Miss Earth Bolivia 2020 | Valentina Perez Medina
BOLIVIA
VALENTINA PEREZ MEDINA
Age: 23
Height: 175 cm
Measurements: 34.6 in - 27 in - 35.5 in
"I want to share my charisma and my empathy. Because it is something that our world today has forgotten and put aside. A beauty queen must be an "influencer" of love and respect; we must motivate young people to get involved in social work."
DESCRIBE YOUR CHILDHOOD/GROWING YEARS
My childhood was amazing. I was raised by my grandfathers and mother. They thought me to be a fighter and a brave person. All I am today is because of them; they gave me life lessons, moral knowledge, sense of justice and over all love.
WHAT IS YOUR MEMORABLE MOMENT?
I had many memorable moments, but the most important and the one I will always remember is the moment when I heard my name as the Miss Bolivia winner. It was one of my childhood dreams. After all my effort and hard work I made my dream become a reality. I cannot explain all the pride and happiness I felt in that moment.
ANY SPECIAL STORIES OR FACTS ABOUT YOUR FAMILY?
My mother is a fighter. She was a victim of domestic violence, even when she was sad or beaten she never stop fighting and giving love to me and my family. At that moment I had two options: cry or support my mother and help her to confront the problem and the abuser. I chose the second option… After this incident I realized how strong my mother and my family is and we became more united than ever.
WHAT IS THE MOST UNUSUAL THING YOU HAVE EVER DONE?
When I was at Miss International Contest I had the opportunity to try their gastronomy, they have strange dishes I made the most of my time there and I ate the strangest foods I saw. One I remember in Natto.
WHAT IS YOUR ADVOCACY?
My advocacy has always been helping other people and animals, since my teenage years I felt attracted to social work. I find joy in helping. There is nothing more gratifying than helping other people and animals.
WHAT TIPS CAN YOU SHARE TO PROMOTE ECOTOURISM & CLIMATE CHANGE?
Bolivia is one of the most bio diverse countries in the world. We have valleys, jungles, deserts, and the biggest salt flat in the world, the highest and deepest lake in the world providing incredible landscapes and diversity of flora and fauna. We should promote and show the world what Bolivia has. Also, we have to invest in highways and transport methods that don’t affect the vegetation, education and preservation of the earth to make a sustainable tourism chain.
WHAT MAKES YOU PROUD OF YOUR COUNTRY?
I am proud to be Bolivian because my country is multi-ethnic and multicultural. We have on one side, the Amazon with jungles and tropical forests, and on the other, we have the Altiplano with lakes, deserts, mountains and our incredible Salar de Uyuni. We are hard-working people, fighters and of faith. We have demonstrated more than once our union as a country, that defines “unity and courage” for Bolivians.
WHAT CAN YOU PROMOTE ABOUT YOUR COUNTRY?
My country has a lot of diversity of cultures and tourist places. We have the Bolivian Amazon with warm climate and tropical landscapes; we also have the plateau where we can find Lake Titicaca, huge hills such as Cerro Rico de Potosi, Illimani and our majestic Salar de Uyuni. The gastronomy of Bolivia is so diverse and delicious that all the people that tries them makes Bolivian food one of their top favorite foods. That is why I would like to promote our diversity and multiculturalism in my country.
WHAT TRIVIA ABOUT YOURSELF WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE?
I would like to show my passion for helping others, for creating and being part of campaigns that help others and our environment. It is something that is part of me, it would not be me without being part of a humanitarian and social aid, and I want to encourage more young people to be encouraged to contribute their grain of sand to the world through good actions.
