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Constanza Lastra Errasti Crowned National Student Representative 2026

Her one-year mandate gives her a public platform to carry the voice of Argentine youth across cultural and civic events.

Overview

  • The coronation took place Saturday at Estadio 23 de Agosto in Jujuy as part of the 75th Festival Nacional de los Estudiantes and featured 24 provincial candidates.
  • Constanza Lastra Errasti delivered emotional, unscripted remarks onstage thanking fellow contestants and the local public after she was announced the winner.
  • The selection panel included model Carolina 'Pampita' Ardohain, who later shared a photograph with the new representative on social media, boosting national attention.
  • Organizers also named Julieta Torres Morsucci (Mendoza) as Primera Princesa and Ernestina Otegui (Entre Ríos) as Segunda Princesa while the festival closed with shows from Hollywood Bungalows and Tan Biónica and final awards for carrozas and carruajes.
  • The Festival Nacional de los Estudiantes is an annual cultural gathering that gives the winner a symbolic advocacy role for a year, a boost in regional pride for Santiago del Estero, and ongoing public duties to watch for at national events.