13 things about Miss Universe Uruguay 2024 Yanina Lucas

Ana Yanina Lucas Rodríguez is from Lavalleja, Uruguay. She represented the country in the 49th edition of Reinado Internacional del Café, the 15th edition of Miss Continentes Unidos and the 73rd edition of Miss Universe.

BIOGRAPHY

Lucas is a Uruguayan computer analyst, model and beauty queen. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She earned bachelor’s degrees in informatics and computer analytics from the Instituto Tecnologico de Informatica and the Universidad de la Republica, respectively, in Montevideo, Uruguay.
2. She was born in 1996.
3. From 2011 to 2013, she attended the Instituto Tecnologico de Informatica.
4. From 2018 to 2019, she worked at Alutel Mobility in Montevideo as a full-stack developer.
5. In 2020, she visited Colombia.
6. She is Miss Uruguay Reinado Internacional del Cafe 2020.
7. In 2022, she visited Peru, Argentina and Ecuador.
8. She is Virreina Hispanoamericana Uruguay 2022.
9. She is Miss Continentes Unidos Uruguay 2022.
10. She was a Miss Continentes Unidos 2022 candidate.
11. In 2024, she visited Mexico.
12. She won Miss Universe Uruguay 2024.
13. She was a Miss Universe 2024 candidate.

TIMELINE

Lucas is 5’6″ tall. She is the 69th beauty queen to represent Uruguay in Miss Universe.

2010s

• In August 2018, she joined Alutel Mobility in Montevideo.
• In March 2019, she left Alutel Mobility.
• On April 21, 2019, she walked for Look Moda Femenina at a fashion show at La Soleada in Ciudad de la Costa, Canelones.
• On November 23, 2019, she walked for América Ropería, Saura and Sugar Swimwear at Desfile America Fashion Day in Rocha.
• On December 10, 2019, she was crowned Miss Uruguay Reinado Internacional del Cafe 2020 at Esplendor by Wyndham Cervantes in Montevideo.

2020

• On January 11, 2020, she represented Uruguay at Reinado Internacional del Café 2020 and competed against 21 other candidates at Teatro Fundadores in Manizales, Caldas, Colombia. She was unplaced.
• In October 2020, she joined SBI Seguros Uruguay in Montevideo as a development analyst.
• In January 2022, she traveled to Machupicchu, Urubamba, Cusco, Peru.
• In April 2022, she traveled to Puerto Madero, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
• On June 5, 2022, she competed against eight other Reina Hispanoamericana Uruguay 2022 candidates. She ranked second and was crowned Virreina Hispanoamericana Uruguay 2022.
• On June 13, 2022, she was appointed Miss Continentes Unidos Uruguay 2022.
• On August 6, 2022, she represented Uruguay at Miss Continentes Unidos 2022 and competed against 24 other candidates at Parque Las Vegas in Portoviejo, Ecuador. She was unplaced.
• In December 2023, she traveled to Rincón de Milberg, Argentina.
• In June 2024, she traveled to Cancun, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
• On August 31, 2024, she 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.
• On November 9, 2024, she wore a Marco Tapia Mendoza dress and joined a special cooking class at Chapulín in Miguel Hidalgo, Mexico City with her fellow Miss Universe 2024 candidates Maria Fernanda Beltran, Matilda Wirtavuori, Ofir Korsia and Rhea Singha.
• On November 14, 2024, she wore a dress designed by Mauro Gardela and Valentina Macedo at the Miss Universe 2024 national costume competition at the Arena Ciudad de México (Arena CDMX) in Azcapotzalco, Mexico City.
• On November 16, 2024, she represented Uruguay at Miss Universe 2024 and competed against 124 other candidates at the Arena CDMX. She was unplaced.
• On September 10, 2025, she crowned her successor Miss Universe Uruguay 2025 Valeria Baladan at the Auditorio Nelly Goitiño in Montevideo.