Lina Luaces, daughter of Lili Estefan, crowned Miss Universe Cuba 2025 in Miami. She celebrates Cuban roots and prepares for the Miss Universe pageant.

Lina Luaces, center, representing Santiago de Cuba, is crowned by Marianela Ancheta after winning the Miss Universe Cuba 2025 beauty pageant at Milander Park on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Hialeah, Fla.

Lina Luaces, recently crowned Miss Universe Cuba 2025, has publicly explained her decision not to compete for the Miss Universe USA title—even though she was born in the United States.

The beauty queen’s background has left many Miss Universe fans crying foul, with several taking to the official Miss Universe Cuba Instagram page to express disappointment. Critics are calling the ...

Lina Luaces, recently crowned as Miss Universe Cuba 2025, has once again won over her followers on social media with a stunning series of photographs ...

The esteemed Cuban-American music producer Emilio Estefan has addressed rumors accusing him of paying a hefty sum to ensure his niece, Lina Luaces, ...

On July 8, 2025, Cuban model Lina Luaces was crowned Miss Universe Cuba 2025. She competed with 15 other contestants from the nation and represented Santiago de Cuba.

See images of MIss Universe Cuba 2025 where Lina Luaces, daughter of Lili Estefan, is crowned in the annual pageant. Luaces will now compete in MIss Universe.

Lina Luaces, representing Santiago de Cuba, walks the stage as she competes in the Miss Universe Cuba 2025 beauty pageant at Milander Park on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Hialeah, Florida. (Matias J ...

MIAMI — Miss Universe Cuba has a new queen named Lina Luaces, a 21-year-old model born in Miami, who comes from Cuban American royalty. Luaces represented Santiago de Cuba, the city where her ...