Dr. Liesel Holler Sotomayor (born 1980) is a

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doctor, model and former beauty pageant titleholder who won the titles of Miss Peru 2004 and Miss Caraibes Hibiscus 2004.

Pageantry

Holler represented the department of Pasco in the

Miss Perú 2004 The Miss Perú 2004 pageant was held on April 19, 2004. Twenty candidates competed for the national crown. The winners represented Peru at the Miss Universe 2004, and Miss World 2004, respectively. The rest of the finalists go to different page ...

competition on the night of April 19th, 2004. She was crowned Miss Peru Universe as a major shock during the final telecast by edging out the main favorite

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who was crowned Miss World Peru 2004 and months later won the

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pageant. Her surprise national title win gave her the right to represent her country at the

Miss Universe 2004 Miss Universe 2004, the 53rd Miss Universe pageant, was held on June 1, 2004, at the Centro de Convenciones CEMEXPO in Quito, Ecuador. Jennifer Hawkins of Australia was crowned by Amelia Vega of the Dominican Republic as her successor at the end ...

pageant in

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, where she failed to reach the semifinals. That same year, Holler was given the opportunity to compete in the

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pageant in

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, where she placed among the Top 16 finalists. She was Peru's second placement in

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history. To end the year, she participated in her third and final pageant in the Caribbean island of St. Martin to compete for the title of

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where she emerged as the winner after beating the other contestants from

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References

Living people 1980 births Peruvian female models Miss Earth delegates Miss Universe 2004 contestants Peruvian people of German descent Umeå University alumni Peruvian beauty pageant winners {{peru-bio-stub