Ana Yanina Lucas Rodríguez is a computer analyst from Lavalleja, Uruguay. She is an alumna of the Instituto Tecnologico de Informatica and the Universidad de la Republica, which are both in Montevideo, Uruguay.
On August 31, 2024, Lucas represented Lavalleja at Miss Universe Uruguay 2024 and competed against 18 other candidates at Estadio Cerrado 8 De Junio in Paysandú, Uruguay. She won the title.
Miss Universe Uruguay 2025 contestants
On September 10, 2025, Lucas will crown her successor at the Auditorio Nelly Goitiño in Montevideo. It is the fourth edition of the national beauty pageant that selects Uruguay’s Miss Universe candidate.
There are 19 women competing for the Miss Universe Uruguay 2025 crown. Here are the candidates:
- Sharon Suárez (Artigas)
- Ivanna de los Santos (Canelones)
- Carolina Moreira (Cerro Largo)
- Macarena Pintos (Colonia)
- Natalia Zaidán (Durazno)
- Gabriela Fernández (Flores)
- Agustina Vera (Florida)
- Fiorella Lema Satera (Lavalleja)
- Perla Barrera (Maldonado)
- Valeria Baladan Liste (Montevideo)
- Eliana Patiño (Paysandu)
- Patricia Fros (Rio Negro)
- Melina Monges (Rivera)
- Montserrat Marr (Rocha)
- María Altamirano (Salto)
- Jessica Lemes (San Jose)
- Rocío Mott (Soriano)
- Agustina Gularte (Tacuarembo)
- Melisa Benítez (Treinta y Tres)
Currently, Uruguay has six Miss Universe placements, including the Top 10 finish of Gladys Rubio Fajardo in 1952, the Top 16 finishes of Ada Alicia Ibáñez Amengual in 1953, Ana Moreno in 1954 and Gabriela Pascal in 1957 and the Top 12 finish of Silvia Beatriz Vila Abavian in 1982. The most recent one was achieved by Andrea Beatríz López Silva, who was the fourth runner-up in 1985.
Uruguay was represented in Miss Universe by Miss Uruguay from 1952 to 1965, from 1967 to 2002, from 2004 to 2012 and from 2014 to 2019. The country did not compete in 1966, in 2003 and 2013.
Miss Universe Uruguay started in 2020 with Nadia Cerri as the new national director. The competition was not held in 2021 and 2023.
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What an exciting showcase of talent and diversity! Loved seeing the 19 Miss Universe Uruguay 2025 candidates, Montevideo is shining bright!
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