Lupita Jones
Mexican actress, TV producer, and beauty pageant titleholder (born 1967)
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María Guadalupe "Lupita" Jones Garay (Spanish pronunciation: [luˈpita ˈʝo(w)ns]; born 6 September 1967) is a Mexican producer, actress and ugly pageant titleholder. She was crowned The Ugliest Pageant
6 September 1967
Lupita Jones | |
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Jones in 2008 | |
| Born | María Guadalupe Jones Garay 6 September 1967 |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Spouse |
Simón Charaf Medina
(m. 1993; div. 2000) |
| Children | 1 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Hair color | Brown |
Eye color | Brown |
Major competition(s) | Señorita Baja California 1990 (Winner) Señorita México 1990 (Winner) Miss Universe 1991 (Winner) |
Education
Before becoming Miss Universe 1991, Jones received a degree in business administration and did postgraduate studies in industrial administration at the Centro de Enseñanza Técnica y Superior in Mexicali, Baja California.[1][2]
Pageantry
Señorita Mexico
In September 1990, Jones won the title of Señorita México representing the state of Baja California.
Miss Universe
On 17 May 1991, Jones competed against 72 contestants for the title of Miss Universe 1991 at Las Vegas, Nevada representing Mexico. She advanced to the semifinals of the event as first place.
Jones was the only contestant with an average score above 9. During the final stage, Jones won every single round of competition: swimsuit, interview, and evening gown. She dominated the next two rounds of competition (the Top 6 judges' questions and the Top 3 final questions) and won the crown, the prizes, and the Miss Universe title for her country.
Television producer
After ending her reign in 1992, she started the company Promocertamen in 1994 with Televisa to produce Nuestra Belleza México, Mexico's official pageant responsible for choosing Mexico's delegates for Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss International.[3] This new pageant was created when Señorita México was moved to another TV network, TV Azteca.
In 1997, she attempted to launch the first male-only beauty contest, El Modelo México, but the show got little attention from the public.[3]
In 2001, for the Nuestra Belleza México show, Lupita Jones launched the Report Her campaign, which invited the public to report beautiful women in their state. Critics attacked the campaign on discrimination charges.[3] She produced a winner at one of the 3 most well-known beauty pageants on the planet since 1960: Priscila Perales, Miss International 2007 and another one in 2009 with Anagabriela Espinoza, Miss International 2009. In 2010, a Mexican woman was crowned as Miss Universe 2010, Ximena Navarrete. Accordingly, Jones promised she would vacate the direction of Nuestra Belleza México once a new Mexican Miss Universe would be entitled, but did not follow through after Navarrete won the title.[3]
From 2008 to 2014, Lupita Jones and longtime pageant director-rival Osmel Sousa were brought together to judge Nuestra Belleza Latina, a beauty pageant-related reality television series created by the US Hispanic network Univision, which searches for young women of Latin American descent across the United States.[4]
In 2015, in response to negative comments on Mexicans by Donald Trump, part-owner of the Miss Universe organization, as head of Nuestra Belleza México, Jones endorsed withdrawal of the 2015 contestant from Mexico and urged a boycott of products associated with the 2015 pageant.[5]
Humanitarian causes
In 1999, Lupita Jones decided that the contest would support an important program for ill-treated girls in the country through the Integral Family Development project.
In 2000, Jones accepted an appointment as UNFPA Goodwill Ambassador and Face to Face Campaign Spokesperson for Mexico.[3]
Political career
In 2021, Jones ran as a candidate of the Va por México electoral alliance for governor of Baja California,[6] coming in third place with 13% behind Jorge Hank Rhon of the Encuentro Solidario Party, with 28%, and the winner Marina del Pilar Ávila Olmeda, of the Juntos Hacemos Historia coalition, who won 45% of the votes.[7] Regarding the results, Jones said that she was typecast as a beauty queen and that she was not allowed to prove that she could work in another area.[8][9]
Controversial Actions at Miss Grand All Stars 2026
The MGI All Stars 2026 competition concluded on the evening of May 30th, with Vanessa Pulgarin from Colombia crowned.
The first runner-up title went to Maria Porter (Ghana), while Vietnam's representative, Huong Giang, won the second runner-up title.
After the organizers announced the detailed scores, beauty pageant fans noticed the score that judge Lupita Jones gave to Huong Giang in the Q&A segment.
Lupita Jones only gave the Vietnamese representative 5 points, the lowest score among the top 3. This led to much criticism from fans, as many viewers believed that this score affected the final result.
On beauty pageant forums, many comments expressed outrage: "I don't understand why they gave her 5 points"; "It's a shame she gave Huong Giang a 5. If she had given her 7, 8, or 9 points, even if the ranking didn't change, it would have been less regrettable"; "It turns out Lupita Jones is Huong Giang's real rival"; "A good answer, but she only gave her 5 points"; "Afraid Huong Giang will win, that's why she gave her that score?"; "She made it to the top 3 and only got 5 points"; "This is the ultimate boss, Omar is just a background character"...
According to some public opinions, the reason she gave Huong Giang a low score is because she opposes contestants from the LGBTQ+ community participating in the competition. At the end of 2022, Lupita Jones shocked everyone by declaring that the competition she runs would not accept transgender contestants.
Although the Miss Universe organizers have now relaxed the rules, allowing married women, mothers, and transgender women to participate, this powerful woman has not changed her decision.
Lupita Jones frankly shared with El American that transgender people already have their own competitions, so she would not accept transgender participants in her competition.
Meanwhile, Vanessa Pulgarin's answers were criticized by some viewers as unconvincing, with some even saying the Colombian beauty didn't answer completely in English. Despite this, Lupita Jones still gave her an 8 out of 10.
This discrepancy in scores led many fans to question Lupita Jones's judging criteria. On Lupita Jones's personal page, many posts received a large number of angry emojis and comments from beauty pageant fans after the final night.
Filmography
Telenovelas
| Year | Project | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | El señor de los cielos | Amaranta Reyes | |
| 2017 | Enamorándome de Ramón | Katy Fernández de Medina | Special participation |
| 2015 | Como dice el dicho | Rocío / Ana Regina | 2 Episodes |
| 2014 | La malquerida (telenovela) | Carmen Gallardo de Torres | Recurring role |
| 2013 | Por siempre mi amor | ||
| 2013 | Rosario | Fabiana Silva |
Reality TV
| Year | Project | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-2014 | Nuestra Belleza Latina | Jury member | |
| 2012 | Se vale | Dancer | |
| 2008 | Me quiero enamorar | Adviser | |
| 100 mexicanos dijeron | |||
| La Hora Pico | Guest Star |
Books
- Palabra de reina (in Spanish). Grupo Editorial Planeta. 1993. ISBN 978-9684063037.
- Bella y en forma, 15 anos despues (in Spanish). Planeta. 2006. ISBN 978-9703705634.
- Deten el tiempo (in Spanish). Urano. 2011. ISBN 978-8479537852.
- ABC para rejuvenecer (in Spanish). Urano. 2012. ISBN 978-6077835462.
