Andrea Gómez (born April 13, 1985, in Mérida,

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

) is a Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Venezuela International 2004 and was the official representative of

to the

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pageant held in

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on September 26, 2005 when she classified in the Top semifinalists. Gómez competed in the national beauty pageant

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and obtained the title of Miss Venezuela International. She represented the

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Career

When Andrea was 14 years old, she enrolled in modeling classes at John Casablancas Modeling and Career Center, and then began modeling for designers

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, Angel Sanchez, Samy Gicherman, Gabriela Arango, Franco Montoro at age 15. In 2004 Gomez was the face for magazines such as Glamour,

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, Buen Hogar,

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, and became one of the most popular women in her country. On July, 2007 Gomez started working in the corporate world joining

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a company that makes point-of-sale equipment, becoming a successful business woman as a General Manager for Caribbean, Central America, and Andean region.

Personal life

In October 2011 she married Ecuadorian tennis player

Giovanni Lapentti Giovanni Lapentti Gómez (; born 25 January 1983) is retired Ecuadorian tennis player. His brother is Nicolás Lapentti, another professional tennis player, while a third brother, Leonardo, has also been active at the lower levels of professiona ...

. In March 2012 the couple had a baby girl, Giuliana Lapentti Gomez.

References

External links

Miss Venezuela Official WebsiteMiss International Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Gomez, Andrea 1985 births Living people People from Mérida, Mérida Miss Venezuela International winners Miss International 2005 delegates