Ximena Aulestia was born on 25 September 1952 in
Rio de Janeiro, She was born the sixth of seven children, second of her father's second marriage. In 1972, Aulestia's father became the
Ecuadorian Minister of Defense to
Guillermo Rodríguez, at the same time when Rodríguez founded the Institute of National Higher Studies. In 1969, she competed in
Miss Ecuador 1969 as Miss
Pichincha and was crowned
Miss World Ecuador, the first finalist, and so represented Ecuador in the
Miss World contest of that year. She hosted the
OTI Festival 1996 held in Quito along Christian Johnson. ==Citations==