Sonia Cruz

Sonia Cruz
Beauty pageant titleholder
Born Sonia Yesenia Cruz Ayala[1]
c. 1990 (age 2425)[2]
Residence San Salvador, El Salvador
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Hair color Brown[2]
Eye color Brown[2]
Title(s) Nuestra Belleza El Salvador 2010
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

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.[3]

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.[1]

Nuestra Belleza El Salvador 2010

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.[4]

Miss Universe 2010

As the official representative of her country[5] to the 2010 Miss Universe pageant broadcast live from Paradise, Nevada on August 23,[6] Cruz participated as one of 83 delegates who vied for the crown of eventual winner, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico.

Miss Continente Americano 2010

After Miss Universe 2010, Cruz represented El Salvador in Miss Continente Americano 2010, held on September 18, 2010 in Guayaquil, Ecuador.[7]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Elected queen of August festivities". La Prensa Gráfica. July 29, 2009. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Sonia Cruz con mirada de reina". La Prensa Gráfica. August 20, 2011. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  3. "Sonia Yesenia Cruz Ayala". Facebook. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  4. "The new sovereign of Nuestra Belleza". El Diario de Hoy. June 25, 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  5. "Sonia Cruz is in Las Vegas". La Prensa Gráfica. August 13, 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  6. "Miss Universe swimsuit show". Winnipeg Sun. August 20, 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  7. "Sonia Cruz now in Guayaquil". El Diario de Hoy. September 15, 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2011.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Mayella Mena
Nuestra Belleza El Salvador
2010
Succeeded by
Mayra Aldana