Lydimar Carolina Jonaitis Escalona (born October 12, 1985) is a

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 ...

n actress, model and beauty queen who won the

Miss Venezuela 2006 Miss Venezuela 2006 was the 53rd Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 14, 2006, after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Ly Jonaitis, Miss Guárico. The pageant was broadcast live on Venevision from th ...

pageant and then went on to compete at the

Miss Universe 2007 Miss Universe 2007 was the 56th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Auditorio Nacional in Mexico City, Mexico on May 28, 2007. At the end of the event, Zuleyka Rivera of Puerto Rico crowned Riyo Mori from Japan as Miss Universe 2007. It is Jap ...

pageant.

Pageant participation

Miss Venezuela 2006

On September 14, 2006, Jonaitis competed in

, held in

Caracas Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as CCS, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the ...

, where she beat 27 other contestants and obtained the title of Miss Venezuela 2006. She became the eighth Miss

Guárico ) , anthem = '' Himno del Estado Guárico'' , image_map = Guarico in Venezuela.svg , map_alt = , map_caption = Location within Venezuela , pushpin_map = , pushpin_map_a ...

to win that title since the Miss Venezuela pageant first began in 1952.

Miss Universe 2007

She then traveled to

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to represent Venezuela at the

pageant in

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on May 28, 2007. She became the 2nd Runner-Up of the pageant, only behind

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Riyo Mori (born December 24, 1986) is a Japanese actress, dancer, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 2007 in Mexico City. Personal life An only child, Riyo Mori began dancing at the age of 4. She has studied at Quinte Ballet School of ...

(Winner) and

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Natália Guimarães Natália Aparecida Guimarães (born 25 December 1984 in Juiz de Fora) is a Brazilian people, Brazilian actress, TV host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Miss Brasil 2007. Early life Due to being born on Christmas, ''nat ...

(1st Runner-Up).

Personal life

Ly is of Lithuanian, and

Venezuelan 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 ...

origin. Jonaitis is a

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who has worked with ''Metropolitan Models'' in

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and modeled for

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, and other important fashion designers. She speaks

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and French.

Telenovelas

Nacer contigo ''Nacer contigo'' is a Venezuela telenovela created by José Simón Escalona for Televen, based on the play '' La Celestina'' of Fernando de Rojas. It premiered on 22 February 2012 and ended on 17 July 2012. The series stars Emma Rabbe as Alin ...

Los misterios del amor ''Los misterios del amor'' (English title: ''The mysteries of love'') is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Alberto Barrera Tyszka and produced by Venevisión in 2009. On May 13, 2008, Venevisión started broadcasting ''Los misterios del amor'' ...

References

External links

Miss Venezuela Official WebsiteMiss Universe Official WebsiteLy Jonaitis @ Bellas Venezolanas
Living people People from Valencia, Venezuela Miss Venezuela winners Venezuelan female models Miss Universe 2007 contestants 1985 births Venezuelan people of Lithuanian descent {{venezuela-pageant-bio-stub