After more than 30 years at the head of Miss Universe Mexico, Lupita Jones revealed that she is leaving her position In the midst of speculation that has been circulating for months, the former beauty queen hinted at alleged fraud during the last pageant and announced that Cynthia de la Vega, also a former Miss Mexico, will assume the role of director.
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It was through your account instagram where The model made the revelation and explained that until now she had remained silent so as not to affect the participation of Melissa Flores, the Mexican representative in Miss Universe. which was recently held in El Salvador.
“In recent months there have been many comments, I have been receiving many messages to clarify the situation. I want to tell you that, first of all, Miss Universe has not confirmed anything to me, although everything indicates that what is being said is true. saying,” Jones said in the video.
In the last gala of the pageant, the former Miss Universe was still recognized as the director of the Mexican franchise.However, he explained that his early departure was due to various circumstances.
She also shared details of a conversation with the licensing director, who assured her that, although they had nothing signed for Mexico next year, she was still the director for them.
Jones hinted that her departure and the controversy surrounding it could have influenced the Mexican’s performance in the contest:
“It was very difficult for them to let the latest queen brought by Lupita Jones shine. Something that I asked for a lot is that the treatment of my representative be honest, (but) I think my request did not work,” he concluded.
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After the model’s statement, Miss Universe Mexico presented Cynthia de la Vega as the new director at a press conferencethanking the work of Jones, who did not attend the event.
Cynthia de la Vega, accompanied by Raúl Rocha Cantú, owner of the franchise in Mexico, thanked for the opportunity and expressed her commitment to leading the Mexican representatives towards greatness, respecting the roots of the contest.
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