Melissa Flores Godínez (born March 22, 1998) is a Mexican model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned

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. She represented Mexico at the

Miss Universe 2023 Miss Universe 2023 was the 72nd Miss Universe pageant, held at the Gimnasio Nacional José Adolfo Pineda in San Salvador, El Salvador, on 18 November 2023. At the conclusion of the event, Sheynnis Palacios of Nicaragua was crowned as Miss U ...

pageant in

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Personal life

Flores was born on March 22, 1998, in Venustiano Carranza, Michoacan. She received a degree in psychology from the Contemporary University of the Americas, and is currently pursuing a specialization in cosmetics. She is currently Director of Culture and Tourism of the Government of Venustiano Carranza where her role is to promote social, cultural and educational work.

Pageantry

Miss Earth México 2018

Flores joined and won Miss Earth México 2018, which took place at the Plaza Principal del Pez Vela in the city of Manzanillo, Colima; on 3 June 2018, representing the state of Michoacán.

Miss Earth 2018

Flores represented Mexico at

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in the

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. She reached fourth place, and won the title Miss Earth-Fire .

Miss Universe Mexico 2023

On September 2, 2023, Flores represented the state of Michoacan in the fifth edition of , where she became the first representative of

Michoacán Michoacán, formally Michoacán de Ocampo, officially the Free and Sovereign State of Michoacán de Ocampo, is one of the 31 states which, together with Mexico City, compose the Political divisions of Mexico, Federal Entities of Mexico. The stat ...

to become Miss Universe Mexico 2023.

Miss Universe 2023

As Miss Universe Mexico 2023 Flores represented Mexico at Miss Universe 2023. She was unplaced, with the winner being

Sheynnis Palacios Sheynnis Alondra Palacios Cornejo (; born 30 May 2000) is a Nicaraguan model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe 2023. Having previously won Miss Nicaragua 2023, she is the first Nicaraguan to win Miss Universe. Prior to Miss ...

of Nicaragua.

References

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