Birth name Rosa María Ojeda Cuen
Birth date October 15, 1986
Birth place Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico
Height 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m)
Hair color Black
Eye color Brown
Competition(s) Nuestra Belleza Mexico 2006 (winner)
Miss Universe 2007 (Top 10)
Biography
Rosa María Ojeda Cuen is the youngest of five children. Her two oldest brothers died (merely three years after one another) when Ojeda was very young, and at 15 years of age, she was diagnosed thyroid cancer. After overcoming such unfortunate events during her childhood, Ojeda competed in the national beauty pageant Nuestra Belleza Mexico, held in Tampico, Tamaulipas on September 2, 2006, where she beat 30 other contestants to win the title, as well as obtain the right to represent her country in the 2007 Miss Universe pageant. She became the second woman from the state of Sinaloa to win the title since the Nuestra Belleza Mexico pageant first began in 1994. During the pageant week she was asked who was she closest to among all the 77 contestants, she said she had fun with all of them but felt closest to Xiomara Blandino, Miss Nicaragua 2007 her roommate and who also was in the top 10. On May 28, 2007, Ojeda placed as a Top 10 finalist in Miss Universe 2007 held in Mexico City. Riyo Mori of Japan was eventually crowned the winner.
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