Leticia Judith Murray Acedo (born June 28, 1979) is a

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actress and beauty pageant titleholder who represented her country in

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and

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Nuestra Belleza Mexico

Murray competed in 1999 as the delegate from

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in her country's national beauty pageant,

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, after winning her state pageant on June 4, 1999. A few months later, on 10 September 1999, in

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, she gained the right to represent

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after being crowned

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Miss Universe 2000

As the official representative of her

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to the 2000

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pageant, broadcast live on May 12, 2000, from

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, Murray obtained the Best National Costume and Clairol Herbal Essences Style awards.

Miss International 2000

Murray also represented her country in

and became one of the Top 15 semifinalists.

References

External links

Official Nuestra Belleza Mexico website - Past titleholders
{{DEFAULTSORT:Murray, Leticia 1979 births Living people Mexican people of Scottish descent Miss International 2000 delegates Miss Universe 2000 contestants Nuestra Belleza México winners People from Hermosillo