Jessica Cristina Barboza Schmidt (born in Maracaibo, Venezuela on 14 August 1987) is a Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the titles of

Miss Earth Venezuela 2009 Miss Earth Venezuela 2009, or ''Sambil Model 2009'', was held on June 12, 2009, in Sambil, Centro Sambil Margarita, Pampatar, Margarita Island, Venezuela. The winner of the pageant was Jessica Barboza and she represented Venezuela in the Miss Earth ...

Sambil Model / Miss Earth Venezuela

Barboza won in 2009 the Sambil Model / Miss Earth Venezuela title in a pageant held in

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on June 12, 2009. She was crowned by the outgoing titleholder,

María Daniela Torrealba María Daniela Torrealba Pacheco (born August 8, 1989 in San Cristóbal, Táchira, Venezuela) is the Sambil Model / Miss Earth Venezuela titleholder for 2008. She represented her country Venezuela in the 2008 Miss Earth beauty pageant, in Angel ...

, Sambil Model / Miss Earth Venezuela 2008. She also competed in Miss Earth Venezuela 2006 but didn't place.

Miss Earth

As the official representative of her

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to the 2009

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pageant held in

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, on November 22, 2009, Barboza competed against 79 other delegates and was designated 2nd runner-up.

Miss Venezuela

Barboza competed in 2010 as Miss Distrito Capital in her country's national beauty pageant,

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, obtaining the title of ''Miss International Venezuela'' on October 28, 2010.

Miss International

She represented

in the 2011 Miss International pageant in

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in November 6, 2011. During the

Miss International 2011 Miss International 2011, the 51st Miss International pageant, was held on 6 November 2011 at the International Tennis Center in Chengdu, China. Elizabeth Mosquera of Venezuela crowned her successor, Fernanda Cornejo of Ecuador, at the final e ...

final, Jessica Barboza was announced as the 1st Runner-Up.

Personal life

She currently resides in Panama with her husband Federico Pauls, with whom she has three children: Benjamín and twins Olivia and Chloé.

References

External links

Miss Venezuela Official WebsiteMiss International Official PageMiss Earth Official PageMiss Venezuela La Nueva Era MB
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barboza, Jessica 1987 births Living people People from Maracaibo Venezuelan beauty pageant winners Miss Earth 2009 contestants Miss International 2011 delegates Venezuelan people of German descent