13 things about Miss Universe Bolivia 2024 Juliana Barrientos

Juliana Irina Barrientos Gaidrikh won the 45th edition of Miss Bolivia. She represented Bolivia in the 73rd edition of Miss Universe.

BIOGRAPHY

Barrientos is a Ukrainian-Bolivian chemist, biologist, social worker, pianist, model and beauty queen. She was born in Cochabamba, Bolivia to a Bolivian father and a Ukrainian mother.

On March 10, 2025, Barientos turned 28. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. In 2014, she visited Brazil.
2. In 2015, she visited Mexico.
3. From 2015 to 2019, she attended the Universidad Cristiana de Bolivia in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia where she earned her bachelor’s degree in biochemistry and pharmacy.
4. From 2020 to 2023, she was a real estate sales manager at Consarq S.A. in Santa Cruz.
5. In 2020, she was an intern at Farmacorp in Cochabamba and Clínica Ucebol in Santa Cruz de la Sierra.
6. From 2021 to 2023, she was a sales agent at Construcciones Mariscal in Santa Cruz.
7. In 2021, she visited Costa Rica.
8. In 2022, she visited Spain.
9. In 2023, she joined In Vitro Bolivia in Santa Cruz de la Sierra as a laboratory analyst.
10. She is Miss Cochabamba 2024.
11. She was crowned Miss Universe Bolivia 2024 at Miss Bolivia 2024.
12. She was a Miss Universe 2024 finalist.
13. She was a Reina Hispanoamericana 2025 host.

TIMELINE

Barrientos is 5’10½” tall. She speaks Spanish, Portuguese, English, Ukrainian and Russian.

2010s

• In March 2014, she traveled to Bonito, Mato Grosso do Sul, Brazil.
• In February 2015, she entered the Universidad Cristiana de Bolivia.
• In May 2015, she traveled to Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
• In December 2018, she traveled to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
• In September 2019, she attended the 2019 Fexpocruz exhibition in Santa Cruz.
• In November 2019, she graduated from the Universidad Cristiana de Bolivia.

2020

• From January 2020 to August 2020, she was an intern at Farmacorp and Clínica Ucebol.
• In June 2020, she joined Consarq S.A.
• She traveled to Tulum, Quintana Roo in March 2021, Costa Rica in May 2021 and Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico in December 2021.
• In March 2021, she joined Construcciones Mariscal.
• In April 2022, she traveled to Ayamonte, Huelva, Andalusia, Spain.
• In April 2023, she left Consarq S.A.
• In September 2023, she left Construcciones Mariscal and joined In Vitro Bolivia.
• In October 2023, she was named Chica Calendario 2024 of El Deber.
• On January 26, 2024, she was crowned Miss Cochabamba 2024 at Hotel Regina in Cochabamba.
• On June 29, 2024, she represented Cochabamba at Miss Bolivia 2024 and competed against 25 other candidates at the Salón Sirionó de la FexpoCruz in Santa Cruz de la Sierra. She was crowned Miss Universe Bolivia 2024.
• On November 14, 2024, she wore a QHAPAQ ÑAN ART dress at the Miss Universe 2024 national costume competition at the Arena Ciudad de México (Arena CDMX) in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico. That day, she was chosen as one of the three gold winners of the pageant’s Voice for Change competition.
• On November 16, 2024, she represented Bolivia at Miss Universe 2024 and competed against 124 other candidates at Arena CDMX. She finished in the Top 12.
• On February 9, 2025, she hosted Reina Hispanoamericana 2025 at Salón Sirionó in Santa Cruz de la Sierra with Matias Machado.
• On June 28, 2025, she crowned her successor Miss Universe Bolivia 2025 Yessica Hausermann at Salon Siriono of Fexpocruz in Santa Cruz.