Athenea Pérez Nsué is a Spanish beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Spain 2023.
[3] Regarding her mixed race, Pérez has stated, "as for something public, I think it's the first time I've been attacked because of my skin color.
I love my city and I'm proud to be from Murcia," she after being crowned Miss Universe Spain.
[6] On 2 July 2023, she wrote:[6] Her victory makes her the eleventh representative of Miss Universe Spain in the history of the pageant, the only Spanish winner in 1974, Amparo Muñoz, and Carla Barber.
[4]Pérez represented Spain at Miss Universe 2023, held in El Salvador, on 18 November 2023.
[7][8][9] Pérez became the first woman of black descent to represent the Spain at Miss Universe.