Sofía del Prado Prieto (born 11 February 1995) is a Spanish beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Spain 2017. She represented Spain at the Miss Universe 2017, finishing as a Top 10 finalist.

Early life

Del Prado was born in

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, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. Del Prado grew up in

Villarrobledo Villarrobledo () is a Spanish city and municipality in the province of Albacete, part of the autonomous community of Castile-La Mancha. It's better known for having the world's largest area covered by vineyards (more than 30,000 has., approxima ...

, Albacete, Spain.

Education

In 2015, Del Prado attended college in

Madrid Madrid ( , ) is the capital and most populous city of Spain. The city has almost 3.4 million inhabitants and a metropolitan area population of approximately 6.7 million. It is the second-largest city in the European Union (EU), and ...

, Spain. Del Prado earned a degree in

International Relations International relations (IR), sometimes referred to as international studies and international affairs, is the scientific study of interactions between sovereign states. In a broader sense, it concerns all activities between states—such as ...

. Del Prado was an intern at an international winery in the Department of International Commerce.

Pageantry

On 30 July 2015, Del Prado was a contestant at the Miss Universe Spain 2015. On 24 October 2015, Del Prado represented Spain at Reina Hispanoamericana 2015 in Santa Cruz, Bolivia and won that competition. In addition, del Prado also won Miss Sports and Miss Elegance Rosamar. In 2017, del Prado again entered

Miss Spain Miss Spain (Spanish: Miss España) is a national beauty pageant in Spain that selects Spanish representatives to compete in three of the big four major international beauty pageants: the Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International competi ...

for a second attempt at being crowned. On 24 September 2017, at age 23, Del Prado won the title Miss Universe Spain 2017. Del Prado represented Spain at Miss Universe 2017 in

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, Nevada. She finished in the Top 10.

References

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