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Marianne Elizabeth Cruz González
Marianne Cruz González (born April 23, 1985 in Salcedo) is a Dominican news presenter, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Dominican Republic 2008 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2008. Personal life Born in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, Marianne is the youngest of three sisters. Her parents were divorced when she was young. At the age of 16, Cruz began mountain climbing. She has climbed the highest elevation of the West Indies, The Pico Duarte, in Dominican Republic. Cruz is studying fashion design at Santo Domingo, and is the voice of many charity campaigns in Dominican Republic. Beauty Pageants Miss Dominican Republic 2007 Cruz participated in the Miss Dominican Republic 2007 beauty pageant. Despite her popularity, and her being the favorite candidate during the competition, she lost to Massiel Taveras the candidate from the province of Santiago. Miss Continente Americano Later on Cruz went on to participate in the Miss Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Dominican Republic 2008
The Miss República Dominicana 2008 pageant was held on December 3, 2007. That year only 9 candidates competed for the national crown. The chosen winner will represent the Dominican Republic at the Miss Universe 2008. The first runner up will enter in Reina Hispanoamericana 2008. The second runner up will enter in Miss Continente Americano 2008. The third runner up will enter in Miss Caribbean 2009. The fourth runner up will enter in Miss Global Cities 2008. The fifth runner up will enter in Miss Globe International 2008. The sixth runner up will enter in Miss Bikini International 2009.The seventh runner up will enter in Miss Asia Pacific 2009. The eight runner up will enter in Miss Leisure 2009. Results Delegates References {{Miss República Dominicana Universo Miss Dominican Republic 2008 beauty pageants 2008 in the Dominican Republic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amelia Vega
Amelia Vega Polanco (born 7 November 1984) is a Dominican model, actress, author, singer and beauty queen. At the age of 18, she won the Miss Universe 2003 pageant, becoming the first ever Miss Universe from the Dominican Republic, as well as the youngest winner since 1994.Miss Dominican Republic was crowned Miss Universe 2003 pageant.com (3 June 2003) She is married to . Miss Universe 
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Dominican Republic Beauty Pageant Winners
Dominican may refer to: * Someone or something from or related to the Dominican Republic ( , stress on the "mi"), on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles, in the Caribbean ** People of the Dominican Republic ** Demographics of the Dominican Republic ** Culture of the Dominican Republic * Someone or something from or related to the Commonwealth of Dominica ( , stress on the "ni"), an island nation in the Lesser Antilles, in the Caribbean ** People of Dominica ** Demographics of Dominica ** Culture of Dominica * Dominican Order, a Catholic religious order Schools * Dominican College (other), numerous colleges throughout the world * Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology, Berkeley, California, United States * Dominican University (Illinois), River Forest, Illinois, United States * Dominican University of California, San Rafael, California, United States * Dominican University New York Dominican University New York is a private college in Orangeburg, New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Universe 2008 Contestants
Miss (pronounced ) is an English language honorific typically used for a girl, for an unmarried woman (when not using another title such as "Doctor" or "Dame"), or for a married woman retaining her maiden name. Originating in the 17th century, it is a contraction of ''mistress''. Its counterparts are Mrs., used for a married women who has taken her husband's name, and Ms., which can be used for married or unmarried women. The plural ''Misses'' may be used, such as in ''The Misses Doe''. The traditional French "Mademoiselle" (abbreviation "Mlle") may also be used as the plural in English language conversation or correspondence. In Australian, British, and Irish schools the term 'miss' is often used by pupils in addressing any female teacher. Use alone as a form of address ''Miss'' is an honorific for addressing a woman who is not married, and is known by her maiden name. It is a shortened form of ''mistress'', and departed from ''misses/missus'' which became used to signify mari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People From Hermanas Mirabal Province
A person ( : people) is a being that has certain capacities or attributes such as reason, morality, consciousness or self-consciousness, and being a part of a culturally established form of social relations such as kinship, ownership of property, or legal responsibility. The defining features of personhood and, consequently, what makes a person count as a person, differ widely among cultures and contexts. In addition to the question of personhood, of what makes a being count as a person to begin with, there are further questions about personal identity and self: both about what makes any particular person that particular person instead of another, and about what makes a person at one time the same person as they were or will be at another time despite any intervening changes. The plural form "people" is often used to refer to an entire nation or ethnic group (as in "a people"), and this was the original meaning of the word; it subsequently acquired its use as a plural form of per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1985 Births
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches ''Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States space exploration programs, United States or the Soviet space program, Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is Brazilian presidential election, 1985, elected president of Brazil by the National Congress of Brazil, Congress, ending the Military dictatorship in Brazil, 21-year military rule. * January 20 – Ronald Reagan is Second inauguration of Ronald Reagan, privately sworn in for a second term as Presidency of Ronald Reagan, President of the United States. * January 27 – The Eco ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lupita González
María Guadalupe González Romero (born 9 January 1989), better known as Lupita González, is a Mexican racewalker. She was the gold medalist at the 2015 Pan American Games and is the national record holder in the 20 kilometres race walk. Career Raised in the State of Mexico, she first emerged as an elite level walker in the 2013 season. The 2013 Central American and Caribbean Championships in Athletics saw her claim the 10,000 metres race walk gold medal for the host nation. She soon established herself as the nation's best walker, with a new Mexican national record of 1:28:48 at the 2014 IAAF World Race Walking Cup, where she placed 16th overall in the 20 kilometres race walk event. She also broke the 15 km walk record en route to that distance. On her debut appearance at the 2015 Pan American Race Walking Cup she was a clear winner in the 20 km walk, crossing the line in a championship record time of 1:29:21 hours – nearly two minutes ahead of runner-up Kimberly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Dominican Republic
Miss Dominican Republic (Spanish: ''Miss República Dominicana'') is a national beauty pageant in the Dominican Republic. History file:Amelia_Vega5.jpg, Amelia Vega, Miss Universe 2003 winner. Miss Dominican Republic Organization has been in operation since 1927. In 1956, the pageant was officially restarted after crowning models from 1952 until 1955. In 1956, Olga Fiallo from Santiago Province (Dominican Republic), Santiago won, making the Dominican Republic's first representative to Miss Universe. In 1966, the Concurso Nacional de Belleza Dominicana lost its Miss Universe rights for only one year but on that same year it gained their Miss World franchise sending the winner of that year, Jeanette Dotel from San Juan Province (Dominican Republic), San Juan as their first representative. In 1967, the organization officially decided that the Winner would go to Miss Universe, First Runner-up would enter Miss World and Second Runner-up to a Festival of Latin Beauties in South Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marigona Dragusha
Marigona Dragusha (born 23 September 1990), also known as Gona Dragusha, is a Kosovar model and beauty queen who placed as the 2nd runner-up at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant. Dragusha won her national title, Miss Universe Kosovo, on 4 April 2009. Besides her native Albanian language, Dragusha speaks English and Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can .... References External linksMiss Kosovo Universe 2009 Kosovo Albanians Living people Miss Universe 2009 contestants Kosovan beauty pageant winners 1990 births People from Pristina 21st-century Albanian models Albanian female models {{Europe-pageant-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international beauty pageant that is run by a United States and Thailand based Miss Universe Organization.Natalie Tadena (July 2, 2015"Donald Trump's Miss USA Pageant Lands on Reelz Cable Channel". ''The Wall Street Journal''. It is one of the most watched pageants in the world with an estimated audience of over 500 million viewers in over 190 territories. Along with Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth, Miss Universe is one of the Big Four international beauty pageants. The Miss Universe Organization is currently owned by JKN Global Group. Telemundo has the licensing rights to air the pageant through 2023. The pageant's advocacy is "humanitarian issues and is a voice to affect positive change in the world." The current Miss Universe is Harnaaz Sandhu of India who was crowned on December 13, 2021 in Eilat, Israel. History The title "Miss Universe" was first used by the International Pageant of Pulchritude in 1926. This contest was h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ly Jonaitis
Lydimar Carolina Jonaitis Escalona (born October 12, 1985) is a Venezuelan actress, model and beauty queen who won the Miss Venezuela 2006 pageant and then went on to compete at the Miss Universe 2007 pageant. Pageant participation Miss Venezuela 2006 On September 14, 2006, Jonaitis competed in Miss Venezuela 2006, held in Caracas, where she beat 27 other contestants and obtained the title of Miss Venezuela 2006. She became the eighth Miss Guárico to win that title since the Miss Venezuela pageant first began in 1952. Miss Universe 2007 She then traveled to Mexico to represent Venezuela at the Miss Universe 2007 pageant in Mexico City on May 28, 2007. She became the 2nd Runner-Up of the pageant, only behind Japan's Riyo Mori (Winner) and Brazil's Natália Guimarães (1st Runner-Up). Personal life Ly is of Lithuanian, and Venezuelan origin. Jonaitis is a model who has worked with ''Metropolitan Models'' in France and modeled for Christian Dior, and other important fashion ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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