13 things about Miss Universe 2024 second runner-up Maria Fernanda Beltran

Maria Fernanda Beltran Figueroa won the inaugural editions of Miss Grand Mexico and Miss Universe Mexico. She represented Mexico in the 11th edition of Miss Grand International and the 73rd edition of Miss Universe.

BIOGRAPHY

Beltran is a Mexican entrepreneur and beauty queen. She is an alumna of the Tecnológico de Monterrey in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico.

On February 15, 2025, Beltran turned 25. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She is trilingual.
2. She was born in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico.
3. After earning a bachelor’s degree in marketing and communication from the Tecnológico de Monterrey, she continued her education to pursue a master’s degree in artificial intelligence.
4. In 2012, she started playing the violin.
5. In 2015, she started playing the piano.
6. In 2017, she founded the charity organization MARBE.
7. In 2018, she entered the Tecnológico de Monterrey’s campus in Culiacan.
8. In 2023, she visited Venezuela and Vietnam.
9. She won Miss Grand Mexico 2023.
10. She was a Miss Grand International 2023 candidate.
11. In 2024, she visited the United States.
12. She won Miss Universe Mexico 2024.
13. She was Miss Universe 2024 second runner-up.

TIMELINE

Beltran is 5’10” tall. She is fluent in Spanish, English and French.

2023

• On June 28, 2023, she traveled to Plaza Bolívar in Caracas, Venezuela.
• On August 30, 2023, Beltran represented Sinaloa at Miss Grand Mexico 2023 and competed against four other finalists at the Modular Inés Arredondo in Culiacan. She won the title.
• On October 3, 2023, she flew from Mexico to Hanoi, Vietnam.
• On October 25, 2023, she represented Mexico at Miss Grand International 2023 and competed against 68 other candidates at the Phu Tho Indoor Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. She was unplaced.
• On November 8, 2023, she visited the Ho Chi Minh City Museum in Ho Chi Minh City.
• On December 5, 2023, she visited New City Residential in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.

2024

• On January 1, 2024, she welcomed the new year in Playa del Carmen, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
• On January 14, 2024, she was in Isla Mujeres, Quintana Roo.
• On February 10, 2024, she attended the Carnaval de Mazatlán in Mazatlán, Sinaloa.
• On February 15, 2024, she visited Disneyland in Anaheim, California, USA.
• On March 14, 2024, she met Miss Universe 2018 second runner-up Sthefany Gutierrez in Venezuela.
• In July 2024, she visited Madrid, Spain.
• On September 5, 2024, she represented Sinaloa at Miss Universe Mexico 2024 and competed against 32 other candidates at the Canciones Convention Center in Cancún, Quintana Roo. She won the title.
• She and her fellow Miss Universe 2024 candidates Alma Cooper, Naomi Méndez, Raynae Myers, Rhea Singha and Suchata Chuangsri were chosen to participate in press tours and cultural exchanges in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico on November 6, 2024.
• On November 16, 2024, she represented Mexico at Miss Universe 2024 and competed against 124 other candidates at the Arena Ciudad de México (Arena CDMX) in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City, Mexico. She was second runner-up to Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark.

2025

• On September 13, 2025, she crowned her successor Miss Universe Mexico 2025 Fátima Bosch at the Sala Plácido Domingo of the Conjunto Santander de Artes Escénicas in Zapopan, Jalisco.