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María José González
Miss Venezuela 2009 was the 56th Miss Venezuela pageant, was held at the Poliedro de Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 24, 2009. Stefanía Fernández, Miss Venezuela 2008 and Miss Universe 2009, crowned Miss Miranda, Marelisa Gibson, as her successor at the end of the event. The Miss World Venezuela title went to Miss Zulia, Adriana Vasini while Elizabeth Mosquera, Miss Trujillo, obtained the title of Miss Venezuela International. The 1st Runner Up Mariángela Bonanni Mariángela Bonanni is a Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder and Fashion Model from San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela, who started her career representing her native state Táchira in the Miss Venezuela 2009 pageant on 24 September 2009, an ... was appointed as Miss Venezuela Earth. It was on that year that the present MV anthem was sung for the first time, with a new melody replacing the iconic tune used for 34 years, with a slight change in lyrics. Delegates [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marelisa Gibson
Marelisa Gibson Villegas (born 26 August 1988) is a Venezuelan designer and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Venezuela 2009. Early life Gibson was born in Caracas, where she use to study architecture at the Central University of Venezuela. She speaks Spanish, English and French. Gibson attended the Art Institute of Philadelphia for Interior Design. Career Miss Venezuela Gibson, who stands 1.78 m (5'10"), became the sixth Miss Miranda to win that title since the Miss Venezuela pageant began in 1952. She also won the ''Best Face'' award. Miss Universe She represented Venezuela in the 2010 Miss Universe pageant, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on August 23, and did not make it to the Top 15. Nevertheless, she was crowned El Tocuyo by public voters. This was only the third time in twenty-eight years that Venezuela was not among the semifinalists after Ana Karina Áñez in 2004 and Jictzad Viña in 2006 File:2006 Events Collage V1.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2006 Wi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miranda (state)
Miranda State ( es, link=no, Estado Miranda, ) is one of the 23 States of Venezuela, states of Venezuela and the second most populous after Zulia State. As of the 2011 census, it had a population of 2,675,165 residents. It also has the greatest Human Development Index in Venezuela, according to the Venezuelan National Institute of Statistics (Instituto Nacional de Estadistica, Caracas). The most recent population estimate was 3,194,390 in mid-2016. Miranda is an important center for political, economic, cultural and commercial activities. The state is administered by a governor, and is sub-divided into 21 municipalities, each under a mayor. Miranda State covers a total surface area of . History Pre-Columbian history When the Spanish arrived, the region was inhabited by various Caribbean tribes. Among them were the Caracas, the Teques, the Cumanagotos, the Mariches and the Quiriquires. The Teques inhabited the southwestern part of Guaire. The Mariches inhabited the eastern part o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreína Castro
Andreína Vanessa Castro Martínez (born 16 July 1991, Maracay) is a Venezuelan beauty queen and model. She was the winner of the Teen Model Venezuela 2007 pageant held in Caracas, Venezuela on August 20, 2007. Castro represented the Aragua state in the Miss Venezuela 2009 Miss Venezuela 2009 was the 56th Miss Venezuela pageant, was held at the Poliedro de Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 24, 2009. Stefanía Fernández, Miss Venezuela 2008 and Miss Universe 2009, crowned Miss Miranda, Marelisa Gibson ... pageant, on September 24, 2009, and placed in the 10 semifinalists. She studied Periodism. References External linksMiss Venezuela Official Website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aragua
Aragua State ( es, Estado Aragua, ) is one of the 23 States of Venezuela, states of Venezuela. It is located in the north-central region of Venezuela. It has plains and jungle (terrain), jungles and Caribbean beaches. The most popular are Cata and Choroni. It has Venezuela's first national park which is called Henri Pittier National Park, Henri Pittier. The capital is Maracay, other important cities include Turmero and El Limón, Venezuela, El Limón. Aragua State covers a total surface area of and, based on the 2011 census information, the estimated population of Aragua State in 2012 is 1,630,308 inhabitants. Etymology The name of the state comes from an indigenous word of Cumanagoto language, Cumanagoto (Caribbean) origin, which is used to refer to the Chaguaramo, a type of palm from the region [quotation required] However, according to Carlos Blanco Galeno, a chronicler from Turmero, it derives from the Cariban languages, Cariban aregua, and this de are ('site') and gua whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maracay
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Apure (state)
Apure State ( es, Estado Apure, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. Its territory formed part of the provinces of Mérida, Maracaibo, and Barinas, in accordance with successive territorial ordinations pronounced by the colonial authorities. In 1824 the Department of Apure was created, under jurisdiction of Barinas, which laid the foundations for the current entity. In 1856 it separated from Barinas and for the first time Apure appeared as an independent province, which in 1864 acquired the status of state. In 1881, however, a new territorial division combined Apure and Guayana to form a single state named ''Bolívar.'' In 1899 it reestablished its autonomy and finally, by means of the Constitution of 1909, gained its current borders. The territory was famous for heron plumes, which adorned European courts. At the same time, it was the scene of armed encounters that marked the evolution of the War for Independence, as well as numerous battles during the civil war ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcelona, Venezuela
Barcelona is the capital of Anzoátegui State, Venezuela and was founded in 1671. Together with Puerto La Cruz, Lecheria and Guanta, Barcelona forms one of the most important urban areas of Venezuela, with a population of approximately 950,000. History Spanish Colonization Unlike Puerto La Cruz, which was mostly built in the 20th century, Barcelona has a mish-mash of historical and modern architecture from its several years of growth and development.Krzysztof Dydynski, Charlotte Beech (1972), p.244 The settlement of ''Nueva Barcelona del Cerro Santo'' ( en, New Barcelona of the Holy Mountain), was originally established by the Spanish conquistador Joan Orpí (a native of Piera, Catalonia in Spain) in 1638. It was later re-founded and populated by governor Sancho Fernández de Angulo two kilometres from the original settlement, and by a small community of Catalan colonists around 1671. Barcelona was one of the provinces under the governmental authority of the New Andalusia Prov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anzoátegui
) , anthem = '' Himno del Estado Anzoátegui'' , image_map = Anzoategui in Venezuela.svg , map_alt = , map_caption = Location within Venezuela , pushpin_map = , pushpin_map_alt = , pushpin_mapsize = , pushpin_map_caption = , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Venezuela , subdivision_type1 = , subdivision_name1 = , subdivision_type2 = , subdivision_name2 = , established_title = Created , established_date = August 5, 1909 , founder = , named_for = , seat_type = Capital , seat = Barcelona , government_footnotes = , government_type = , leader_party = , governing_body= Legislative Council , leader_title = Governor , leader_name = Antonio Barreto Sira (2016) , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jéssica Guillén
Jéssica Adriana Guillén Blanco (born March 27, 1985, in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder who represented Amazonas in Miss Venezuela 2009, on September 24, 2009, and won the title of 2nd runner up. Guillén also competed in ''Chica E! Venezuela 2008'' pageant on August 7, 2008, in Caracas, Venezuela. She won the Miss Atlantico Internacional 2010 pageant ("Miss Atlantic International"), in Punta del Este (Uruguay Uruguay (; ), officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay ( es, República Oriental del Uruguay), is a country in South America. It shares borders with Argentina to its west and southwest and Brazil to its north and northeast; while bordering ...), on January 23, 2010. References External linksMiss Venezuela Official Website [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amazonas, Venezuela
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Mariángela Bonanni
Mariángela Bonanni is a Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder and Fashion Model from San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela, who started her career representing her native state Táchira in the Miss Venezuela 2009 pageant on 24 September 2009, and won the title of ''1st runner up'' and ''Best Catwalk''. She subsequently represented Venezuela in the 2010 Miss Earth beauty pageant, in Nha Trang, (Vietnam) on 4 December 2010, and ranked in Top 7. After the beauty pageants, she began her career as a model in 2012, which she currently continues developing. In her career as a model she has lived in different countries such as Mexico, Spain, Greece, Turkey, London and the United States. Career Modeling She began her modeling career in 2012 with the agency Model Zone in Mexico City where she did TV commercials for brands such as Always (brand), Ruffles, Doritos, Baileys Irish Cream, Tequila Cazadores and Jose Cuervo, Canon Inc. and Gamesa. In 2015, she continued to develop her career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trujillo (state)
Trujillo State ( es, link=no, Estado Trujillo, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. Its capital is Trujillo but the largest city is Valera. The state is divided into 20 municipalities and 93 parishes. Trujillo State covers a total surface area of and, has a 2011 census population of 686,367. History Spanish colonization The city of Trujillo was founded in 1557 by the conquistador and captain Diego García de Paredes, in honor of his homonymous and native town located in Extremadura, Spain. Hostility from the Kuikas Indians and natural calamities forced changes in settlement, but on 27 October 1570 the town was finally located under the temporary name of Trujillo de Nuestra Señora de la Paz. It is also known as the Portable City because of its many foundations due to the fierce resistance of the indigenous people who inhabited that territory when defending their lands. On 31 December 1676, Maracaibo (separated from the province of Venezuela) and Mérida-La Grita are un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
