10 things about Miss Universe Ecuador 2020 Leyla Espinoza

Leyla Shuken Espinoza Shuken Calvache represented Ecuador in the 69th edition of Miss Universe. It was won by Andrea Meza of Mexico.

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BIOGRAPHY

Espinoza is an Ecuadorian model and beauty queen. Here are 10 more things about her:

She was born in Quevedo, Los Rios, Ecuador.
As a child, she witnessed mistreatment of women in her neighborhood.
She studied international business at the Universidad de Las Américas in Quito, Ecuador.
Before she turned 25, she read more than 300 books.
She won Miss Ecuador 2020.
While reigning as Miss Universe Ecuador 2020, she worked as an accounting assistant and a model, served as a Galo Cabanilla Foundation ambassador, teamed up with the Fuvida Foundation to help children with diabetes and worked on different social projects and donated beds, wheelchairs and other necessities for people with disabilities in collaboration with the Richard Foundation.
She was a Miss Universe 2020 candidate.
In 2023, she visited Spain, France, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Italy, Poland and Malta.
In 2024, she visited Colombia and got engaged.
On May 25, 2025, she turned 29.

Espinoza is 5’8″ tall. She is an animal lover and an advocate for animal rights and she is passionate about defending the rights of abused women.

On January 17, 2020, she became an official Miss Ecuador 2020 candidate. The competition was delayed due to the new coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
On October 17, 2020, she competed against 19 other Miss Ecuador 2020 candidates at the Wyndham Sail Hotel in Manta, Manabi, Ecuador and won the title.

On May 16, 2021, she represented Ecuador at Miss Universe 2020 and competed against 73 other candidates at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Broward County, Florida, United States. She was unplaced.
On September 11, 2021, she crowned her successor Miss Ecuador 2021 Susy Sacoto at Malecón Eloy Alfaro in Quevedo.

On June 24, 2023, she served as a judge at Reina del Carmen 2023 in El Carmen, Manabi.
In July 2023, she traveled to Barcelona, Spain and Paris, France.
In August 2023, she traveled to Bruges, Belgium; Dublin, Ireland; Leiden, Netherlands; Venice, Italy and Warsaw, Poland.
In September 2023, she traveled to Malta.

On July 1, 2025, she took to social media to announce that she and her fiancé are expecting their first baby in January 2026.
On July 12, 2025, she had a bachelorette party with her friends in Quito.