Norkys Yelitza Batista Villarroel (born August 30, 1977) is a

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and former

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titleholder.

Early life

Norkys was born in Caracas,

adopted by stepfather Luis Batista, a chief of staff of a company, and Migdalis Villarroel Batista, a housewife. She was raised in a low-income neighborhood in southwestern Caracas together with her 8 siblings. Norkys rose to fame after becoming the first runner-up during the

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competition. She continued participating in beauty pageants and became first runner-up in the

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pageant in 2000 where she was voted ''Most Beautiful Face'' and followed on to win the Miss Atlántico Internacional 2000 and Miss Latina Internacional 2000 respectively.

Career

She started her career by doing television commercials while studying Business Administration at the Universidad Nacional Experimental Simón Rodríguez. On television she continued working as a model on RCTV's shows such as ''Gente de la Manaña'', ''Atrevete a Soñar'' as well as being co-host of the show ''La Tropa de Vacaciones'' on the same channel. Norkys got her first acting role on the telenovela ''

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'' produced by RCTV in 2002. In 2004, she got her first starring role in the telenovela '' Estrambotica Anastasia'' where she played the role of triplets. In 2014, she joined

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where she participated as a co-star in the telenovela ''

Mi ex me tiene ganas ''Mi ex me tiene ganas'' (English title: ''My Ex Wants Me'') is a Venezuelan telenovela written by Martín Hahn and produced by Venevisión in 2012. Daniela Alvarado and Luciano D'Alessandro star as the protagonists with Norkys Batista, Lilibe ...

'' and in 2013 played the role of the villain in the telenovela '' De todas maneras Rosa''. She currently continues touring in Venezuela and other countries with her stage play ''Orgasmos'' with actor Xavier Muñoz. In 2014, she launched her underwear and bathing suit fashion line.

Personal life

After two years of dating, Norkys married dentist, model and actor Leonardo Luttinger on May 3, 2003. She gave birth to their son, Sebastian Luttinger Batista on January 20, 2006.

Filmography

Television

Films

*2006: ''Miranda'' *2007: ''13 segundos'' *2008: ''El Sr. Presidente''

Theatre

* ''Orgasmos''

Awards and nominations

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Batista, Norkys 1977 births Living people RCTV personalities Venezuelan television actresses Venezuelan telenovela actresses Actresses from Caracas Venezuelan beauty pageant winners Venezuelan female models