[3][4] She was crowned by the outgoing titleholder, María Daniela Torrealba, Sambil Model / Miss Earth Venezuela 2008.
As the official representative of her country to the 2009 Miss Earth pageant held in Boracay, Philippines, on November 22, 2009, Barboza competed against 79 other delegates and was designated 2nd runner-up.
[6] She represented Venezuela in the 2011 Miss International pageant in Chengdu, China in November 6, 2011.
[7] During the Miss International 2011 final, Jessica Barboza was announced as the 1st Runner-Up.
She currently resides in Panama[1] with her husband Federico Pauls, with whom she has three children: Benjamín and twins Olivia and Chloé.