Janick Maceta | |
|---|---|
| Born | Janick Alexandra Maceta del Castillo 9 March 1994 |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Tourism World Peru 2018 Miss Peru Supranational 2019 Miss Peru 2020 |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Hazel |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Peru 2016 (Top 10) Miss Tourism World Peru 2018 (Winner) Miss Tourism World 2018 (1st Runner-Up) Miss Peru 2019 (1st Runner-Up) Miss Supranational 2019 (3rd Runner-Up) Miss Peru 2020 (Winner) Miss Universe 2020 (2nd Runner-Up) |
Janick Alexandra Maceta del Castillo [1] (born 9 March 1994) is a Peruvian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Peru 2020. She represented Peru at Miss Universe 2020, where she placed as second runner-up. [2]
She was previously appointed Miss Peru Supranational 2019 and went on to represent Peru at Miss Supranational 2019, finishing as third runner-up. It was the second time a Peruvian contestant achieved this placement, following Claudia Villafuerte in 2010.
Janick Alexandra Maceta del Castillo was born on 9 March 1994 in Lima, Peru into a middle-class family with roots in Trujillo and Chanchamayo. [3] In an interview with Telemundo, she stated that her mother was an English teacher and her father was a police officer involved in anti-terrorism investigations. [4]
Maceta is the founder of the nonprofit foundation Little Heroes Peru, which supports children who are victims or survivors of sexual violence. [5] She has also promoted a legislative proposal in Peru advocating for the mandatory use of the Gessel chamber in cases involving child sexual abuse. [6] Additionally, she is an audio engineer and co-founder of Top of New York, a record label focused on producing and digitizing music content for emerging artists. [7]
On January 27, 2018, Maceta competed in the Miss Tourism World 2018 pageant, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, where she finished as first runner-up. [8] [9] She later represented Peru at the Miss Supranational 2019 pageant held on December 6, 2019, in Katowice, Poland, and placed third runner-up. [10]
On November 29, 2020, she was crowned Miss Peru 2020, earning the right to represent Peru at Miss Universe 2020, held on May 16, 2021, in Florida, United States, following a postponement due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [11] Maceta placed second runner-up, marking Peru’s highest placement at the pageant since Gladys Zender won the title in 1957.
