Milka Yelisava Chulina Urbanich (; born January 6, 1974) is a Venezuelan actress, model and Miss Venezuela 1992 winner, second runner-up at

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and Top 15 semifinalist at

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Miss Venezuela

Born to Croatian parents, Chulina grew up in

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, and competed in 1992 as Miss Aragua in her country's national beauty pageant,

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, capturing the crown and the right to represent her country in

Miss Universe

As the official representative of her

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to the 1993

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pageant held in

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on May 21, 1993, she got the highest semifinal interview score in the history of the pageant at the time, a combined score of 9.843. In the end, she placed second runner-up to

Miss International

After Miss Universe, Chulina represented her country in the 1994

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pageant held in

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, on September 4, 1994, where she was one of the Top 15 semifinalists.

Television career

From 1992 to 1996, Chulina co-hosted the variety show ''

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'' alongside

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on Venevision.

References

External links

Miss Venezuela Official WebsiteMiss Universe Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chulina, Milka 1974 births Living people Miss International 1994 delegates Miss Universe 1993 contestants Miss Venezuela winners Miss Venezuela International winners People from Ciudad Bolívar People from Maracay Venezuelan people of Croatian descent