Mischaela Elkins is Ms. Universe 2021, MISS PERU, Top Model Peru Season 14, the first woman to carry an Indigenous American or Native American national title into an International pageant, a former model for Graff, Vera Wang, Paloma Blanca, and Cle de Peau, and has appeared on the cover of magazines around the world.

Mischaela was crowned a national delegate in the 15th Anniversary Ms. Universe competition for 2021 after two rounds of qualifications and eliminations. She represented the Miss Peru title at Ms. Universe 2021 and successfully won the top title. Mischaela was crowned Ms. Universe 2021 succeeding Leyla Murugova of Russia who held the title prior.

Mischaela is the first and only Miss Peru to also be a member of the MENSA High IQ Society, and at the timing of her crowning she is the only International beauty titleholder to be a confirmed member of MENSA as well. More notably, Mischaela Elkins is the first woman in the world to carry a Native American or Indigenous American National level beauty title into an International beauty competition.

While studying in undergrad she worked as a professional model, predominantly in couture, evening wear, jewelry, and bridal after attending an Elite Fresh Faces open call in 2009. She completed her model training through the Barcino Modeling Agency in Barcelona, Spain. Barcino's Model Academy taught her everything about the business side of modeling (contracts, terms), model etiquette, casting conventions, and more.

Mischaela was runway trained by Mandy Dyonne, a world renowned top agency runway coach who has trained the Victoria's Secret Angels for the VS Fashion Show and model trained for Chanel, Fendi, Dior, and more. Mandy is also a runway walk trainer for the top agencies Elite, NEXT, and for the Elite Model Look contest.

As a model she has worked with top tier brands such as Graff, Paloma Blanca, Van Cleef & Arpels, Cle de Peau, Calvin Klein, Vera Wang, Nicole Miller, and more. Commercially she has worked for Warby Parker, Amazing Cosmetics, and Intercontinental Hotel Group. She has appeared in Vogue Italia, Vanity Fair, Glamour, Lucky, and more. Mischaela has worked with top internationally known photographers including Scott Schuman (Vogue Paris, Vogue Italia, Interview), Blake Martin (Vogue Japan, GQ) and Kirsten Miccoli (Vogue, Glamour Italia) among others. She has also appeared on numerous magazine covers around the world.

As an influencer, she was named to Glamour Mag's Hot 100 in 2016 and was appointed a Flagship Brand Ambassador for Elizabeth Arden and its eponymous luxury salon and spa. She holds influencer deals with NatureLab Tokyo, P. Volve, L'Ange and other brands in wellness and beauty.

Mischaela competed in the Miss Jetset 2021 competition, placing in the Top 15, Top 10, then finally Top 5. Additionally, she was a delegate in the Miss Vizcaya Swimwear modeling competition hosted by luxury swimwear brand Vizcaya Swimwear - sponsors of Miss Universe USA and Miss United States. In the Miss Vizcaya pageant she placed in the Top 12 out of hundreds of applicants. She took home the IGM Model of the Year nomination in 2020, as well as received a Victoria's Secret Bombshell nomination in 2021.

Mischaela has represented the title of "Miss Peru" a total of 3 times. She holds the Miss Elite Beauty Peru and Miss Model Beauty Peru national titles. In the Miss Elite Beauty competition she won 4 subtitles: "Miss Photogenic" ,"Miss Ideal Model", "Miss Glamorous Beauty", and Best Evening Gown". Mischaela was named Top Model Peru Season 14.

Finally, she competed in Ms. Universe 2021 on the International stage representing Peru and took the top title, as she was crowned Ms. Universe 2021. Mischaela was also selected for Miss Global, representing her heritage as Miss Indigenous America for the 2021 edition of the competition in Bali, Indonesia - on the same Miss World stage that Megan Young was crowned. Her ambition is to represent Peru at Mrs. Universe after she is married.

Mischaela was coached by Natalie Glebova, Miss Universe 2005 in soft skills such as interview, public speaking, and winning mindset. She was also trained by The Refinery - a pageant grooming and preparation academy run by Miss Earth 2001 and former Miss India Shamita Singha and the team that has worked with Aishwarya Rai, Sushmita Sen, Lara Dutta, and Manushi Chhillar as well as countless Miss India contestants and supermodels. Mischaela was fitness trained as a model and beauty queen by John Benton of John Benton Model Fitness - the trainer for Victoria's Secret models and beauty queens the world over.

She is a published author of 4 self-help books, and the creator of a self-help Masterclass that counts thousands of people in 105 countries around the world as students. Mischaela is an Achology Certified Life Coach and the creator of "MONARCH SOCIETY" a spiritually geared inner and outer "Finishing School" for those looking to get in touch with their inner divinity and gain their wings to transform themselves and their elegance and level up, their self-worth & self-esteem, their wealth abundance, and their romantic relationships and dating life.

Mischaela studied Business Administration in undergraduate and graduate school, and holds degrees from Indiana University (B.S.) and IE Business School (MBA) respectively.

Before receiving her MBA from a globally recognized Top 10 School, she also sat for the qualifying exam and was accepted in the Mensa High IQ Society - scoring in the top 1%> of IQ scores globally. Between undergrad and MBA she also attended programs with Universite de Geneve in International Banking and Finance, completed her Foundations for the CFA accreditation and exam, and completed a Business Analytics and Economics Pre-MBA Summer Program at Harvard University.

As a businesswoman, Mischaela won the Porsche 30 under 30 in Business Award and has won the Crain's Chicago Business for best use of Social Media to grow digital presence. She is employed with the #2 globally ranked bank/financial institution.

Leveraging her Ms. Universe Peru platform she is a brand ambassador for LA MER, Swarovski, Mikimoto, Shiseido, Selfridge's "Ocean Project" Initiative, and Parley for the Oceans. She has partnered with Oceana, 4 Ocean, Water.org, UN Water, and other non profits as Miss Peru. As Ms. Universe she has aligned with global institutions to enact plans, projects, and advocacies for Ocean Conservation.

Her key projects during her reign include: Sponsoring and advocating for the Nazca Protected Area's Formal adoption as part of Peru's Bi-Centennial Goals, working with international collaborators on the Lima Water Project, and developing ACQUAVENUS - a consortium of international beauty queens engaging in ocean conservation and water preservation projects, campaigns, and initiatives globally.