María Amalia Matamoros Solís is a Costa Rica

Costa Rica

Costa Rica , officially the Republic of Costa Rica is a multilingual, multiethnic and multicultural country in Central America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, Panama to the southeast, the Pacific Ocean to the west and the Caribbean Sea to the east....

n beauty queen who won the Miss World Costa Rica 2008 pageant and went on to represent her country in Miss World 2008

Miss World 2008

Miss World 2008, the 58th Miss World pageant was held at Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on December 13, 2008. Originally, the pageant was going to take place in Kiev, Ukraine, but because of the ongoing crisis between Georgia and Russia in neighboring South Ossetia, the...

 in Johannesburg

Johannesburg

Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa...

, South Africa

South Africa

The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...

, on December 13, 2008. She was not among the fifteen semi-finalists.

She has also competed Miss Latin America 2008

Miss Latin America 2008

Miss América Latina 2008 was the twenty-second international edition of the Miss América Latina contest, and the twenty-fourth overall. The final event was held on June 28, 2008 in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic...

, where she was a top twelve finalist, and Miss Continente Americano 2009

Miss Continente Americano 2009

Miss Continente Americano 2009, the 4th Miss Continente Americano pageant, was held in Guayaquil, Ecuador on September 26, 2009. At the end of the event, Lupita González, Miss Continente Americano 2008 from Mexico, crowned Lina Mosquera from Colombia as the brand new Miss Continente...

. On October 29, 2009, she represented Costa Rica in Reina Hispanoamericana 2009

Reina Hispanoamericana 2009

Reina Hispanoamericana 2009, The 19th Reina Hispanoamericana Beauty Pageant was held in Parque Urbano, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on October 29, 2009. 21 contestants was competed in the event. Adriana Vasini, Miss Venezuela, won the title .-Placements:...

 in Santa Cruz

Santa Cruz de la Sierra

Santa Cruz de la Sierra, commonly known as Santa Cruz, is the capital of the Santa Cruz department in eastern Bolivia and the largest city in the country...

, Bolivia

Bolivia

Bolivia officially known as Plurinational State of Bolivia , is a landlocked country in central South America. It is the poorest country in South America...

, winning the Miss Photogenic title.