Although Lina Luaces did not fulfill her dream of winning Miss Universe 2025, the daughter of Lili Estefan and Lorenzo Luaces gave a more than outstanding performance, which earned her several comments and Congratulations from those who fell in love with her performance.

Among the praise she received were those from 'Despierta America', Univision's morning show, which showered her with kind words for her outstanding performance in Thailand.

“Congratulations to @linaluaces for making it into the top 12,” reads the caption of the video the show shared on its Instagram account about the achievement of the daughter of the host of 'El Gordo y La Flaca'.

The post was accompanied by a video summarizing the year for the young woman of Cuban descent, who fulfilled her dream of representing her roots in the world's most prestigious beauty pageant.

“Here at 'Despierta America' we also want to congratulate Lina Luaces, Miss Cuba and daughter of our beloved Lili Estefan, who was among the 12 finalists. She looked stunning, and what a great performance in what is her first major pageant. “Internationally,” they said on 'Despierta America'. In the same broadcast, they detailed that they foresee a great future for her in the world of modeling and a possible new participation in Miss Universe. “I believe that in the future she will be among the three finalists or even win the crown. So, congratulations, dear Lina, from your entire 'Despierta America' family, and a hug to that mom who was with her from the beginning to the end,” said Satcha Pretto on the morning show. The praise wasn't limited to 'Despierta America'; social media was also filled with positive comments about her despite the skepticism surrounding her participation. “She represented Cuba very well,” “I loved her national costume and how she wore it,” “Lina is very beautiful,” “Lina is super elegant and gorgeous,” read some of the comments she received.