Susana “Susy” Valeria Sacoto Mendoza is an Ecuadorian lawyer and beauty queen. Here are 13 more things about her:

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1. She is from Portoviejo, Ecuador.
2. She speaks English and French.
3. She is a soprano and she plays the piano.
4. She loves makeup and modelling.
5. She is 5’7″ tall.
6. In 2015, she passed a professional English course in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
7. She is Miss Panamerican Ecuador 2018.
8. On October 20, 2018, she represented Ecuador and competed against 15 other candidates at Miss Panamerican International 2018 in Anaheim, California, United States. She was unplaced.
9. In September 2020, she graduated from La Universidad Catolica de Santiago de Guayaquil with a law degree. After her graduation, she enrolled at the Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo (UEES) in Guayaquil, Ecuador to pursue a bachelor’s degree in medicine and is expected to graduate in 2026.
10. On May 14, 2019, she represented Ecuador at Jewel of the World 2019 in Manila, Philippines. She was third runner-up.
11. On September 11, 2021, she represented Portoviejo at Miss Ecuador 2021, making her Ecuador’s Miss Universe 2021 candidate.
12. She was 24 years old when she was crowned Miss Universe Ecuador 2021.
13. On December 12, 2021, she represented Ecuador at Miss Universe 2021 and competed against 79 other candidates in Eilat, Israel. She was unplaced.