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Miss Venezuela 2007
Miss Venezuela 2007 was the 54th Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in Caracas, on September 13, 2007, after four weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Dayana Mendoza, Miss Amazonas, who went on to win Miss Universe 2008. The pageant was broadcast live on Venevisión from the Poliedro de Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Ly Jonaitis crowned Dayana Mendoza of Amazonas as the new Miss Venezuela. Results Placements Special awards * Miss Photogenic ''(voted by press reporters)'' - Hannelly Quintero ( Cojedes) * Miss Internet ''(voted by www.missvenezuela.com viewers)'' - Mónica Besereni ( Aragua) * Miss Congeniality ''(voted by Miss Venezuela contestants)'' - Kelly García ( Península Goajira) * Miss Personality - Anyelika Pérez ( Vargas) * Best Body - Luna Ramos ( Trujillo) * Best Smile - Andrea Matthies (Sucre) * Miss Integral - Dayana Mendoza ( Amazonas) * Miss Beauty - Hannelly Quintero ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dayana Mendoza
Dayana Sabrina Mendoza Moncada (born 1 June 1986) is a Venezuelan actress, model, film producer and director. She is also a former beauty queen, winner of the titles of Miss Venezuela 2007 and Miss Universe 2008. Dayana Mendoza, in 2012, participated in ''Celebrity Apprentice'', with magnate Donald Trump. In 2018, she ventured as a producer and director of films. Personal life Dayana Mendoza, was born in Caracas and her parents are Willy Mendoza and Laura Moncada from the states of Táchira and Aragua (Venezuela). Mendoza was once kidnapped in Venezuela, and stated that its psychological trauma taught her to remain poised under pressure. In 2001, she signed with Elite Model Management after being Top 15 semifinalist at the Elite Model Look International 2001 held in Nice, France. She has worked with the companies Max Mara and Costume National, where she modeled in New York City, Italy, Germany, France, Greece, and Spain for Versace, Roberto Cavalli and other fashion designers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannelly Quintero
Hannelly Zulami Quintero Ledezma (born November 22, 1985) is a Venezuelan actress, model, tv host and beauty pageant titleholder. She won Miss World Venezuela 2007 and Miss Intercontinental 2009. She competed in the Miss World 2008 beauty pageant, on December 13 in Johannesburg, South Africa, and ranked as one of the Top 15. Quintero also won the title of Miss World Americas. Quintero, who stands 178 cm tall, competed in the national beauty pageant Miss Venezuela 2007 on September 13, 2007 and obtained the title of Miss World Venezuela. She won the special awards of "Miss Photogenic" and "Miss Beauty." She represented the state of Cojedes. She also placed among the Top 8 in Reina Hispanoamericana 2007, held in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on October 26, 2007. Quintero also won the Miss Intercontinental 2009 pageant in Minsk (Belarus), on September 27, 2009. Quintero is the host of ''Somos Talento'' in Venevisión Venevisión () is a Venezuelan free-to-air television chann ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniela Di Giacomo
Daniela Anette di Giacomo di Giovanni (born May 15, 1985) is a Venezuelan TV host, journalist, radio host, model and beauty queen. She was crowned Miss Venezuela International 2005 and then Miss International 2006 in China. Retrieved on 11 Apr 2008. She worked on Venezuelan channel Televen for a long time and now works for Univision in the United States. Her victory in the 46th edition of Miss International, held in Beijing, China, earned Venezuela its fifth title in the pageant's history, making it the most successful country to date. She bested 51 other delegates to wear the pageant's newly unveiled crystal crown, rather than the traditional pearl crown. Di Giacomo received as a prize a ¥3,000,000 check, a Maki Diamond tiara with 637 diamonds and a ''Tokuda Yasokichi III'' kutani blue ceramic trophy. Personal life Di Giacomo is an Italo-Venezuelan personality who was born in Caracas. Standing at 5'9", her modeling career started in Paris and Milan at the age of 17. She atten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniela Kosán
Daniela Kosán Montcourt (born 24 February 1974 in Maracay) is a Venezuelan model and television presenter. She was a contestant in the Miss Venezuela pageant in 1997 and a major favorite for the crown behind Cristina Dieckmann; Kosan placed third in the final contest after Dieckmann and Veruska Ramirez, the eventual winner. Thereafter she represented Venezuela in the ''Nuestra Belleza Internacional'' pageant where she finished as the winner. After that, she represented her country in Miss International 1998, narrowly missing the crown; her second-place finish was attributed to the reigning Miss International, Consuelo Adler, being a fellow Venezuelan. The next year, she was the weather girl in Venevisión news shows. In 2000, she worked as hostess for E! Latin America on Televen. She hosted the Venezuelan adaptation of American game show ''Pyramid'' called ''Contra reloj'' from 2001 to 2002. Kosán was also known for being one of the '' Chicas Polar'' for an advertising campa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Venezuela 1984
Miss Venezuela 1984 was the 31st Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in Caraballeda, Vargas state, Venezuela, on May 11, 1984, after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Carmen María Montiel, Miss Zulia. The pageant was broadcast live on Venevision from the Macuto Sheraton Hotel in Caraballeda, Vargas state. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Paola Ruggeri, crowned Carmen María Montiel of Zulia as the new Miss Venezuela. Results Placements *Miss Venezuela 1984 – Carmen María Montiel ( Miss Zulia) The runners-up were: *1st runner-up – Astrid Carolina Herrera ( Miss Miranda) *2nd runner-up – Miriam Leyderman ( Miss Nueva Esparta) *3rd runner-up – Carla Mariani ( Miss Carabobo) *4th runner-up – Mirla Ochoa † ( Miss Delta Amacuro) *5th runner-up – Maria Teresa Ambrosino ( Miss Barinas) *6th runner-up – Carolina Cristancho ( Miss Aragua) *7th runner-up – Ana Rosa Abad ( Miss Apure) Special awards * Miss Photogen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen María Montiel
Carmen María Montiel Ávila (born December 19, 1964), Miss Venezuela 1984, is an American journalist, writer and activist. She is the author of the 2020 memoir ''Stolen Identity: A Story of Love, Violence and Liberation''. Education and career Born in Maracaibo, Venezuela, to a traditional Spanish colonial family, Montiel entered the Miss Venezuela pageant at age 19; she would win Miss VenezuelaMiss South America and Second Runner-Up in Miss Universe Pageant in 1984. That year, Montiel would create the charitable foundation “Las Misses” to aid pediatric hospitals in Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru. Also, that year, while studying at the Universidad Central of Venezuela, Montiel was hired by Venevisión, first to co-host the morning talk showBuenos Dias Venezuela with Manuel Correa, and the following year to host “Close Up,” a weekly celebrity news show. In 1986, she became a frequent guest on the Mexican Sunday celebrity spotlight program "Siempre en Domingo" and host ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venezuelan Capital District
The Capital District ( es, Distrito Capital) is a federal district of Venezuela. It has an area of 433 km2 and there is only one administrative division (''municipio''), Libertador, which contains about half of Caracas, the Venezuelan capital city, which is also the seat of the three branches of the federal government of Venezuela. The population in 2004 was 2,073,768. The District borders on the states of Vargas and Miranda. Government Formerly it had its own local government with a governor, but the constitutional reform of 1999 abolished the district government and created instead the Metropolitan District of Caracas, with jurisdiction over the territory of the District and also four adjacent ''municipios'' (Baruta, Chacao, el Hatillo and Sucre) in Miranda which all together form the city. On 13 April 2009, the National Assembly passed a law creating the figure of a head of government for the district which would be designated by the President. On 14 April 2009, Jacq ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sucre (state)
The Sucre State ( es, Estado Sucre, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Cumaná city. Sucre State covers a total surface area of and, as of the 2011 census, had a population of 896,921. The most important river in the state is the Manzanares River. History This Venezuelan State has great historical importance, because it was the first Venezuelan land that was touched by the European navigator, Christopher Columbus. The latter, impressed by the greenness of the flora, the coasts and the crystalline water of its beaches, called the place "Tierra de Gracia". Spanish colonization The capital of the state is Cumaná, which was founded by Gonzalo de Ocampo in 1521, although Franciscan missionaries began to populate it in 1515. In 1530 it was hit by an earthquake, so it had to be rebuilt. On July 2, 1591, King Philip II of Spain granted Cumaná the title of city. In 1639, conflicts appeared in the Cumanacoa Valley, as the well-known conqueror Juan de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrea Matthies
Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew. Origin of the name The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that refers to man as opposed to woman (whereas ''man'' in the sense of ''human being'' is ἄνθρωπος, ''ánthropos''). The original male Greek name, ''Andréas'', represents the hypocoristic, with endearment functions, of male Greek names composed with the ''andr-'' prefix, like Androgeos (''man of the earth''), Androcles (''man of glory''), Andronikos (''man of victory''). In the year 2006, it was the third most popular name in Italy with 3.1% of newborns. It is one of the Italian male names ending in ''a'', with others being Elia (Elias), Enea (Aeneas), Luca (Lucas), Mattia (Matthias), Nicola (Nicholas), Tobia (Tobias). In recent and past times it has also been used on occasion as a female name in Italy and in Spain, where it is consid ... [...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] |
Vargas (state)
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Guajira Peninsula
The Guajira Peninsula ( es, Península de La Guajira, links=no, also spelled ''Goajira'', mainly in colonial period texts, guc, Hikükariby) is a peninsula in northern Colombia and northwestern Venezuela in the Caribbean. It is the northernmost peninsula in South America and has an area of extending from the Manaure Bay (Colombia) to the Calabozo Ensenada in the Gulf of Venezuela (Venezuela), and from the Caribbean to the Serranía del Perijá mountains range. It was the subject of a historic dispute between Venezuela and Colombia in 1891, and on arbitration was awarded to the latter and joined to its Magdalena Department. Nowadays, most of the territory is part of Colombia, making it part of La Guajira Department. The remaining strip is part of the Venezuelan Zulia State. The northernmost part of the peninsula is called Punta Gallinas (12° 28´ N) and is also considered the northernmost part of mainland South America. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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