María Fernanda Cornejo (born March 24, 1989) is an

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ian fashion model and beauty queen who was crowned

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, and

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Early life

Fernanda Cornejo lives and works in

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, Ecuador. She is one of the most requested

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in her country. Cornejo is taking a

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in nutrition at UEES and speaks Spanish. She enjoys singing, going to the beach, playing basketball and doing

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. Now she is a

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from

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in United States .

Miss Ecuador 2011

Fernanda, who stands tall, competed as the representative of Pichincha, She was the favorite contestant among Ecuadorians to win the crown in her country's national beauty pageant,

Miss Ecuador 2011 Miss Ecuador 2011, the 61st Miss Ecuador pageant, was held on March 17, 2011. Claudia Schiess, from Galápagos was crowned Miss Ecuador 2011 by the outgoing titleholder Lady Mina from Guayas Province, Guayas. The winner of ''Miss Ecuador'' represe ...

, broadcast live on March 17, 2011, from

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, where she obtained the ''Best National Costume'' award and became the eventual the second runner-up, gaining the right to represent Ecuador in

.El Comercio - Noticias del Ecuador y del Mundo - Claudia Schiess, Miss Ecuador

Miss International 2011

As the official representative of her country to the 2011

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pageant, the titleholder,

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of Venezuela crowned her as Miss International 2011.

References

External links

Official Miss Ecuador website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cornejo, Fernanda 1989 births Living people Ecuadorian beauty pageant winners Miss International winners Miss International 2011 delegates People from Quito