Maria Alejandra Lopez biography: 13 things about Miss Grand Colombia 2023

Maria Alejandra Lopez Perez is a Colombian engineer, model and beauty queen born in Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia. She represented Colombia in Miss World, Miss Grand International and Reina Hispanoamericana.

Aside from Spanish, Lopez is also fluent in English and French. She studied industrial engineering at Sergio Arboleda University in Bogota, Colombia.

As a child, Lopez lived in Tampa, Florida, United States for several years. She is fond of mathematics and the music of Joe Arroyo and Shakira.

Lopez is 5’9¹⁄₂” tall. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. On November 11, 2013, she represented Risaralda at Señorita Colombia 2013 and competed against 20 other candidates at the Auditorio Getsemani-Centro de Convenciones Julio César Turbay Ayala in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia. She was second runner-up to Paulina Vega and was crowned Reina Hispanoamericana Colombia 2013.
2. On December 12, 2013, she represented Colombia at Reina Hispanoamericana 2013 and competed against 22 other candidates at Ventura Mall in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. She won the title.
3. On November 1, 2014, she crowned her successor Reina Hispanoamericana 2014 Romina Rocamonje Fuentes in Santa Cruz.
4. On December 6, 2014, she represented Colombia at Miss Caraïbes Hibiscus 2014 and competed against eight other candidates in Saint Martin. She won the title.
5. On September 5, 2015, she represented Risaralda at Miss Mundo Colombia 2015 and competed against 21 other candidates in Bogota. She won the title.
6. On December 19, 2015, she represented Colombia at Miss World 2015 and competed against 113 other candidates at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China. She was unplaced.
7. On June 19, 2016, she crowned her successor Miss Mundo Colombia 2016 Shirley Viviana Atehortua.
8. In May 2021, she was in Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia.
9. On October 18, 2021, she represented Risaralda at Miss Universe Colombia 2021 and competed against 23 other candidates at Chamorro City Hall in Bogota. She was runner-up to Valeria Ayos.
10. In November 2021, she was in New York, USA.
11. In 2022, she visited Spain.
12. On June 18, 2023, she represented Eje Cafetero at Miss Grand Colombia 2023 and competed against 22 other candidates at the Mayor Auditorium CUN in Bogota. She won the title.
13. She was 29 years old when she represented Colombia at Miss Grand International 2023 on October 25, 2023 and competed against 68 other candidates at Phú Thọ Indoor Stadium, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She was second runner-up to Luciana Fuster.