Mara Štefica Topić Verduga is an Ecuadorian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Ecuador 2024, and represented Ecuador at Miss Universe 2024.
[3][4][5] Mara Štefica Topić Verduga[1] was born in Guayaquil, to an Ecuadorian mother and a Croatian father.
[6][7] On April 27, 2019, Topic represented the US Ecuadorian community at Miss World Ecuador 2019, where she reached the top nine and won several[specify] awards during the final.
[8] On October 25, 2019, Topić represented Ecuador at Miss Grand International 2019, and reached the top 10.
[citation needed] Topic won the first Miss Universe Ecuador on June 8, 2024 representing Guayaquil, and represented Ecuador at Miss Universe 2024 in Mexico on November 16 2024.