Nariman Cristina Battikha Yanyi (born March 29, 1995) is a Venezuelan model, economist and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as

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. In addition, she also represented Portuguesa state in

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, where she finished as one of the semifinalists. On the other hand, Battikha was Miss Supranational Venezuela 2018 and represented

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in the

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competition, managing to position herself within the Top 10.

Life and career

Early life

Battikha was born in

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, she comes from a

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family dedicated to the business world. When she finished his high school studies, she decided to settle in the

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to learn English. Nariman obtained a degree in Business Economics from the Metropolitan University in

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Pageantry

Nariman began in the world of beauty contests by participating in the Sambil Model Venezuela 2015, together with 11 other participants. On June 2, 2015, the eleventh edition of said contest would be held, where the winner was Isabella Rodriguez.

Miss Venezuela 2017

In 2017, she joined the ranks of

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, managing to represent the Portuguesa state. Battikha obtained the special award of ''Miss Glamor'', and was also a finalist for the ''Miss Health & Esthetic'' band, obtained by Miss

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; this helped Battikha to become one of the great favorites of that edition. On November 9, 2017, the sixty-fourth edition of Miss Venezuela was held at the

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studios, where Battikha managed to position herself as one of the 10 semifinalists.

Reina Hispanoamericana 2018

After having participated in the Miss Venezuela,

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designates Nariman as the Venezuelan representative in the

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Pageant. On November 3, 2018, in Santa Cruz,

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, Battikha was crowned by her predecessor, Teresita Marquez of the

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as the

Miss Supranational Venezuela 2018

In May 2018, Battikha was appointed as the representative of Venezuela towards the Miss Supranational 2018 competition, being prepared another again by Osmel Sousa.

Miss Supranational 2018

Nariman represented Venezuela in the

pageant, which was held on December 7, 2018 at the Municipal Sports and Recreation Center MOSIR, in

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. Nariman obtained the ''Miss Photogenic Award'', and got second place with number of votes for the ''Beautiful Piece of Jewelry'' and also with number of votes on

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for ''Photosoot with Raymond Saldana''. At the end of the event, Battikha qualified within the group of 10 semi-finalists.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Battikha, Nariman 1995 births Living people Miss Venezuela winners People from Maturín Venezuelan female models Venezuelan people of Syrian descent