 She became the 18th Peruvian to place in Miss Universe history.She was the first Peruvian to place in the semifinals since Nicole Faverón in 2012 and the first limeña to place as Miss Peru since María Francesca Zaza in 1982.In October of 2016, while continuing her social work in Peru and preparing for Miss Universe, Piazza was injured in a car accident after her vehicle was hit by another driver.