# Leah Reyes Amores **Categories:** Society Leah Reyes Amores was born in Cuba and moved to Miami with her family at age five. She began competing in youth pageants in South Florida and in 2025 won the Miss Teen Earth title in Jaipur, India. On August 18, 2026, she was crowned Miss Teen Universe Cuba at the Dennis C. Moss Cultural Arts Center in Cutler Bay, under national director Prince Julio César. On October 25, 2026, at 16, she became Miss Teen Universe 2026 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, the second Cuban to hold the crown after Lynette Arce-García (2023). Her causes include environmental and animal protection and the fight against bullying. She has said she hopes to study law.