Berenice Quezada

Berenice Xuyami Quezada Herrera (born 28 September 1993) is a Nicaraguan model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Nicaragua 2017 and represented Nicaragua at the Miss Universe 2017 pageant.

In the 2021 Nicaraguan general election, Quezada was the running mate of Oscar Sobalvarro, presidential candidate for the Citizens for Liberty (CxL) party. However, on August 3, she was placed under house arrest and barred from running.

Early life and education Quezada was born in Rama, Nicaragua.

Quezada holds a degree in Tourism and Hotel Management. Quezada represented Nicaragua at Miss Universe 2017 but did not place.

Politics Following mass arrests of opposition candidates for president in the 2021 Nicaraguan general election as well as other civic leaders, and the cancellation of the legal status of other opposition parties, the Citizens for Liberty (CxL) party declared its own vice-president, former Contra commander Oscar Sobalvarro, to be its nominee for president, and Quezada was named his running mate.