Mireia Lalaguna Royo

Mireia Lalaguna Royo (born 21 November 1992) is a Spanish actress, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2015, becoming the first woman from Spain to win Miss World. She was previously crowned Miss World Spain 2015.

Early life and education Lalaguna was born in Barcelona on 21 November 1992. She obtained her bachelor's and master's degrees in pharmacy at the University of Barcelona in Spain. Lalaguna is fluent in Catalan, Spanish, French, and English.

Career Lalaguna ventured into pageantry in 2014. She represented Spain at the Miss Atlántico Internacional 2014 pageant, where she was eventually declared as the winner, crowned by outgoing titleholder Lorena Romaso.

Miss World Spain

Lalaguna competed at the third edition of Miss World Spain on 24 October 2015 in Málaga, representing Barcelona. At the end of the event, she was crowned Miss World Spain 2015 by her predecessor Lourdes Rodríguez of Castilla-La Mancha.

Miss World 2015 Lalaguna represented Spain at Miss World 2015 pageant on 19 December 2015, held in Sanya, China. After advancing to the final five, she answered the question, "Why do you think you should win Miss World 2015?" with the following response:

By the end of the event, Lalaguna was crowned Miss World 2015 by the outgoing titleholder Rolene Strauss of South Africa. Lalaguna's win marked the first time Spain won the Miss World competition, since the pageant's inception in 1951.