Kelin Rivera was crowned Miss Peru 2019 in a national pageant held on Sunday, October 20 in Lima.

The 26-year-old beauty from Arequipa will represent Peru at the Miss Universe 2019 pageant in the USA in December.

Other winners of this year’s Reina de Reinas (Queen of Queens) edition were Miss Peru Supranational 2019 Janick Maceta, Miss Peru Grand 2020 Samantha Batallanos, Miss Peru Hispanoamericana 2019 Diana Rengifo, and Miss Peru Eco International 2020 Lesly Reyna.

They will compete in Miss Supranational, Miss Grand International, Reina Hispanoamericana, and Miss Eco International pageants, respectively.

Miss Universe Spain 2018 Angela Ponce was a special guest at the event.

Peru has won Miss Universe once with Gladys Zender in 1957. She was the first Latin American woman to win the prestigious pageant.

Photos: Renzo Salazar / USI