Mexicana Universal organization, through their official social media, announced that the Sinaloan beauty Débora Hallal will represent Mexico at Miss Universe 2021. She succeeds none other than Andrea Meza who was crowned Miss Universe 2020 in May 2021.
Débora is a 24-year-old model, originally from Los Mochis, Sinaloa. She attended the Universidad Tecmilenio in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico where she earned a bachelor’s degree in business administration. Débora fluently speaks Spanish and English and has three sisters.
In 2016, Débora was elected Miss World Teen Mexico 2016 represented Mexico at the international contest where she was placed in the Top 10. She competed in Mexicana Universal Sinaloa 2018 and finished in the Top 5. In 2019, she won the crown as Mexicana Universal Sinaloa and competed in the last edition of Mexicana Universal, finishing second to Andrea Meza.
In 2015, she founded Un Proposito, a project that does charitable activities. In August 2020, she became the president of the Los Mochis Veteran Firefighters Board of Trustees.