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Bárbara Palacios
Bárbara Palacios Teyde de Manrique (born 9 December 1963) is a Spanish-born Venezuelan tv host, writer and beauty queen. She is the winner of Miss Universe 1986. She is the third woman from Venezuela to win the Miss Universe pageant. Early life Palacios was born in Madrid to parents Bárbara Teyde (born María Antonia Hernández; 13 April 1942, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain – died 10 September 2008, Caracas, Venezuela) and Jorge Palacios (born 1940, Seville, Spain), who later divorced. Her parents were both actors. They moved to Caracas, Venezuela, Caracas in the mid-1960s when Palacios was one and a half years old, and, according to the laws of the time, of the South American country, she was considered a Venezuelan national. As she relates in her book presented in 2019, ''Atrévete a ser Bárbara'' (''Dare to be Barbara''), who was a member of a "dysfunctional family", with situations of domestic violence, where she had a childhood and adolescence full of abuse and mist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Venezuela 1986
Miss Venezuela (Spanish: ''Organización Miss Venezuela'') is a Venezuelan beauty pageant operated by the Cisneros Group. Founded in 1952, it currently selects Venezuelan representatives to Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International. The current national director of Miss Venezuela is Miss Universe 2013 Gabriela Isler. The current Miss Venezuela is Stephany Abasali of Anzoátegui who was crowned on 5 December 2024 at the Centro Comercial Líder in Caracas, Venezuela. History On 7 May 1905, Manuela Victoria Mujica Antich of Lara (state), Lara, was elected by popular vote as ''Miss Venezuela''. Many authors and scholars in the history of the Miss Venezuela contest consider her as the first Miss Venezuela ever, and its vote as a precursor of the current national pageant. Miss Venezuela (1952 - 1981) The Miss Venezuela pageant was officially founded in 1952 by Pan Am and businesswoman Gloria Sánchez, for selecting a Venezuelan representative for the Miss Universe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deborah Carthy-Deu
Deborah Carthy Deu (born January 5, 1966) is a Puerto Rican actress, television host and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1985. She was the second Puerto Rican to win Miss Universe since Marisol Malaret in 1970. Early life Deborah Carthy Deu was born on January 5, 1966, in the Santurce district of San Juan to Ramón Carthy Sanchez and Vicky Sanz Deu, of Irish and Spaniard-Puerto Rican descent. Her mother directed an academy for ballet and modeling, Academia de Ballet y Modelaje Vicky Sanz, under the name of Vicky Sanz. Her father was a photography director. At age nine she started taking ballet lessons at her mother's school and was trained as a classical ballerina. She attended a Catholic elementary school and later enrolled in the ninth grade at Commonwealth High School. From age thirteen, she spent her summers in New York City taking dance classes. She later attended the University of Puerto Rico and pursued a major in drama. At thirteen, she also auditioned for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Universe Winners
Miss (pronounced ) is an English-language honorific typically used for a girl, for an unmarried woman (when not using another title such as "Doctor" or "Dame"), or for a married woman retaining her maiden name. Originating in the 17th century, it is a contraction of ''mistress''. The plural of ''Miss'' is ''Misses'' or occasionally ''Mses''. History Origins Like '' Ms'' and ''Mrs'', ''Miss'' has its roots in the title ''Mistress''. ''Miss'' was originally a title given primarily to children rather than adults. During the 1700s, its usage broadened to encompass adult women. The title emerged as a polite way to address women, reflecting changing societal norms and class distinctions. Prior to this, referring to an adult woman as a ''Miss'' might have carried connotations of prostitution. Evolution of meanings and usage The meanings of both ''Miss'' and ''Mrs'' underwent transformations over time. Historically, these titles did not solely indicate marital status. Even after t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Purpose: Because living persons may suffer personal harm from inappropriate information, we should watch their articles carefully. By adding an article to this category, it marks them with a notice about sources whenever someone tries to edit them, to remind them of WP:BLP (biographies of living persons) policy that these articles must maintain a neutral point of view, maintain factual accuracy, and be properly sourced. Recent changes to these articles are listed on Special:RecentChangesLinked/Living people. Organization: This category should not be sub-categorized. Entries are generally sorted by family name In many societies, a surname, family name, or last name is the mostly hereditary portion of one's personal name that indicates one's family. It is typically combined with a given name to form the full name of a person, although several give .... Maintenance: Individuals of advanced age (over 90), for whom there has been no new documentation in the last ten ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1963 Births
Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. * January 2 – Vietnam War – Battle of Ap Bac: The Viet Cong win their first major victory. * January 9 – A January 1963 lunar eclipse, total penumbral lunar eclipse is visible in the Americas, Europe, Africa and Asia, and is the 56th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 114. Gamma has a value of −1.01282. It occurs on the night between Wednesday, January 9 and Thursday, January 10, 1963. * January 13 – 1963 Togolese coup d'état: A military coup in Togo results in the installation of coup leader Emmanuel Bodjollé as president. * January 17 – A last quarter moon occurs between the January 1963 lunar eclipse, penumbral lunar eclipse and the Solar eclipse of January 25, 1963, annular solar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helen Fairbrother
Helen Fairbrother (born c. 1966) is an English model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss International 1986. Miss International 1986 Fairbrother represented England at the Miss International 1986 pageant when it was held in Nagasaki, Japan on 31 August 1986. She bested 1st runner-up Pia Rosenberg Larsen of Denmark, who would later be crowned 1st runner-up at the Miss World 1986, and 2nd runner-up Martha Cristiana Merino Ponce de León of Mexico, to become the 26th winner of the pageant. Fairbrother would later give up her crown to Laurie Tamara Simpson Rivera of Puerto Rico the following year. Miss United Kingdom 1987 In September 1987, no sooner had Fairbrother relinquished her title of Miss International than she competed in Miss United Kingdom 1987 to vie for the right to compete in the Miss World 1987 which was to be held later that year. Fairbrother represented Swindon at the national pageant, but could not repeat her prior victory and was placed 2nd runner-up, behind win ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giselle Laronde
Giselle Jeanne-Marie Laronde-West (born October 23, 1963) is a Trinidadian model, Stenographer and beauty queen who won Miss World 1986, representing Trinidad and Tobago. She became the second woman from that nation to win an international beauty pageant, after Janelle Commissiong Miss Universe 1977 and the only one to date, to win Miss World title. The pageant was held in London, UK at the Royal Albert Hall on November 13th, 1986. In that year, the US was represented by aspiring actress Halle Berry. Early life Giselle was born in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. She grew up in several parts of Trinidad but spent most of her life in San Fernando where she moved to, with her family at the age of 10. One of four children, she attended St. Peter's school at Pointe-à-Pierre and St. Francois Girls High School. In her early 20s, while Giselle was working at a local credit union, many of her friends and family encouraged her to enter the Miss World contest because they said she looked the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Allison Brown
Allison Elaine Brown (born August 23, 1968) is an American actress and beauty queen who was Miss Teen USA 1986. Brown also competed in the Miss USA pageant. Biography Brown grew up in Edmond, Oklahoma, and attended Edmond Memorial High School. She was born to Susanne and H. Jack Brown. Her mother, who had Native American roots, was a feminist who once picketed beauty pageants. Her Irish father was a vascular surgeon who died in the spring of 1987. Brown won the Miss Oklahoma Teen USA 1986 title after finishing first runner-up the previous year. She then competed at Miss Teen USA 1986 pageant, where she became the first titleholder from Oklahoma to win the Miss Teen USA title. She reigned as Miss Teen USA for 18 months, longer than any titleholder at the time. This was later surpassed by Kaliegh Garris in October 2020. As Miss Teen USA, she traveled to Bermuda, Guatemala, Chile, and Singapore. During her year as Miss Teen USA, she moved to California to study acting. Brown co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christy Fichtner
Christy Fichtner (born October 28, 1962) is an American actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss USA 1986. As Miss USA, Fichtner represented the United States at Miss Universe 1986 and finished as the first runner-up. Early life and education She attended Greenwich High School in Connecticut where she was the girlfriend of future Pro Football Hall of Famer Steve Young. She moved to Dallas, enrolling at Southern Methodist University. Career Pageants As a beauty queen, she was crowned Miss Texas USA and Miss USA 1986, becoming the second of five consecutive winners from Texas during the 1980s. Her main competition and eventual first runner-up at Miss USA was actress Halle Berry. At the 1986 Miss Universe pageant held in July 1986 in Panama City, Panama, Fichtner placed first in the preliminary competition, third in semifinal interview, first in swimsuit and second in evening gown, which allowed her to advance as one of the Top 5 finalists of the competition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trujillo (state)
Trujillo State (, ) is one of the 23 States of Venezuela, states of Venezuela. Its capital is Trujillo, Trujillo, Trujillo and the largest city is Valera. The state is divided into 20 municipalities and 93 parishes. Trujillo State covers a total surface area of and, has a 2011 census population of 686,367. History Spanish colonization The city of Trujillo was founded in 1557 by the conquistador and captain Diego García de Paredes, in honor of his homonymous and native town located in Extremadura, Spain. Hostility from the Kuikas Indians and natural calamities forced changes in settlement, but on 27 October 1570 the town was finally located under the temporary name of Trujillo de Nuestra Señora de la Paz. It is also known as the Portable City because of its many foundations due to the fierce resistance of the indigenous people who inhabited that territory when defending their lands. On 31 December 1676, Maracaibo (separated from the province of Venezuela) and Mérida-La Gr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Inés María Calero
Inés María Calero Rodríguez (born March 21, 1969) is a Venezuelan actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Venezuela 1987 and was the official representative of Venezuela to the Miss Universe 1987 pageant held in Singapore on May 26, 1987, when she won the title of third Runner up. Biography Inés María Calero Rodríguez was born on March 21, 1969, in Punta de Piedras, Nueva Esparta, Venezuela. She has three sisters. Personal life In 1993, she married the Venezuelan merenguero Miguel Moly. On July 13, 1993, she gave birth to the couple's first child, a boy, whom they called Jonathan Moly Calero. On March 28, 1996, she gave birth to the couple's second child, a girl, whom they called Estefanía Moly Calero. The couple divorced in 2016. Career Modeling career In 1987, she participated in the Venezuelan beauty pageant Miss Venezuela 1987 representing the state Punta de Piedras, Nueva Esparta. The contest was held on Friday February 6, 1987 at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
