Yajaira Cristina Vera Roldán is a Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder who was

Miss Venezuela 1988 Miss Venezuela 1988 was the 35th Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in Caracas, Venezuela on February 5, 1988, after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Yajaira Vera, Miss Miranda. The pageant was broadcast live on Venevision from the ...

and a Top 10 finalist at

Miss Universe 1988 Miss Universe 1988, the 37th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 24 May 1988 sponsored by Formosa Airlines at the Lin Kou Stadium in Taipei, Taiwan. Cecilia Bolocco of Chile crowned Porntip Nakhirunkanok of Thailand at the end of the event. 66 cand ...

. Vera competed in 1988 as Miss Miranda in her country's national beauty pageant,

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 ...

, capturing the crown and the right to represent her country at

. In that pageant, held in

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on May 23, 1988, she placed as one of the Top 10 finalists.

General references

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