Dominika van Santen (born 15 July 1983) is a Venezuelan actress and model.
Career
At the age of 16, Van Santen commenced her modeling career. When her father saw an article in the newspaper regarding a beauty contestant, he insisted that Dominika enter the contest. She won the competition.
After the beauty pageant she was offered numerous modeling gigs with local and international companies. She has appeared on numerous magazine covers in Venezuela and fashion campaigns like
Gallo
Gallo may refer to:
*Related to Gaul:
** Gallo-Roman culture
**Gallo language, a regional language of France
**Gallo-Romance, a branch of Romance languages
**Gallo-Italic or Gallo-Italian language, a branch spoken in Northern Italy of the Romance ...
in Guatemala.
Van Santen was selected to represent
Margarita Island
Margarita Island (, ) is the largest island in the Venezuelan state of Nueva Esparta, situated off the northeastern coast of the country, in the Caribbean Sea. The capital city of Nueva Esparta, La Asunción, is located on the island.
History
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Top Model of the World
The Top Model of the World is an
international search for the ultimate model. The event started in 1993 in Miami, organised by the Globana Group.Humen
The Humen, also Bocca Tigris or Bogue, is a narrow strait in the Pearl River Delta that separates Shiziyang in the north and Lingdingyang in the south near Humen Town in China's Guangdong Province. It is the site of the Pearl River's discharge in ...
, China. She was the second Venezuelan to win the competition, after
Jacqueline Aguilera
Jacqueline María Aguilera Marcano (born 17 November 1976 in Valencia, Carabobo) is a Venezuelan model and beauty queen who became the fifth woman from Venezuela to capture the Miss World crown. Former Miss World 1994 Aishwarya Rai handed over h ...
in 1995.
She started her acting career in 2010.
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1983 births
Living people
People from Maracaibo
Top Model of the World winners
Venezuelan beauty pageant winners
Venezuelan female models
Venezuelan people of Dutch descent