Sonia Cruz

Sonia Cruz
Born
Sonia Yesenia Cruz Ayala

c. 1990 (age 33–34)[1]
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleNuestra Belleza El Salvador 2010
Hair colorBrown[1]
Eye colorBrown[1]
Major
competition(s)
Nuestra Belleza El Salvador 2010
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2010
Miss Continente Americano 2010

Sonia Yesenia Cruz Ayala (born c. 1990) is a Salvadoran beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Nuestra Belleza El Salvador 2010 and represented her country in the 2010 Miss Universe pageant.

Early life

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A resident of San Salvador, Cruz is pursuing a bachelor's degree in business management at Universidad Centroamericana "José Simeón Cañas" and will graduate in 2012.[citation needed]

Prior to her participation in Nuestra Belleza El Salvador, Cruz was elected queen of Fiestas Agustinas, a traditional Salvadoran festivity in memory of the Transfiguration of Jesus.[citation needed]

Nuestra Belleza El Salvador 2010

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Cruz, who stands 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) tall, competed as one of 15 finalists in her country's national beauty pageant, Nuestra Belleza El Salvador, held on June 25, 2010, at Telecorporación Salvadoreña studios in San Salvador, where she became the eventual winner of the title, gaining the right to represent El Salvador in Miss Universe 2010.[citation needed]

Miss Universe 2010

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As the official representative of her country[citation needed] to the 2010 Miss Universe pageant broadcast live from Paradise, Nevada on August 23,[citation needed] Cruz participated as one of 83 delegates who vied for the crown of eventual winner, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico.

Miss Continente Americano 2010

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After Miss Universe 2010, Cruz represented El Salvador in Miss Continente Americano 2010, held on September 18, 2010, in Guayaquil, Ecuador.[citation needed]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Sonia Cruz con mirada de reina" [Sonia Cruz has the look of a queen]. La Prensa Gráfica (in Spanish). August 20, 2011.[permanent dead link]
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Nuestra Belleza El Salvador
2010
Succeeded by
Mayra Aldana