular regions in North America—near Nicaragua's Caribbean coast—as well as in the Pacific Ocean. The Colombian mainland is bordered by the Car ...
where she became the favorite and was eventually chosen as the winner of the title on August 11, 2001.
After Nuestra Belleza
In September 2009, she received the ''Corona al Merito'' award, for her winning ''International Queen of Flowers'' and overall performance as a beauty queen.
See also
Nuestra Belleza México 2000
The 7th Nuestra Belleza México pageant, was held at the Auditorio Emilio Sánchez Piedras of Apizaco, Tlaxcala, Mexico on September 2, 2000. Forty-three contestants of the Mexican Republic competed for the national title, which was won by Jacqu ...
References
External links
History: NBM and Evolution
Living people
People from Chetumal, Quintana Roo
Nuestra Belleza México winners
Models from Quintana Roo
Year of birth missing (living people)
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