ɐ fjˈuː mˈʌnθs lˈeɪɾɚ, ˌɔn tˈɛn sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn, ɪn pˈætʃuːkə, hɪdˈælɡoʊ, ʃiː ɡˈeɪnd ðə ɹˈaɪt tə ɹˌɛpɹᵻzˈɛnt mˈɛksɪkˌoʊ ɪn mˈɪs jˈuːnɪvˌɜːs tˈuː θˈaʊzənd ˈæftɚ bˌiːɪŋ kɹˈaʊnd nˈuːstɹə bˈɛlɛzə mˈeɪksɪkˌoʊ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn.
A few months later, on 10 September 1999, in Pachuca, Hidalgo, she gained the right to represent Mexico in Miss Universe 2000 after being crowned Nuestra Belleza México 1999.