Ximena Navarrete

Jimena "Ximena" Navarrete Rosete[1] (born February 22, 1988) is a Mexican actress, tv host, model and beauty queen who won Miss Universe 2010. She was previously named as Nuestra Belleza México 2009. she also is the second Miss Universe from Mexico.[2][3]

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Navarrete and the second or maternal family name is Rosales.
Ximena Navarrete
Born
Jimena Navarrete Rosete[1][note 1]

(1988-02-22) February 22, 1988
Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
Years active2010–present
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
TitleNuestra Belleza Jalisco 2009
Nuestra Belleza México 2009
Miss Universe 2010
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)		Nuestra Belleza Jalisco 2009
(Winner)
Nuestra Belleza México 2009
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2010
(Winner)

Personal life

Navarrete was born and raised in Guadalajara, the capital city of Jalisco, Mexico to a middle-class family. She is one of two children, born to Carlos Navarrete a dentist (He is from Sahuayo, Michoacán), and Gabriela Rosette, a house wife. She has one younger sister. She began modeling locally at the age of sixteen, and studied nutrition at the Valle de Atemajac University, prior to taking part in the world pageant.[4] In 2012, Ximena accepted to be part of a genetic study, her maternal lineage is haplogroup J; her roots lie in the Purépecha region in the Sierra of Michoacán.[5]

Pageantry

Nuestra Belleza México 2009

Navarrete was crowned Nuestra Belleza Jalisco on July 16, 2009 in her hometown, and subsequently won the national title of Nuestra Belleza México as well, besting thirty-three other contestants during the 16th edition of that event, held September 20, 2009 in Mérida, Yucatán.[6] That night, Navarrete became the second consecutive winner from Jalisco, following Karla Carrillo, the outgoing titleholder and a close friend who encouraged her to participate in the pageant.[1][4]

Miss Universe 2010

On August 23, 2010, Navarrete (then known as "Jimena") was named Miss Universe,[7] making her the second Mexican delegate to win the title, after Lupita Jones in 1991.[8] Coincidentally, both were crowned in Las Vegas, Nevada.[7]

In October 2010, Navarrete traveled to Shanghai, China for the 2010 World Expo and Shanghai Fashion Week. On February 10, 2011, Navarrete became spokesperson of L'Oreal Paris and Old Navy. She had her first official photo shoot in Mexico. In March 2011, Navarrete traveled to Moscow, Russia and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic to attend the national finals respectively. She then traveled to Puerto Rico for the Puerto Rico Golf Open. She also traveled to Panama to work with Aid for AIDS and attended the Thai national final at Bangkok, Thailand on March 26, 2011.

In May 2011, Navarrete traveled to Guadalajara, Mexico, her hometown, to raise awareness for Children International, a U.S.-based humanitarian organization helping over 12,000 poor children there.[9] In July 2011, Navarrete attended the Chilean national final at Santiago, Chile. She also traveled to the Atlantis Paradise Island, The Bahamas to help crown Miss Teen USA on July 16, 2011. During her reign, Navarrete traveled to Spain, multiple trips in Mexico, Indonesia, China, France, India, Russia, Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Panama, Thailand, Brazil, Guatemala, Chile and Bahamas in addition to numerous trips around the United States.[10]

Modeling and acting

On February 10, 2011, Navarrete became spokesperson of L'Oreal Paris[11] and Old Navy.[12] In 2013, Navarrete announced she would debut her acting career in the soap opera La tempestad.[13] On February 15, 2013, Salvador Mejía confirmed that Navarrete and William Levy would portray the protagonists of the telenovela.[14] She played a twin role, as Marina Reverte and Magdalena Artigas.

Filmography
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2010 Late Show with David Letterman Herself Top Ten List Presenter
Décadas Special Appearance
Latin Grammy Awards of 2010 Presenter
2012 América celebra a Chespirito
Nuestra Belleza México 2012
Miss Universe 2012 Judge
Premios TVyNovelas Presenter
2013 Latin Grammy Awards of 2013
2014 Nuestra Belleza México 2014
2015 Jalisco... Algo contigo Special Appearance
Telenovelas
Year Title Role Notes
2013La tempestadMarina Reverte Artigas/Magdalena Reverte ArtigasTelenovelas Debut
Protagonist
2015108 CosturasGabyLead role

Notes
  1. Officially her name is spelled Jimena, though she prefers writing it as Ximena.

References
  1. Correa, Ofelia (2010). "Nuestras Reinas: Ximena Navarrete" (in Spanish). Nuestra Belleza. Archived from the original on September 25, 2009.
  2. Ximena Navarrete ¿Quién es la Miss Universo 2010?. Quien.com (August 24, 2010). Retrieved on May 12, 2012.
  3. "Miss Universe 2010 - Pageant Planet". www.pageantplanet.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  4. Miss Universe 2010 tiene novio. Impre.com (August 24, 2010). Retrieved on May 12, 2012.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on October 23, 2013. Retrieved February 25, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Noticias – Jimena Navarrete es NBM 2009 y Anabel Solís es NBMM 2009" Archived September 27, 2009, at the Wayback Machine. Esmas.com. Retrieved on May 12, 2012.
  7. "Gana la mexicana Jimena Navarrete el Miss Universo 2010". Diario Milénio (in Spanish). Notimex. Retrieved August 23, 2010.
  8. "Miss Universe 1991 - Pageant Planet". www.pageantplanet.com. Retrieved March 3, 2019.
  9. Children International. Children.org. Retrieved on May 12, 2012.
  10. Events. Miss Universe (July 2011). Retrieved on May 12, 2012.
  11. "Ximena Navarrete is L'oreal spokesperson".
  12. Ramírez, Claudia (February 11, 2011). "Ximena es la más bella". EL Universal (in Spanish). Retrieved February 15, 2011.
  13. "Ximena Navarrete en el elenco de la telenovela "El señor de los cielos"" (in Spanish). Starmedia. December 19, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2013.
  14. William Levy's 'La Tempestad' Telenovela News Update - Ximena Navarrete Signed To Play Female Lead
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Stefanía Fernández		 Miss Universe
2010		 Succeeded by
Leila Lopes
Preceded by
Karla Carrillo		 Nuestra Belleza México
2009		 Succeeded by
Karin Ontiveros
Preceded by
Mayra Gonzalez		 Nuestra Belleza Jalisco
2009		 Succeeded by
Janeth Pérez
(Successor)
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