13 things about Miss Universe Costa Rica 2025 Mahyla Roth

Mahyla Valeria Roth Benavides won the second edition on Miss Universe Costa Rica. She represented Costa Rica in the 60th edition of Miss International and the 74th edition of Miss Universe.

BIOGRAPHY

Roth is a Swiss-Costa Rican beauty queen. She is an alumna of the University of California, Riverside in Riverside, California, United States.

On March 14, 2025, Roth turned 26. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She was born in Alajuela, Costa Rica.
2. She grew up in Cahuita de Talamanca, Limon, Costa Rica.
3. She studied sociology at the University of California, Riverside.
4. In 2006, she competed in Miss Costa Rica Infantil, her first beauty pageant.
5. In 2018, she visited Switzerland, Germany and France.
6. In 2020, she visited Austria.
7. From 2020 to 2022, she reigned as Miss International Costa Rica.
8. In 2022, Rafa Pérez Zárate became her boyfriend.
9. She was a Miss International 2022 semifinalist.
10. In 2024, she visited Italy and Croatia.
11. She won Miss Universe Costa Rica 2025.
12. She was a Miss Universe 2025 semifinalist.

TIMELINE

Roth is 5’8″ tall. She speaks Spanish and English.

2010s

• In December 2017, she graduated from high school.
• In July 2018, she traveled to Kreuzlingen, Switzerland; Konstanz, Germany and Paris, France.
• On October 6, 2019, she was crowned Miss International Costa Rica 2020 at the events center of Colegio Humboldt in Rohrmoser, San José, Costa Rica.

2020s

• In October 2020, she traveled to Bregenz, Austria and Zurich, Switzerland.
• On November 6, 2022, she and Zarate started dating.
• In July 2024, she traveled to Sirmione, Brescia, Lombardy, Italy.
• In August 2024, she traveled to Split, Croatia and Innsbruck, Austria.
• On December 13, 2022, she represented Costa Rica at Miss International 2022 and competed against 65 other candidates at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan. She finished in the Top 15.
• On July 19, 2025, she competed against 14 other Miss Universe Costa Rica 2025 candidates at the Centro Internacional de Convenciones ANDE (CIC ANDE) in San Antonio, Belen, Heredia, Costa Rica and won the title.
• On November 21, 2025, she represented Costa Rica at Miss Universe 2025 and competed against 119 other candidates at the Impact Challenger Hall in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand. She finished in the Top 30 and won the Miss Photogenic award.