Laura Godoy

Laura Beatriz Godoy Calle is a Guatemalan volleyball player, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Guatemala 2011 and represented her country in the 2012 Miss Universe contest.

Early life

Godoy was born on July 6, 1988. She was a volleyball player for the Guatemalan national team.

Miss Guatemala 2012

Godoy was crowned Miss Universe Guatemala 2012 by Alejandra Barillas at the Convention Center Light, Real Life Evangelical Church, Zone 10 of Guatemala City on November 25, 2011. Godoy said that, as Miss Guatemala, she felt like an ambassador for her country. She said that she felt a great deal of pressure moving forward to the Miss Universe pageant because she was representing Guatemala instead of just representing herself.

Miss Universe 2012

Godoy competed in the 61st edition of the Miss Universe pageant. She was named Miss Congeniality Universe. She was the first Guatemalan to win the award.

Personal

In a 2013 interview, Godoy said that modeling was one of her passions but she was about to stop her modeling career as she looked toward work in nutrition. She has also studied elementary education. In 2012, she said that her dream was to establish a nutrition education center.