Verónica Vargas

María Verónica Vargas Granja (1989) is an Ecuadorian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Ecuador 2011 and will represent her country in the 2011 Miss World pageant.

Vargas is taking a bachelor's degree in journalist at Universidad de Eloy Alfaro de Manta and speaks Spanish and English. Sheenjoys reading and she was Nereida de la Armada del Ecuador.

Vargas, who stands 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) tall, competed as the representative of Guayas, one of 19 finalists in her country's national beauty pageant, Miss Ecuador 2011, held on March 17, 2011 in Santo Domingo, where she obtained the Miss Photogenic award and became the eventual the 1st Runner-up, gaining the right to represent Ecuador in Miss World 2011.

As the official representative of her country to the 2011 Miss World pageant, Verónica will vie to succeed current Miss World titleholder, Alexandria Mills of United States.