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Aleida Josefa Perez said she was 5 years old when her mother told her she was as beautiful as Miss Universe. However, the pageant regular — she recently participated in the Miss Earth contest — did not see a place for herself on that world stage until this year, when Miss Universe Cuba relaunched in her hometown of Miami. Now, Perez, whose identity is tied to her Cuban accent and her family only 90 miles away on the island, has put herself in the running to be selected as Miss Cuba.
César said that the idea to bring Cuba back to the pageant came from Anne Jakrajutatip, the owner of Miss Universe. César, who has led a number of pageants in his home of Venezuela, said that the opportunity to prepare a Cuban beauty queen for the international competition excited him. There has been no contact from the Cuban government following the announcement of the Miami-based, Cuban-branded competition, César said.
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