Júlia Horta

Júlia do Vale Horta, 25, of Brazil was one of the quarterfinalists in Miss Universe 2019. She finished in the Top 20 of the 68th edition of the international beauty pageant.

Hosted by Steve Harvey, 62, the Miss Universe 2019 coronation night took place at the Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States on December 8, 2019. Miss Universe 2012 Olivia Culpo, 27, and Vanessa Lachey, 39, served as the backstage presenters.

Including Horta, 90 candidates competed for the crown. Miss Universe 2018 Catriona Gray of the Philippines crowned her successor, who wore a new crowned made by luxury jeweler Mouawad.

Four out of the seven members of the all-female jury are from the United States. They were William Morris Endeavor chief marketing officer Bozoma Saint John, 42, Miss USA 2008 Crystle Stewart, 38, blogger Sazan Hendrix, 30, and Miss America 2018 Cara Mund, 26.

Miss Universe 2007 Riyo Mori, 32, of Japan was the only Asian member of the jury. Actress Gaby Espino, 43, of Venezuela and Miss Universe 2014 Paulina Vega, 26, of Colombia also served as judges.

Ally Brooke, 26, performed during the ceremony, which was broadcast on Fox and Telemundo. Catriona Gray, 25, of the Philippines graced the ceremony to crown Zozibini Tunzi, 26, of South Africa as her successor, who wore a new crowned made by luxury jeweler Mouawad.

Runner-up to Tunzi was Madison Anderson, 24, Puerto Rico while Sofía Aragón, 25, Mexico was second runner-up. Both Paweensuda Drouin, 26, Thailand and Gabriela Tafur, 24, Colombia finished in the Top 5.

Olga Buława, 28, Poland was voted Miss Congeniality. Gazini Ganados, 23, of the Philippines won the Best in National Costume award.

Born in Juiz de Fora, Brazil on March 31, 1994, Horta earned her bachelor’s degree in Journalism at the Federal University of Juiz de Fora in Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil. She was Miss Brazil World 2015 fourth runner-up and Miss Brazil World 2017 second runner-up.

Representing Minas Gerais, Horta was crowned Miss Brasil 2019 at the Sao Paulo Expo Exhibition and Convention Center in the city of São Paulo, Brazil on March 9, 2019. Wearing a football jersey in the national colors of Brazil as her national costume, she made a statement asking for the end of violence against women during the Miss Universe 2019 preliminary competition.