After winning the state pageant title of Nuestra Belleza Sinaloa , Laura Zúñiga competed against thirty-two other contestants in the national pageant Nuestra Belleza México 2008 , held on September 20 , 2008 in Monterrey , Nuevo León , where she placed as the '' suplente '' and was automatically selected to represent the country in the Miss International 2009 pageant . On October 30 , 2008 she participated in Reina Hispanoamericana ( Hispanic-American Queen ) representing Mexico in Santa Cruz , Bolivia bringing the title to Mexico for the first time
Miss International 2009
Miss International 2009
Laura Zúñiga