Leticia Murray
Encyclopedia
Leticia Judith Murray Acedo (born June 28, 1979 in Hermosillo
, Sonora
, Mexico
) is a Mexican
beauty pageant titleholder who represented her country in Miss Universe 2000
and Miss International 2000
.
in her country's national beauty pageant, Nuestra Belleza México
, after winning her state pageant on June 4, 1999.
A few months later, on 10 September 1999, in Pachuca, Hidalgo, she gained the right to represent Mexico
in Miss Universe 2000
after being crowned Nuestra Belleza México 1999
.
to the 2000 Miss Universe
pageant, broadcast live on May 12, 2000 from Nicosia
, Cyprus
, Murray obtained the Best National Costume and Clairol Herbal Essences Style awards.
and became one of the Top 15 semifinalists.
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Hermosillo
Hermosillo is a city and municipality located centrally in the northwestern Mexican state of Sonora. It is the capital and main economic center for the state and region. It contains almost all of the state's manufacturing and has thirty percent of its population...
, Sonora
Sonora
Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....
, Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
) is a Mexican
Mexican people
Mexican people refers to all persons from Mexico, a multiethnic country in North America, and/or who identify with the Mexican cultural and/or national identity....
beauty pageant titleholder who represented her country in Miss Universe 2000
Miss Universe 2000
Miss Universe 2000, the 49th Miss Universe pageant was held at Eleftheria Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus on May 12, 2000. 79 delegates from around the universe competed for the crown. At the conclusion of the final night, Lara Dutta of India was crowned as the new Miss Universe 2000 by Miss Universe...
and Miss International 2000
Miss International 2000
Miss International 2000, the 40th Miss International pageant, was won by Vivian Urdaneta of Venezuela. It took place on October 4, 2000 at the Koseinenkin Hall in Tokyo, Japan.-Placements:- Special awards:- Contestants :...
.
Nuestra Belleza Mexico
Murray competed in 1999 as the delegate from SonoraSonora
Sonora officially Estado Libre y Soberano de Sonora is one of the 31 states which, with the Federal District, comprise the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico. It is divided into 72 municipalities; the capital city is Hermosillo....
in her country's national beauty pageant, Nuestra Belleza México
Nuestra Belleza México 1999
The 6th Nuestra Belleza México pageant, was held in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico on September 1999. Thirty-two contestants competed for the national title, which was won by Leticia Murray of Sonora, who later competed in Miss Universe 2000. Murray was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza México...
, after winning her state pageant on June 4, 1999.
A few months later, on 10 September 1999, in Pachuca, Hidalgo, she gained the right to represent Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
in Miss Universe 2000
Miss Universe 2000
Miss Universe 2000, the 49th Miss Universe pageant was held at Eleftheria Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus on May 12, 2000. 79 delegates from around the universe competed for the crown. At the conclusion of the final night, Lara Dutta of India was crowned as the new Miss Universe 2000 by Miss Universe...
after being crowned Nuestra Belleza México 1999
Nuestra Belleza México 1999
The 6th Nuestra Belleza México pageant, was held in Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico on September 1999. Thirty-two contestants competed for the national title, which was won by Leticia Murray of Sonora, who later competed in Miss Universe 2000. Murray was crowned by outgoing Nuestra Belleza México...
.
Miss Universe 2000
As the official representative of her countryMexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
to the 2000 Miss Universe
Miss Universe 2000
Miss Universe 2000, the 49th Miss Universe pageant was held at Eleftheria Stadium, Nicosia, Cyprus on May 12, 2000. 79 delegates from around the universe competed for the crown. At the conclusion of the final night, Lara Dutta of India was crowned as the new Miss Universe 2000 by Miss Universe...
pageant, broadcast live on May 12, 2000 from Nicosia
Nicosia
Nicosia from , known locally as Lefkosia , is the capital and largest city in Cyprus, as well as its main business center. Nicosia is the only divided capital in the world, with the southern and the northern portions divided by a Green Line...
, Cyprus
Cyprus
Cyprus , officially the Republic of Cyprus , is a Eurasian island country, member of the European Union, in the Eastern Mediterranean, east of Greece, south of Turkey, west of Syria and north of Egypt. It is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.The earliest known human activity on the...
, Murray obtained the Best National Costume and Clairol Herbal Essences Style awards.
Miss International 2000
Murray also represented her country in Miss International 2000Miss International 2000
Miss International 2000, the 40th Miss International pageant, was won by Vivian Urdaneta of Venezuela. It took place on October 4, 2000 at the Koseinenkin Hall in Tokyo, Japan.-Placements:- Special awards:- Contestants :...
and became one of the Top 15 semifinalists.
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