# Mexicana Universal 2018

Mexicana Universal 2018 is the 1st edition of the Mexicana Universal beauty pageant, formerly called Nuestra Belleza Mexico until 2017. This edition will feature several changes. Thirty-two participants, one per state, compete for the Title. The competition is scheduled for June 10, 2018. Denisse Franco, Nuestra Belleza México 2017, crown her successor at the end of the event. The winner will represent Mexico at Miss Universe 2018.

## Results
### Placements
#### Color keys

* The contestant won in an International pageant.
* The contestant was a Finalist/Runner-up in an International pageant.
* The contestant was a Semi-Finalist in an International pageant.
* The contestant did not place.
| Placement | Contestant | International Placement |
| Mexicana Universal 2018 | Colima – Andrea Toscano | Unplaced – Miss Universe 2018 |
| 1st Runner-Up | Tabasco – Aranza Molina | 1st Runner-up – Reina Hispanoamericana 2018 |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Sinaloa – Mariely Leal |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Guerrero – Guadalupe Valero | 2nd Runner-up – Nuestra Belleza Latina 2021 |
| 4th Runner-Up | Jalisco – Nebai Torres | Top 15 – Miss International 2018 |
| 5th Runner-Up | Zacatecas – Karely Sandoval |
| Top 10 | Michoacán - Leslie González  Puebla – Montserrat Curis  Veracruz – Martha María Briano  Yucatán – AnaPaola de Anda |
| Top 16 | Baja California Sur – Juliana Marinez  Coahuila – Priscilla Leal  Nuevo León – Andrea Merodio  Oaxaca – Yarith Cerón  Querétaro – Maria José Hernández  San Luis Potosí – Geraldine Machado |

## Contestants

32 contestants has been confirmed:
| State | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown |
| Aguascalientes | María Sareth Carranza Martin | 19 | 1.80 | Aguascalientes |
| Baja California | Belem Acevedo | 25 | 1.69 | Baja California |
| Baja California Sur | Juliana Martínez Camacho | 18 | 1.77 | Ciudad Constitución |
| Campeche | María de Jesús Rodríguez Toledo | 21 | 1.70 | Escárcega |
| Chiapas | Deborah Ozuna Rivera | 23 | 1.73 | Tuxtla Gutiérrez |
| Chihuahua | Janneth Marleny Vargas Díaz | 20 | 1.74 | Chihuahua |
| Mexico City | Daniela Larraguivel Ortíz | 23 | 1.68 | Morelia |
| Coahuila | Priscila Leal | 22 | 1.76 | Ciudad Frontera |
| Colima | Andrea Toscano Ramírez | 19 | 1.75 | Manzanillo |
| Durango | Idaly Ayala Anaya | 18 | 1.75 | Guanacevi |
| State of Mexico | Martha Isabel Chávez López | 23 | 1.70 | Atizapán de Zaragoza |
| Guanajuato | Karla Marcela Marcochio Hernández | 24 | 1.71 | Irapuato |
| Guerrero | María Guadalupe "Lupita" Valero Catalán | 22 | 1.68 | Iguala |
| Jalisco | Nebai Torres Camarena | 24 | 1.78 | Guadalajara |
| Michoacán | Leslie González Villagomez | 21 | 1.72 | Apatzingán |
| Morelos | Valeria Gabriela Vélez Gutiérrez | 24 | 1.71 | Cuernavaca |
| Nayarit | Viridiana Zamora Mejía | 22 | 1.80 | Tuxpan |
| Nuevo León | Andrea Merodio Reyes | 22 | 1.72 | General Escobedo |
| Oaxaca | Sayra Yarith Cerón Enriquez | 24 | 1.76 | Oaxaca |
| Puebla | Montserrat Curis López | 22 | 1.71 | Puebla |
| Querétaro | María José "Majo" Hernández Ledesma | 25 | 1.75 | Cadereyta de Montes |
| Quintana Roo | Eyra Daniela Leines Velasco | 25 | 1.74 | Cancún |
| San Luis Potosí | Geraldine Machado Argüelles | 22 | 1.76 | Ciudad Valles |
| Sinaloa | Maryely Leal Cervantes | 21 | 1.78 | Los Mochis |
| Sonora | Brenda Janeth Vargas Romero | 24 | 1.76 | Hermosillo |
| Tabasco | Aranza Molina Rueda | 21 | 1.77 | Macuspana |
| Tamaulipas | Rita Zulema Rodríguez Flores | 20 | 1.75 | Tampico |
| Tlaxcala | Jessica Juárez Márquez | 22 | 1.72 | Tlaxco |
| Veracruz | Martha Leticia Suárez Briano | 25 | 1.74 | Boca del Río |
| Yucatán | Anapaola De Anda Aviña | 22 | 1.70 | Tekax |
| Zacatecas | Karely Sandoval Aranda | 19 | 1.81 | Río Grande |