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Lupita Jones | |
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 Jones in 2008 | |
| Born | María Guadalupe Jones Garay (1967-09-06)6 September 1967 (age 58) |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Señorita Baja California 1990 (Winner) Señorita México 1990 (Winner) Miss Universe 1991 (Winner) |
María Guadalupe "Lupita" Jones Garay (Spanish pronunciation:[luˈpitaˈʝo(w)ns]; born 6 September 1967) is a Mexican producer, actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crownedMiss Universe 1991 and became the first Mexican woman to win the Miss Universe beauty pageant.
Before becoming Miss Universe 1991, Jones received a degree in business administration and did postgraduate studies in industrial administration at theCentro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior inMexicali,Baja California.[1][2]
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In September 1990, Jones won the title ofSeñorita México representing the state of Baja California.
On 17 May 1991, Jones competed against 72 contestants for the title ofMiss Universe 1991 atLas Vegas, Nevada representing Mexico. She advanced to the semifinals of the event asfirst place.
Jones was the only contestant with an average score above 9. During the final stage, Jones won every single round of competition: swimsuit, interview, and evening gown. She dominated the next two rounds of competition (the Top 6 judges' questions and the Top 3 final questions) and won the crown, the prizes, and the Miss Universe title for her country.
After ending her reign in1992, she started the company Promocertamen in 1994 withTelevisa to produceNuestra Belleza México, Mexico's official pageant responsible for choosing Mexico's delegates forMiss Universe,Miss World andMiss International.[3] This new pageant was created when Señorita México was moved to another TV network,TV Azteca.
In 1997, she attempted to launch the first male-only beauty contest,El Modelo México, but the show got little attention from the public.[3]
In 2001, for theNuestra Belleza México show, Lupita Jones launched theReport Her campaign, which invited the public to report beautiful women in their state. Critics attacked the campaign on discrimination charges.[3] She produced a winner at one of the 3 most well-known beauty pageants on the planet since 1960:Priscila Perales,Miss International 2007 and another one in 2009 withAnagabriela Espinoza,Miss International 2009. In 2010, a Mexican woman was crowned asMiss Universe 2010,Ximena Navarrete. Accordingly, Jones promised she would vacate the direction ofNuestra Belleza México once a new Mexican Miss Universe would be entitled, but did not follow through after Navarrete won the title.[3]
From 2008 to 2014, Lupita Jones and longtime pageant director-rivalOsmel Sousa were brought together to judge Nuestra Belleza Latina, a beauty pageant-related reality television series created by the US Hispanic networkUnivision, which searches for young women of Latin American descent across theUnited States.[4]
In 2015, in response to negative comments on Mexicans byDonald Trump, part-owner of the Miss Universe organization, as head of Nuestra Belleza México, Jones endorsed withdrawal of the 2015 contestant from Mexico and urged a boycott of products associated with the 2015 pageant.[5]
In 1999, Lupita Jones decided that the contest would support an important program for ill-treated girls in the country through theIntegral Family Development project.
In 2000, Jones accepted an appointment asUNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and Face to Face Campaign Spokesperson for Mexico.[3]
In 2021, Jones ran as a candidate of theVa por México electoral alliance for governor ofBaja California,[6] coming in third place with 13% behindJorge Hank Rhon of the Encuentro Solidario Party, with 28%, and the winnerMarina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, of theJuntos Hacemos Historia coalition, who won 45% of the votes.[7] Regarding the results, Jones said that she was typecast as a beauty queen and that she was not allowed to prove that she could work in another area.[8][9]
| Year | Project | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | El señor de los cielos | Amaranta Reyes | |
| 2017 | Enamorándome de Ramón | Katy Fernández de Medina | Special participation |
| 2015 | Como dice el dicho | Rocío / Ana Regina | 2 Episodes |
| 2014 | La malquerida (telenovela) | Carmen Gallardo de Torres | Recurring role |
| 2013 | Por siempre mi amor | ||
| 2013 | Rosario | Fabiana Silva |
| Year | Project | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-2014 | Nuestra Belleza Latina | Jury member | |
| 2012 | Se vale | Dancer | |
| 2008 | Me quiero enamorar | Adviser | |
| 100 mexicanos dijeron | |||
| La Hora Pico | Guest Star | ||
| 2026 | La Casa de Los Famosos | Herself | Contestant (Season 5) |
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by | Miss Universe 1991 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Marilé del Rosario | Señorita México 1990 | Succeeded by Mónica Zuñiga |
| Preceded by Derly Escorihuela | Señorita Baja California 1990 | Succeeded by Karina Caicedo |
Miss Mexico winners in theBig Four beauty pageants | ||
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| Miss Universe |  | |
| Miss World | ||
| Miss International | ||
| Miss Earth |
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| International | |
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| National | |
