Daily Current Affairs / 60-Year-Old Alejandra Marisa Rodriguez Bags Miss Universe Buenos Aires Title
Category : Awards Published on: May 02 2024
Argentina's 60-year-old lawyer Alejandra Marissa Rodriguez etched her name in the history books after being crowned Miss Universe for the province of Buenos Aires.
With this, she became the first woman of her age to win such a coveted beauty title.
She competed with 34 others aged 18 to 73 to win the beauty pageant held on April 24.
Alejandra Rodriguez has been a lawyer and journalist by her profession, and she hails from La Plata, Argentina.
Alejandra Rodriguez has become the first contestant from her age group to receive this coveted crown.
Rodriguez's charming smile and gracious demeanour impressed the judges and the audience.
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