Estíbaliz Pereira
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Estíbaliz Pereira Rábade is a Spanish
Spanish people
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 beauty queen
Beauty Queen
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. She was crowned Miss España 2009
Miss Spain 2009
Miss Spain 2009, the 49th Miss Spain pageant was held on July 18, 2009. There were 52 candidates for the national title. The winner represented Spain at Miss Universe 2009. The First Runner Up went to Miss World 2009. The Second Runner Up went to Miss Earth 2009...

 at a gala event held in Cancun
Cancún
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, Mexico
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. She represented Spain in Miss Universe 2009
Miss Universe 2009
Miss Universe 2009, the 58th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009. It was the first time back to back victories in Miss Universe history: Stefanía Fernández of Venezuela, was crowned Miss Universe 2009 by outgoing titleholder Dayana...

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Miss España

Representing her place of birth
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, A Coruña, Pereira became one of the favorites and competed against fifty-one contestants for the title of Miss España 2009
Miss Spain 2009
Miss Spain 2009, the 49th Miss Spain pageant was held on July 18, 2009. There were 52 candidates for the national title. The winner represented Spain at Miss Universe 2009. The First Runner Up went to Miss World 2009. The Second Runner Up went to Miss Earth 2009...

, held for the first time outside of Spain in Cancún, Mexico, becoming the second Galician
Galician people
The Galicians are an ethnic group, a nationality whose historical homeland is Galicia in north-western Spain. Most Galicians are bilingual, speaking both their historic language, Galician, and Castilian Spanish.-Political and administrative divisions:...

 in history to capture the crown of Miss Spain
Miss Spain
Miss España is the main annual beauty pageant of Spain that selects the official representative to the Miss Universe pageant. Runners-up go to Miss World, Miss International and Miss Earth.-History:...

 and gaining the right to represent her country in Miss Universe 2009
Miss Universe 2009
Miss Universe 2009, the 58th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009. It was the first time back to back victories in Miss Universe history: Stefanía Fernández of Venezuela, was crowned Miss Universe 2009 by outgoing titleholder Dayana...

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Miss Universe 2009

Pereira represented Spain in the 58th edition of the Miss Universe
Miss Universe
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 beauty pageant, held at the Atlantis Paradise Island
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, in Nassau
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, Bahamas on August 23, 2009. 84 contestants from different countries and territories competed in the event. Pereira, however, did not make it to the Top 15.

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