Albani Josefina Lozada Jiménez (born July 5, 1965) competed as
Miss Portuguesa in her country's national beauty pageant
Miss Venezuela
Miss Venezuela (Spanish: ''Organización Miss Venezuela'') is the national beauty pageant of Venezuela, traditionally held in September. It is preceded by two or three months of preliminary events, with the awarding of corporate prizes. The fi ...
, obtaining the title of ''Miss World Venezuela''.
She grew up in
Acarigua
Acarigua (), founded as San Miguel de Acarigua, is a city in northwestern Venezuela, in the northern part of the state of Portuguesa.
Formerly the state capital, it is a major commercial center for the northern Llanos region of South America. ...
and as the official representative of her
country
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to the
Miss World
Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Miss Int ...
pageant held in
London
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,
United Kingdom
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on November 12, 1987, became 1st runner-up to eventual winner
Ulla Weigerstorfer
Ulla Weigerstorfer (born Ulrike Weigerstorfer 16 August 1967 in Bad Aussee, Styria, Austria) is an Austrian TV host, model and beauty queen who won Miss World 1987 in London representing Austria. She became the second titleholder from her country ...
of
Austria
Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...
.
References
External links
Miss Venezuela Official WebsiteMiss World Official Website
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1965 births
Living people
Models from Caracas
Miss World 1987 delegates
Miss Venezuela World winners