Overview

• The gala is being broadcast live on Imagen Televisión (channel 3.1) and the network’s YouTube channel, with coverage starting at 6:30 p.m. CT.
• Staged at the Sala Plácido Domingo in the Conjunto Santander de Artes Escénicas in Zapopan, the event is hosted by Jacqueline Bracamontes with Gaby Ramírez and Mauricio Mancera.
• Judges include Miss Universe 2006 Zuleyka Rivera, Clovis Nienow and Cynthia Rodríguez, joined by figures from sports, fashion and business such as Olympic diver Gabriela Agúndez.
• The format features progressive cuts from 32 contestants to 16 semifinalists, then 4 finalists, and finally one national titleholder.
• Outgoing titleholder María Fernanda Beltrán will crown her successor as new golden-eagle-inspired national crowns debut.