Notable Winners
After winning the Miss Universe crown, Gladys Zender became very popular and well known in her country of Peru. She was born in Contamana, she was later married and is the mother of a successful Peruvian actor, Christian Meier.
Jessica Newton, Miss Peru 1987, became in charge of the Miss Peru pageant until 2004. Many said she hand picked the winner of the pageant due to favouritism. She later criticized the crowning of Miss Peru 2005, Debora Sulca and also said that Maju Mantilla's Miss World victory was like the cherry on top for her departure from the Miss Peru organization. When asked about Jessica Newton, the reigning Miss World said she never had the opportunity to meet her.
After her appearance in Miss Universe, Debora Sulca was approached by Telemundo.
When she arrived in Lima after her Miss World win, Maju Mantilla was received by dozens of people in the Jorge Chavez International airport. Like Gladys, Maju also became known and popular in her country.
Maju is currently working for Ford Models Modeling Agency.
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