María Eugenia Duarte is a pageant titleholder, was born in

Maracaibo ) , motto = "''Muy noble y leal''"(English: "Very noble and loyal") , anthem = , image_map = , mapsize = , map_alt = ...

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 ...

on 1967. She is the Miss Venezuela International titleholder for

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, and was the official representative of

to the

Miss International 1988 Miss International 1988, the 28th Miss International pageant, was held on July 17, 1988 in Gifu, Japan and hosted by Masumi Okada. Catherine Alexandra Gude of Norway was crowned at the end of the event. Results Placements Contestants * - A ...

pageant held in

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, on June 17, 1988. Duarte competed in the national beauty pageant

Miss Venezuela 1988 Miss Venezuela 1988 was the 35th Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in Caracas, Venezuela on February 5, 1988, after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Yajaira Vera, Miss Miranda. The pageant was broadcast live on Venevision from the ...

and obtained the title of Miss Venezuela International. She represented the

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References

External links

Miss Venezuela Official WebsiteMiss International Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Duarte, Maria Eugenia 1967 births Living people Models from Maracaibo Miss Venezuela International winners Miss International 1988 delegates