Ninibeth Beatriz Leal Jiménez (born November 26, 1971) is a Venezuelan model, businesswoman and beauty queen who won Miss World Venezuela 1991 and

Miss World 1991 Miss World 1991, the 41st edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 28 December 1991 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The winner was Ninibeth Leal representing Venezuela. She was crowned by Gina ...

. She is the fourth Miss World titleholder from Venezuela.

Miss World

In a pageant held in

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, she was crowned

on December 28. Leanne Buckle of

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and Diana Tilden-Davis of

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were her runners-up. Sandra Foster of

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and

Michelle McLean Michelle McLean (born 31 July 1972) is a Namibian actress, writer, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1992 at Thailand. McLean was 19 years old when she was crowned Miss Universe, and became the first Namibian woman to win th ...

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completed the Top 5.

Life after Miss World

After Ninibeth fulfilled her Miss World duties, she got married and moved to Australia to continue modelling. She and her husband had two kids, Valentino and Lucciana. The couple divorced in 2008. Ninibeth is now a businesswoman still living in Australia.

References

External links

Miss Venezuela Official SiteMiss World Official Site
1971 births Living people Miss Venezuela World winners Miss World winners Miss World 1991 delegates People from Maracaibo Venezuelan emigrants to Australia Venezuelan beauty pageant winners {{venezuela-pageant-bio-stub