The 67th Miss Universe beauty pageant

will take place December 16 in Bangkok, Thailand.

The competition will include young women

from around the world representing their countries.

But one South American country, Chile,

will not be represented by a native Chilean.

Instead, Andrea Diaz, a native of Venezuela will have that honor.

Diaz grew up in Valencia, Venezuela.

She began training as a model at age 12 at a school there.

At 19, she won a pageant organized by her town's baseball team.