Who is Alejandra Rodriguez, who at 60 will represent Argentina at Miss Universe

Now that the rule requiring contestants to be between 18 and 28 years old in the Miss Universe pageant has been abolished, not even bureaucracy could stop Alejandra Rodriguez. Argentine lawyer and journalist, at the age of 60, she won the Miss Universe Buenos Aires sash and, now, he will represent his country in the international edition of the competition.

The new Miss Universe Buenos Aires 2024, Alejandra Rodriguez poses for a picture in La Plata, Buenos Aires province, Argentina on April 24, 2024. Alejandra Rodriguez, a 60-year-old Argentine, will seek to participate in the Miss Universe world pageant that will take place in Mexico City in September of this year after winning the Miss Universe beauty contest in Buenos Aires this week. (Photo by MARCOS GOMEZ / AFP) (Photo by MARCOS GOMEZ/AFP via Getty Images)MARCOS GOMEZ/Getty Images

He said he felt very happy to “represent this new model” in beauty contests: «We are inaugurating a new phase in which women are not just physical beauty, but a whole other set of values. I'm the first of this generation to start with this.”

The new Miss Universe Buenos Aires 2024 Alejandra Rodriguez poses for a picture in La Plata Buenos Aires province...
The new Miss Universe Buenos Aires 2024, Alejandra Rodriguez poses for a picture in La Plata, Buenos Aires province, Argentina on April 24, 2024. Alejandra Rodriguez, a 60-year-old Argentine, will seek to participate in the Miss Universe world pageant that will take place in Mexico City in September of this year after winning the Miss Universe beauty contest in Buenos Aires this week. (Photo by MARCOS GOMEZ / AFP) (Photo by MARCOS GOMEZ/AFP via Getty Images)MARCOS GOMEZ/Getty Images

Graduated from the National University of La Plata, she works as a lawyer in the legal area of ​​a hospital in the province of Buenos Aires and practices as a freelancer in the field of family and civil law. «At the moment I am particularly interested in journalism related to tourism and to the exploration and/or launch of new tourism destinations and initiatives in Latin America and the Caribbean,” he said. «I am available to travel and settle in the countries of those regions».

The new Miss Universe Buenos Aires 2024 Alejandra Rodriguez poses for a picture in La Plata Buenos Aires province...
The new Miss Universe Buenos Aires 2024, Alejandra Rodriguez poses for a picture in La Plata, Buenos Aires province, Argentina on April 24, 2024. Alejandra Rodriguez, a 60-year-old Argentine, will seek to participate in the Miss Universe world pageant that will take place in Mexico City in September of this year after winning the Miss Universe beauty contest in Buenos Aires this week. (Photo by MARCOS GOMEZ / AFP) (Photo by MARCOS GOMEZ/AFP via Getty Images)MARCOS GOMEZ/Getty Images

To stay young, Alejandra Rodríguez prefers organic food, keeps fit with physical exercise and follows healthy habits. «The fundamental thing is to have a healthy life, eat well, do physical activity. Normal things. Nothing too extraordinary,” she admitted. “As well as a bit of genetics.” On her Instagram account, she explained that she likes «nature, the sun, tranquility, sitting in front of the sea and listening to the sound of the waves, meditating. And animals too: she believes we have a lot to learn from them.”

The new Miss Universe Buenos Aires 2024 Alejandra Rodriguez poses for a picture in La Plata Buenos Aires province...
The new Miss Universe Buenos Aires 2024, Alejandra Rodriguez poses for a picture in La Plata, Buenos Aires province, Argentina on April 24, 2024. Alejandra Rodriguez, a 60-year-old Argentine, will seek to participate in the Miss Universe world pageant that will take place in Mexico City in September of this year after winning the Miss Universe beauty contest in Buenos Aires this week. (Photo by MARCOS GOMEZ / AFP) (Photo by MARCOS GOMEZ/AFP via Getty Images)MARCOS GOMEZ/Getty Images

Alejandra Rodriguez does «intermittent fasting, so that the body detoxifies. I think this helps a lot.” And she cultivates her passions: «As for music, I love tango, Latin American music and deep and poetic lyrics. I also like poetry, hanging out with friends and enjoy the beautiful moments that life offers».

Source: Vanity Fair

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