Career
She also represented Mexico at the 56th annual Mission Universe 2007 pageant held at the National Auditorium in Mexico City, Mexico. Rosa María Ojeda Cuen is the youngest of five children. Her two oldest brothers died (merely three years after one another) when Ojeda was very young, and at 15 years of age, she was diagnosed thyroid cancer.
During the pageant week she was asked who was she closest to among all the 77 contestants, she said she had fun with all of them but felt closest to Xiomara Blandino, Mission Nicaragua 2007 her roommate and who also was in the top 10.
On May 28, 2007, Ojeda placed as a Top 10 finalist in Mission Universe 2007 held in Mexico City. National Costume controversy
In April 2007, controversy erupted over the proposed national costume of Rosa María Ojeda, Mission Mexico.
The skirt of the costume depicted scenes from the Cristero War, a Roman Catholic rebellion in the 1920s in which thousands of people were killed, including hangings. The outfit included a bullet-studded belt and crucifix necklace.
The design was chosen from over thirty others and had been intended to show Mexico"s culture and history, but it elicited controversy amid claims it was in poor taste and inappropriate.
Pageant owners said that the costume would be redesigned to include image of the Virgin of Guadalupe.
