Andrea Farias biography: 10 things about Miss Intercontinental Norway 2024

Who is Andrea Farias?

Andrea Nesheim Farias is a Norwegian beauty queen. Here are 10 more things about her:

1. She is from Kristiansand, Norway.
2. She is the first person to compete in Miss Norway with a feeding tube.
3. She speaks Norwegian, English and Spanish.
4. She enjoys cooking, swimming, diving and dancing.
5. She is 5’8″ tall.
6. She was born in 2003.
7. In 2020, she was diagnosed with gastroparesis. 
8. In 2023, she started raising awareness about gastroparesis and feeding tube.
9. She was Miss Norway 2023 first runner-up.
10. In 2024, she represented Norway at Miss World 2023 and Miss Intercontinental 2024.

TIMELINE

2023

• In February 2023, a G-Jet feeding tube was surgically placed in her stomach.
• On August 5, 2023, she competed against 15 other Miss Norway 2023 candidates at Design og arkitektur Norge (DOGA) in Oslo, Norway. She was runner-up to Julie Tollefsen.

2024

• On March 9, 2024, she represented Norway at Miss World 2023 and competed against 111 other candidates at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, India. She was unplaced.
• On December 6, 2024, she represented Norway at Miss Intercontinental 2024 and competed against 57 other candidates at the Sunrise Remal Resort in Sharm El-Sheik, Egypt. She was unplaced.