Lupita Jones
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
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| Born |
María Guadalupe Jones Garay September 6, 1968 Mexicali, Baja California, Mexico |
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| Residence | Mexico City, Mexico |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss Mexico 1990 (Winner) Miss Universe 1991 (Winner) |
| Spouse | Simón Charaf Medina (m. 1993; div. 2000) |
| Children | Simón Charaf Jones |
María Guadalupe "Lupita" Jones Garay Spanish pronunciation: [luˈpita ˈʝouns], [ʝons]; (born September 6, 1968 in Mexicali) is a Mexican actress, director and beauty queen who became the first Mexican woman to win the title of Miss Universe in 1991.
Representing the state of Baja California, Jones won the title of Señorita México (Miss Mexico) in September, 1990.
A few months later, on May 17, 1991 in Las Vegas, Nevada, she and 72 contestants competed for the title of Miss Universe 1991. Lupita entered the semifinals of the pageant in first place, the only delegate with an average score above 9. During the final telecast, Jones won everything: swimsuit, interview and evening gown. She dominated the next two rounds of competition (the Top 6 judges' questions and the Top 3 final question), and won the crown, the prizes and the prestigious title for her country.
Lupita Jones had studied business administration before Miss Universe and also did post-graduate studies in industrial administration at the Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior in her native city of Mexicali, Baja California.
After finishing her reign in 1992, she created in 1994 the company Promocertamen with Televisa to produce Nuestra Belleza México, the official Mexican pageant responsible for choosing Mexico's representatives to Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss International. This new pageant was created when Señorita México was moved to another TV network, TV Azteca.
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