10 things about Miss World Chile 2025 Francisca Lavandero

Francisca Paz Lavandero Ceballos represented Chile in the seventh edition of Miss Grand International and the 72nd edition of Miss World. The country is home to Miss Universe 1987 Cecilia Bolocco and Miss Earth 2006 Hil Hernandez.

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BIOGRAPHY

Lavandero is a Chilean commercial pilot, model and beauty queen born and raised in Los Ángeles, Bío Bío, Chile. Here are 10 more things about her:

1. She completed several astronomy courses through the Fuerza Aérea de Chile in Cerrillos, Santiago, Chile and the Universidad de Chile in Santiago.
2. She was born in 2000.
3. She won Miss Grand Chile 2019.
4. She was a Miss Grand International 2019 semifinalist.
5. In 2022, she visited the Dominican Republic.
6. She was Miss Aura International 2023 third runner-up.
7. In 2024, she visited Mexico and Colombia.
8. She was Miss Universo Chile 2024 first runner-up.
9. She won Miss Chile Mundo 2024.
10. She was a Miss World 2025 candidate.

TIMELINE

Lavadero is 6’0″ tall. She speaks Spanish and English and enjoys oil painting and singing.

2019

• On May 24, 2019, she represented Los Angeles at Miss Grand Chile 2019 and competed against 31 other candidates at the Teatro Parque Cousiño in Santiago. She won the title.
• On October 25, 2019, she represented Chile at Miss Grand International 2019 and competed against 59 other candidates at the Poliedro de Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela. She finished in the Top 20.

2022

• In February 2022, she traveled to Isla Saona, Dominican Republic.

2023

• On September 29, 2023, she represented Chile at Miss Aura International 2023 and competed against 42 other candidates at the Rixos Sungate Resort in Antalya, Turkiye. She was third runner-up to Ketwalee Phonbodi of Thailand.

2024

• In January 2024, she traveled to Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico. 
• She appeared as a guest in an episode of the Chilean talk show “Caja de Pandora” that aired on February 21, 2024.
• On July 7, 2024, she represented Los Angeles at Miss Universo Chile 2024 and competed against 24 other candidates at the Teatro Centro de Extensión Instituto Nacional (CEINA) in Santiago. She was runner-up to Emilia Dides.
• In August 2024, she traveled to Bucaramanga, Santander, Colombia.
• On October 19, 2024, she represented Los Angeles at Miss Chile Mundo 2024 and competed against 19 other candidates at Casa de la Cultura La Pintana in La Pintana, Santiago. She won the title.

2025

• On May 31, 2025, she represented Chile at Miss World 2025 and competed against 107 other candidates at the HITEX Exhibition Centre in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. She was unplaced.