It has been quite long time since a Latina won the Miss World crown, and Maria is certainly a tough nut to break at the Miss World pageant this year! Maria Alejandra is studying Industrial Engineering at the Technological University of Pereira. Born in the city, she grew up in Florida before returning to her home town. Altruistic, Maria has ambitions of becoming an entrepreneur, using her degree to develop low cost medicines. Aside from her career goals, Maria has an active lifestyle, enjoying a variety of sports as well as being passionate about music. She loves to listen to pop, rock, Latin and Arabic music, and she enjoys contemporary and traditional Colombian dance. Maria prefers to read novels and spiritual books, and she also loves nature and adores animals. She is certainly a pleasant personality!