13 things about Miss Universe Chile 2021 Antonia Figueroa

Antonia Cristal Figueroa Alvarado represented Chile in the 66th edition of Miss World, the 18th edition of Miss Earth and the 70th edition of Miss Universe. The South American country is home to Miss Universe 1987 Cecilia Bolocco and Miss Earth 2006 Hil Hernandez.

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BIOGRAPHY

Figueroa is a Chilean environmental engineer, model, judoka and beauty queen from Coquimbo, Chile. She attended Universidad de la Serena in La Serena, Coquimbo and the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso in Valparaíso, Chile.

On January 16, 2025, Figueroa turned 30. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. From 2014 to 2021, she attended the Universidad de la Serena where she earned her bachelor’s degree in environmental engineering.
2. She won Miss Mundo Chile 2016.
3. She was a Miss World 2016 candidate.
4. She won Miss Earth Chile 2018.
5. She was a Miss Earth 2018 finalist.
6. In 2019, she was a “MasterChef Chile” Season 4 contestant.
7. She won Miss Universo Chile 2021.
8. She was a Miss Universe 2021 candidate.
9. From 2022 to 2023, she was a project engineer at Solucion Ambiental Spa in La Serena.
10. She was the Miss Earth Chile 2022 host.
11. From 2023 to 2024, she was a technical coordinator at CAZALAC in La Serena.
12. In 2024, she became a BHP trainee.
13. From 2024 to 2025, she attended the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso where she obtained her diploma in quantification and reduction of greenhouse gas emissions and tax emissions.

TIMELINE

Figueroa speaks Spanish, English and German and she plays the violin. She is 5’9″ tall.

2010s

• In March 2014, she entered the Universidad de la Serena.
• On August 27, 2016, she represented Santiago, competed against 14 other candidates at Miss Mundo Chile 2016 and won the title.
• On December 18, 2016, she represented Chile and competed against 116 other candidates at Miss World 2016 in Oxon Hill, Maryland, United States. She was unplaced but she finished in the Top 10 in the talent competition.
• On September 17, 2018, she was crowned Miss Earth Chile 2018.
• On November 3, 2018, she represented Chile and competed against 86 other candidates at Miss Earth 2018 in Pasay City, Metro Manila, Philippines. She finished in the Top 12.
• She competed against 19 other participants in “MasterChef Chile” Season 4, which aired from March 3, 2019 to June 23, 2019 on Canal 13. She was the fifth contestant to be eliminated.

2020s

• In August 2021, she graduated the Universidad de la Serena.
• On September 11, 2021, she represented Coquimbo, competed against 15 other finalists at Miss Universo Chile 2021 in San Fernando, Chile and won the title.
• On December 12, 2021, she represented Chile at Miss Universe 2021 and competed against 79 other candidates in Eilat, Israel. She was unplaced.
• In April 2022, she joined Solucion Ambiental Spa in La Serena.
• On April 17, 2022, she met Michael Mando and Tony Dalton at the premiere of “Better Call Saul” at the Hollywood Legion Theater in Los Angeles, California, USA.
• On June 25, 2022, she crowned her successor Miss Universo Chile 2022 Sofía Nieves Depassier at the Hotel Santa Cruz in Colchagua, Chile.
• On August 10, 2022, she hosted Miss Earth Chile 2022 at Centro Cultural Espacio Matta in La Granja, Santiago.
• In January 2023, she walked the runway at the Coquimbo Fashion Week in La Serena, Coquimbo.
• In December 2023, she left  Solucion Ambiental Spa and joined CAZALAC in La Serena.
• In October 2024, she entered the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso.
• In December 2024, she left CAZALAC and joined BHP in Antofagasta.
• In March 2025, she graduated from the Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Valparaiso.