Alyz Sabimar Henrich Ocando (born October 19, 1991) is a

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humanitarian Humanitarianism is an active belief in the value of human life, whereby humans practice benevolent treatment and provide assistance to other humans to reduce suffering and improve the conditions of humanity for moral, altruistic, and emotional ...

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and

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. She represented

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state at

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pageant where she was crowned Miss Venezuela Earth. On December 7, Henrich was crowned

Miss Earth 2013 Miss Earth 2013, the 13th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on December 7, 2013 at the Versailles Palace in Las Piñas, Metro Manila, Philippines. Tereza Fajksová of the Czech Republic crowned her successor Alyz Henrich of Venezuela ...

in the

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. She is the second Miss Earth winner from Venezuela next to

Alexandra Braun Alexandra Braun Waldeck (, born May 19, 1983) is a Venezuelan actress, model and beauty queen who won the 2005 edition of Miss Earth, an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Braun won four international best ...

and the first

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winner from

Osmel Sousa Osmel Ricardo Souza Mancilla (born 26 September 1946) is a Cuban-Venezuelan beauty pageant entrepreneur, and the former president of the Miss Venezuela Organization. Prominently known for his excellence in both pageantry and advertising, Sousa ...

owned

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 ...

. Alyz is the former chairwoman of the

Miss Earth Venezuela Miss Earth Venezuela is an annual beauty pageant in Venezuela. The winner of Miss Earth Venezuela obtains the right to represent the country in the Miss Earth pageant, an annual international major beauty pageant that advocates for environment ...

Organization. By winning Miss Earth crown,

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made a history by becoming the first country to win all the

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multiple times.

Biography

Early life and career beginnings

Alyz Henrich was born in

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, a

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located in western

. Her beginnings in the world of pageantry began when she participated in the carnival town You mark, in Falcon state and the "Melon Fair", held in the Paraguana Peninsula where it is native. Then only 16 years old, she moved to

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to pursue her modeling career. After returning to Venezuela, she resided in the city of

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, where she was a professor gateway. Alyz has a degree in

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from

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. Aside from her native language

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, she also speaks

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and English.

Miss Venezuela 2012

Henrich Alyz Falcon represented the state in the

where she competed with 23 other candidates from different parts of the country. Henrich scored the band

that gave her the permission to represent Venezuela in the Miss Earth 2013. Alyz is the first Miss Falcón native to reach the final round in Miss Venezuela and get a band of international representation. During the finals night, she won the Miss Integral award.

Miss Earth 2013

As part of her duties as

, Alyz represented

in Miss Earth 2013 whose final was held on December 7 at the

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. Henrich competed with 88 other candidates from different countries and

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for the title of Miss Earth. At the end of the evening, Alyz was crowned as the new Miss Earth and the second time in history to win this title by a Venezuelan beauty. According to the Miss Earth website, her environmental advocacy for Venezuela is to work and support the recollection of trash in the

Los Roques archipelago The Los Roques Archipelago (Spanish: ''Archipiélago de Los Roques'') is a federal dependency of Venezuela consisting of approximately 350 islands, cays, and islets in a total area of 40.61 square kilometers. The archipelago is located dire ...

to keep the waters of those islands clean. She said that she is already doing that at the age of twelve years. Notably, Alyz' participation has been one of the most successful in the

, as Henrich was the recipient of numerous awards prior to the final night both from sponsors and the organization of the pageant. Aside from being the eventual winner of the pageant, she is also the first Miss Earth winner to grab the "Best Evening Gown" award.

United Nations Youth Conference for Environment and Biodiversity

Henrich was the special guest for the

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Youth Conference for Environment and Biodiversity in

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on March 7 to 11. She delivered a speech during the Opening Ceremony of the conference. On March 7, Henrich was the moderator for the Global Village Festival with the kids at the

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in El Gouna. She engaged in discussions with the delegates, sponsors and the international press on environment and culture, bio-marine and her experiences as Miss Earth. On March 10, Alyz led a workshop for the kids on waste and waste recycling in Abo Monkar, which is a protected island in the

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, together with

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and HEPECA.

References

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