Mara Topić
Ecuadorian beauty pageant titleholder
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Mara Štefica Topić Verduga is an Ecuadorian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Ecuador 2024, and represented Ecuador at Miss Universe 2024.
18 March 1994
Mara Topić | |
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| Born | Mara Štefica Topić Verduga 18 March 1994 Guayaquil, Ecuador |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
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Hair color | Brown[1] |
Eye color | Hazel[1] |
Major competitions |
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She previously won Miss Grand Ecuador 2019, and represented Ecuador at Miss Grand International 2019, where she finished in the top ten.[2][3][4]
Early life and education
Mara Štefica Topić Verduga[1] was born in Guayaquil, to an Ecuadorian mother and a Croatian father. At the age of 18, she moved to Los Angeles, California.[5] Her eldest brother Jan Topić is a former Ecuadorian presidential candidate for the 2023 Ecuadorian general election.[6][7]
Pageantry
On April 27, 2019, Topic represented the US Ecuadorian community at Miss World Ecuador 2019, where she reached the top nine and won several[specify] awards during the final. In May, 2019 she was appointed Miss Grand Ecuador 2019, by CNB Ecuador.[8]
On October 25, 2019, Topić represented Ecuador at Miss Grand International 2019, and reached the top 10. She was the first Ecuadorian to win Best National Costume at the pageant.[9]
Topic won the first Miss Universe Ecuador on June 8, 2024, representing Guayaquil, and represented Ecuador at Miss Universe 2024 in Mexico on November 16, 2024, where she placed in the Top 30, ending a 10-year drought for the country.[10]