Maria Nazareth Cascante Madrigal (born October 20, 1990) is a

Costa Rican Costa Rica (, ; ; literally "Rich Coast"), officially the Republic of Costa Rica ( es, República de Costa Rica), is a country in the Central American region of North America, bordered by Nicaragua to the north, the Caribbean Sea to the ...

model and

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titleholder who was crowned

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2012 and was represented her

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in the

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. Nazareth was also crowned as Miss Teen International in 2009.

Early life

Nazareth is a student of Pharmaceutical Science from El Tambor of Alajuela.

Miss Costa Rica 2012

Nazareth Cascante has been crowned Miss Costa Rica 2012 on Saturday night 14 April 2012 at the Teletica studios in San Jose. Nazareth Cascante is an official representative of Costa Rica in Miss Universe 2012 which is the 61st edition of Miss Universe beauty contest. As a part of winner prize, Nazareth Cascante have won a new wardrobe and jewelry set, a new car and about $7,000 in cash.

References

External links

Miss Costa Rica official website
1990 births Living people People from Alajuela Miss Universe 2012 contestants Costa Rican beauty pageant winners {{Pageant-bio-stub