Mariana Paola Vicente Morales (born January 8, 1989) is a Puerto Rican actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned

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and placed in the Top 10 at the 2010

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pageant held in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Biography

Vicente is the oldest of four children, Ramón, Claudia Sofia and Sebastián. Her father, Ramón Vicente, is a businessman and her mother, Izayma Morales, works in public relations. She is married to

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player Kiké Hernández.

Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2010

Vicente represented

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at the

pageant, held on November 12, 2009 in

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, where she won several awards including: L'Bel Face, JcPenney Best Style, Holsum Light Best Figure and Payless Best Catwalk, gaining the right to represent

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, broadcast live from

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on August 23, 2010 where she placed in the top 10. She was the fourth blonde woman to represent Puerto Rico at Miss Universe after

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and

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. She is represented by Element Model Management in Puerto Rico, directed by Ann La Place.

Filmography

Film

Television

Music videos

References

External links

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Official Mariana Vicente websiteOfficial Miss Universe Puerto Rico website
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Mariana's Blog website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vicente, Mariana 1989 births Living people Actresses from San Juan, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican film actresses Puerto Rican television actresses Puerto Rican people of Spanish descent Miss Puerto Rico winners Miss Universe 2010 contestants Puerto Rican beauty pageant winners