Alejandrina “Nina” Sicilia Hernández (born December 3, 1962, in
Caracas) is a Venezuelan model and beauty queen who was the very first
Venezuela
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n to hold the
Miss International
Miss International (''Miss International Beauty'' or ''The International Beauty Pageant'') is a Japan-based international beauty pageant organized by the International Culture Association. First held in 1960, it is the fourth largest pageant i ...
title.
Career
Born in Caracas, Venezuela, she represented the Monagas State in the
Miss Venezuela
Miss Venezuela (Spanish: ''Organización Miss Venezuela'') is the national beauty pageant of Venezuela, traditionally held in September. It is preceded by two or three months of preliminary events, with the awarding of corporate prizes. The fi ...
pageant in 1985, winning the special band of Miss Elegance and the place of First Finalist, enabling her to represent
Venezuela
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in the
Miss International
Miss International (''Miss International Beauty'' or ''The International Beauty Pageant'') is a Japan-based international beauty pageant organized by the International Culture Association. First held in 1960, it is the fourth largest pageant i ...
pageant. In August 1985 she won the pageant, becoming the first Venezuelan ever to win it.
In addition, Nina Sicilia is a pianist; she studied at the Juan José Landaeta National Conservatory of Music in Caracas, complementing her ten years of piano with studies in theory and music theory, music history, harmony and composition.
Throughout her artistic career, she has developed as an entertainer of innumerable special and variety programs for television
Venevisión
Venevisión () is a Venezuelan free-to-air television channel and one of Venezuela's largest television networks, owned by the Cisneros Media division of Grupo Cisneros.
History
The company's roots date back to June 1, 1953, with the establis ...
and for the chain
Univisión
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. Similarly, she was the official animator of the Organization Miss World Colombia for more than ten years and worked as a presenter for Venezuela in the series of special summer programs de Galicia para el Mundo in Spain. Nina has been, for several consecutive years, Jury of La Magia de ser Miss, a series of programs leading up to Miss Venezuela, where the candidates' hertrionic, musical, oratory, and other talents are evaluated. In addition to being an outstanding preparer of misses and models. Currently she works as a presenter of Special Events nationally and internationally.
Regarding her training and professional performance, Nina Sicilia has a degree in Business Administration, graduated from the
Universidad Católica Andrés Bello
Universidad (Spanish for "university") may refer to:
Places
* Universidad, San Juan, Puerto Rico
* Universidad (Madrid)
Football clubs
* Universidad SC, a Guatemalan football club that represents the Universidad de San Carlos de Guatemala
...
in Caracas, complementing her training with the Advanced Management Program of the
IESA, also certifying in Total Quality Management by Objectives and Strategic Planning.
Nina Sicilia started out as finance manager of a renowned financial company, later joining the
Cisneros Group
Grupo Cisneros is a privately held, family owned business headquartered in Coral Gables, Florida, historically based in Venezuela, with a focus on Latin American and Spanish-speaking people worldwide. It is a conglomerate of media entertainment, ...
in which, over the course of 30 years, she has developed her professional career both at the corporate level and in different group companies. She was treasury manager at Yukery Venezolana de Alimentos, finance manager at Directv, finance and marketing director at Business Services Provider de Venezuela and director at Caracas Baseball Club, companies where she has obtained extensive managerial and administrative experience. Nina Sicilia was also the CEO of an international online training and leadership company and works simultaneously as a motivational coach and image consultant for different companies and institutions.
Since April 17, 2018, she has held the position of general manager of Miss Venezuela, forming part of the executive and directive committee of said organization,
and successfully carried out its own Image and Style Master Class, transmitting its wide experience and knowledge to different audiences and empowering girls and young people for the future.
Personal life
In 1987, Nina Sicilia married the Venezuelan businessman Julio Arnaldes Zava, with whom she has two children.
She works in
Venevisión
Venevisión () is a Venezuelan free-to-air television channel and one of Venezuela's largest television networks, owned by the Cisneros Media division of Grupo Cisneros.
History
The company's roots date back to June 1, 1953, with the establis ...
as TV Anchor, and as manager in a Caracas marketing company.
See also
*
Miss Venezuela
Miss Venezuela (Spanish: ''Organización Miss Venezuela'') is the national beauty pageant of Venezuela, traditionally held in September. It is preceded by two or three months of preliminary events, with the awarding of corporate prizes. The fi ...
References
External links
Video of Nina Sicilia at Miss Venezuela 1985 (YouTube)Interview to Nina Sicilia (in Spanish)Photos of Nina Sicilia
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1962 births
Miss Venezuela International winners
Miss International 1985 delegates
Miss International winners
Venezuelan people of Spanish descent
Venezuelan television personalities
Venezuelan television presenters
Venezuelan women television presenters
Models from Caracas
Living people
Venezuelan beauty pageant winners