Melissa Ester Jiménez Guevara (born December 9, 1998, in Maracaibo,

Zulia Zulia State ( es, Estado Zulia, ; Wayuu: ''Mma’ipakat Suuria'') is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. The state capital is Maracaibo. As of the 2011 census, it has a population of 3,704,404, the largest population among Venezuela's states. It ...

) is a Venezuelan model and beauty titleholder who was crowned Miss Venezuela International 2019. She represented the state of

at the pageant and represented Venezuela at Miss International 2019 where she finished as Top 15.

Personal life

Jiménez was born and raised in Maracaibo,

state,

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. She is currently studying a bachelor's degree in Nutrition and Dietetics at University of Zulia in Maracaibo city. She was also a professional

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r for 13 years and is a certified

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. Melissa started modeling at the age of 15.

Pageantry

Miss Zulia 2018

The first participation of Jiménez on a beauty contest was in the regional competition, Miss Zulia 2018, where she was selected as one of the winners.

Miss Venezuela 2019

Jiménez stands at 174 centimeters and competed as Miss Zulia 2019. As one of 24 finalists in her country's national competition, she was awarded ''Best Hair'' at the grand final show of Miss Venezuela 2019. She succeeded outgoing Miss Venezuela International 2017 and

Miss International 2018 Miss International 2018, the 58th Miss International pageant, was held on November 9, 2018, at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Kevin Liliana from Indonesia crowned her successor Mariem Velazco from Venezuela at the end of the event. ...

, Mariem Velazco of Barinas.

Miss International 2019

On November 12, 2019, she represented Venezuela at the Miss International 2019 pageant hosted in the

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, Japan. For her national costume, she chose to represent an allegory of

Wayuu The Wayuu (also Wayu, Wayúu, Guajiro, Wahiro) are an Amerindian ethnic group of the Guajira Peninsula in northernmost part of Colombia and northwest Venezuela. The Wayuu language is part of the Maipuran (Arawak) language family. Geography ...

communities. On the final night she placed as one of the Top 15.

References

External links

Miss Venezuela Official Website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jiménez, Melissa Ester 1998 births Living people Venezuelan female models Venezuelan beauty pageant winners Miss International 2019 delegates People from Zulia 21st-century Venezuelan women