Débora Susan Sulca Cravero (born 1986 in

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) is a

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model, fashion blogger and beauty pageant titleholder who won

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and represented

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at the

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pageant where she was a Top 10 finalist.

Pageantry

At the age of 16, she began her career in modeling and moved to Europe to expand her early career. Three years later she returned to Peru to compete for her country's national beauty pageant by representing the department of

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. Cited as one of the favorites for the title due to her modeling experience overseas and mature oratory at a young age, she won the

crown on the night of April 16th, 2005. She was the second representative of

to win the title since María Isabel Frías in 1977. The following month, in May, she competed in the

pageant held in

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, where she placed among the Top 10 finalists, ranking 6th overall. She became an instant crowd favorite among the

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people during the concentration. Her national costume was inspired in the

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. Sulca's placement was Peru's 16th in the history of the pageant.

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* 1986 births Living people Miss Universe 2005 contestants People from Cajamarca Region Peruvian beauty pageant winners Peruvian female models Peruvian child models {{peru-bio-stub