The Miss Costa Rica organization appointed Valeria Rees as the new Miss Costa Rica 2021. She succeeded Miss Costa Rica 2020 Ivonne Cerdas for the title.
Valeria is a 28 year-old law student and has extensive experience in modelling. Not new to the pageant industry, she participated in Repretel's Battle of Talents and was the vice-queen of Miss Mundo Costa Rica 2019 and one of the candidates for Miss Costa Rica 2020, where she was the first runner-up.
Previously in an interview, she spoke about her stage with anorexia and how that experience of more than five years ago prompted her to create a foundation that seeks to help other people suffering from eating disorders. She also created a foundation to support people with eating disorders, called Open Cage Foundation.