Sthefany Yoharlis Gutiérrez Gutiérrez (born 10 January 1999) is a Venezuelan actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned

Miss Venezuela 2017 Miss Venezuela 2017 was the 64th edition of the Miss Venezuela held on November 9, 2017 at the Venevisión, Estudio 5 de Venevisión in Caracas, Venezuela. At the end of the event, outgoing titleholder Keysi Sayago of Monagas crowned Sthefany Gut ...

. She represented the state of

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at the pageant and represented Venezuela at the

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competition where she placed as the 2nd Runner-Up.

Life and career

Early life

Gutiérrez was born in

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. Sthefany's father is from

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and her mother is Venezuelan. She is a law student at Santa María University in Puerto La Cruz.

Pageantry

Miss Venezuela 2017

At the end of

held on November 9, 2017, Gutiérrez was crowned Miss Venezuela 2017. She represented Venezuela in

. Gutiérrez succeeded Miss Venezuela 2016

Keysi Sayago Keysi Mairin Sayago Arrechedera (born 6 October 1993), formerly known professionally as Keysi Sayago, is a Venezuelan model, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Venezuela 2016. She represented the state of Monagas at the pageant ...

and was crowned by her at the final event. Her court included Miss Venezuela World 2018, Veruska Ljubisavljević from Vargas and Miss Venezuela International 2018, Mariem Velazco from Barinas.

Miss Universe 2018

In December 2018, she represented Venezuela at the

pageant hosted in

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. She had problems with her

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and the bottom part of her costume, which caused her to trip on stage and made her look uncomfortable. Ultimately, Gutiérrez placed as the 2nd Runner-Up, making the highest placement for Venezuela since

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's win in

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References

External links

Miss Venezuela Official Website
* 1999 births Living people Venezuelan female models Miss Universe 2018 contestants Miss Venezuela winners People from Barcelona, Venezuela People from Anzoátegui Venezuelan people of Colombian descent 21st-century Venezuelan women {{Venezuela-pageant-bio-stub