13 things about Miss Universe Canada 2018 Marta Stepien

Marta Magdalena Stępień represented Canada in the 57th edition of Miss International, the 47th edition of Reinado Internacional del Café and the 67th edition of Miss Universe. Miss International and Miss Universe are two of the six grand slam international beauty pageants for women along with Miss World, Miss Earth, Miss Supranational and Miss Grand International.

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BIOGRAPHY

Stępień is a Polish-Canadian applied researcher, model and beauty queen. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She is 25 years younger than her husband Rodrigo Herrera, a Mexican businessman.
2. She was born in Warsaw, Poland.
3. She grew up in Windsor, Ontario, Canada.
4. In 2000, she and her family moved from Poland to Canada.
5. In 2008, she started modeling professionally.
6. From September 2016 to May 2020, she attended St. Clair College in Windsor where she earned a diploma in biomedical engineering.
7. She was Miss Universe Canada 2017 first runner-up.
8. She was a Miss International 2017 candidate.
9. She won Miss Universe Canada 2018.
10. She is Virreina Internacional del Café 2018.
11. From September 2021 to August 2023, she attended Atlantic Technological University in Ireland where she earned her bachelor’s degree in engineering.
12. She was a Miss Universe 2018 semifinalist.
13. On March 11, 2025, she turned 31.

TIMELINE

Stępień is 5’10” tall. She speaks English, French, Polish, Spanish and German.

2010s

• On October 7, 2017, she represented Upper Canada at Miss Universe Canada 2017 and competed against 66 other candidates at the John W. H. Bassett Theatre in Toronto, Ontario. She was runner-up to Lauren Howe of Ontario.
• On November 14, 2017, she represented Canada at Miss International 2017 and competed against 68 other candidates at the Tokyo Dome City in Tokyo, Japan. She was unplaced.
• On January 13, 2018, she represented Canada at Reinado Internacional del Café 2018 and competed against 22 other candidates at the Teatro Los Fundadores in Manizales, Caldas, Colombia. She ranked second and was crowned Virreina Internacional del Café 2018.
• On August 18, 2018, she represented South Ontario at Miss Universe Canada 2018 and competed against 59 other candidates at the John W. H. Bassett Theatre in Toronto. She won the title.
• On December 17, 2018, she represented Canada at Miss Universe 2018 and competed against 93 other candidates at the Impact Arena in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand. She finished in the Top 10.
• On August 17, 2019, she crowned her successor Miss Universe Canada 2019 Alyssa Boston at the John W. H. Bassett Theatre in Toronto.

2020s

• In March 2021, she and Herrera got married in Acapulco, Guerrero, Mexico.
• In September 2024, she entered the University of California, Riverside in Riverside, California, United States to pursue a master’s degree in bioengineering.