María Malo

Pageant career In 2017, Malo began her career in beauty pageants, winning the title of Miss Estado de México which led her to compete nationally for the Miss México 2018 pageant, held at the Villa Toscana event Hermosillo, Sonora on May 5, 2018, where she placed in the top five. Vanessa Ponce of Mexico City won the title at the end of the event. A year later, Malo competed once again at Miss Mexico 2019. The contest was divided into two phases. She participated in the Miss Grand Mexico competition held in the Teatro Hermanos Dominguez, San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas on June 1, 2019, where she emerged as the winner.

As Miss Grand Mexico 2019, Malo was the representative of Mexico at the Miss Grand International 2019. The final night was held on October 25, 2019 at Caracas, Venezuela, where finished as the first runner-up, making her the first Mexican to reach the highest placement for the first time at this pageant.