ANDREA MEZA is the definition of a multi-hyphenate. The activist and singer is not only the third Mexican woman to win the coveted Miss Universe title, but this knockout rabble-rouser has made history as the first-ever vegan to snag the crown.
But for Meza—whose feminist seeds were planted when she was a justice-seeking child growing up in Chihuahua, Mexico—being a beauty queen was never the dream; she had her heart set on being a doctor or an engineer. It wasn’t until her early 20s that Meza recognized the immense power she’d have to speak out for what matters if she were given access to one of the biggest platforms in the world—the universe, really—from which to advocate for radical social change.
If that doesn’t challenge any previously held beliefs about what a pageant winner looks like, try this on for
