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Ileana Márquez
Ileana del Carmen Márquez Pedroza (born 19 March 1996) is a Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Venezuela 2023. She was the first mother to win the Miss Venezuela title. She represented Venezuela at Miss Universe 2024, where she was fourth runner-up, becoming the second mother to reach the top five and the first to reach that title. Early life and education Márquez was born on 19 March 1996 in Valencia, Venezuela. She is the daughter of Ylene Pedroza Ramos and Rafael Márquez. She is the first mother to win the Miss Venezuela title. She is a graduate in Initial Education, having attended the Instituto Universitario de Tecnología Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo in Valencia. Pageants Miss Venezuela 2023 Márquez beat 24 other contestants at Miss Venezuela 2023 on 7 December 2023, becoming the third woman representing Amazonas to win the title, following Carolina Izsak at 1991 and Dayana Mendoza in 2007. She is the first mother to win the Miss Venezuela titl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencia, Venezuela
Valencia () is the capital city of Carabobo State and the third-largest city in Venezuela. The city is an economic hub that contains Venezuela's top industries and manufacturing companies. It is also the largest city in the Valencia-Maracay metropolitan region, which with a population of about 4.5 million is the country's second largest after that of Caracas. Caracas lies some away to the east. History The area was already inhabited in the fourth millennium BC. The inhabitants were mainly hunters and gatherers who might have already developed some elementary forms of agriculture. Between AD 200 and 1000 an important settlement was formed close to Lake Valencia. Around the year 1000, waves of migration started to come from the Orinoco river area, probably arriving along the Pao river. The fusion of previous settlements with these new populations gave rise to the Vacencioide culture. People in the area belonged mostly to Arawak groups. They were hunters and gatherers who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Camila Avella
María Camila Avella Montañez (born June 26, 1995) is a Colombian beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Colombia 2023. She was the first representative from Casanare to win Miss Universe Colombia. She represented her country at Miss Universe 2023 and placed in the top five. She was also the first married woman and mother to reach the, Top 5 of Miss Universe. Personal life Camila Avella was born June 26, 1995 in Yopal, Casanare, Colombia. She is the only child of Martha Cecilia Montañez and electrical engineer Reynaldo Avella. From the age of 10, she played field tennis, and represented Casanare in at national and international tournaments. Pageantry Señorita Casanare 2018 In 2018, Avella was announced as the representative of the Casanare Department for Señorita Colombia 2018, which would take place in November of the same year in Cartagena. However, the contest's board of directors, cancelled her participation, alleging that Avella had a manager and had pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Universe 2024 Contestants
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
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1996 Births
1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kinshasa, killing around 300 people. * January 9– 20 – Serious fighting breaks out between Russian soldiers and rebel fighters in Chechnya. * January 11 – Ryutaro Hashimoto, leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, becomes Prime Minister of Japan. * January 13 – Italy's Prime Minister, Lamberto Dini, resigns after the failure of all-party talks to confirm him. New talks are initiated by President Oscar Luigi Scalfaro to form a new government. * January 14 – Jorge Sampaio is elected President of Portugal. * January 16 – President of Sierra Leone Valentine Strasser is deposed by the chief of defence, Julius Maada Bio. Bio promises to restore power following elections scheduled for February. * January 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephany Abasali
Stephany Adriana Abasali Nasser (born 26 July 2000) is a Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Venezuela 2024. She is the second contestant from Anzoátegui state to win the Miss Venezuela title. She will represent Venezuela at the Miss Universe 2025 pageant. Early life and education Abasali was born on 26 July 2000 in Ciudad Guayana, Bolívar state and grew up in the town of El Callao. Her father is of Syrian descent and her mother of Lebanese descent. She is an Economics student at Florida International University. Pageants Miss and Mister Turismo Venezuela 2023 She represented Bolívar state in Miss Turismo Venezuela 2023 winning the tile on August 28, 2023. After this, she was a Top 10 semifinalist in Miss Tourism World 2023 in December 22, 2023 in Quanzhou, China. Miss Venezuela 2024 Abasali beat 22 other candidates in Miss Venezuela 2024 on 5 December 2024 becoming the second woman representing Anzoátegui to win the title, following Olga Anto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diana Silva (model)
Diana Carolina Silva Francisco is a Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Venezuela 2022 and represented her country at Miss Universe 2023 in El Salvador where she finished in the Top 10. She had previously won Miss Earth Venezuela 2018, and also represented Venezuela at Miss Earth 2018 at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines where she reached the top eight. Beginnings and personal life Diana Carolina Silva Francisco's childhood was marked by health problems; at the age of six, she was hospitalized in the oncology department of the Doctor Luis Razetti Hospital in Caracas. Silva began modeling at the age of 13. Also in her beginnings, she held different types of jobs, such as a babysitter, secretary, and production assistant in a ceramics company. She graduated from the ''Caracas Air'' aeronautical instruction center, as passenger cabin crew. She is also an advertising student. She has been part of different social activities with various non-profit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Universe
Miss Universe is an annual international major beauty pageant that is run by a Thailand and Mexican-based Miss Universe Organization.Natalie Tadena (July 2, 2015"Donald Trump's Miss USA Pageant Lands on Reelz Cable Channel". ''The Wall Street Journal''. Along with Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth, it is one of the Big Four beauty pageants. The Miss Universe Organization and its brand is currently owned by JKN Global Group and Legacy Holding Group USA Inc., an American division of Mexican company Legacy Holding through the joint venture company JKN Legacy Inc. Telemundo has the licensing rights to air the pageant through 2023. The pageant's advocacy is "humanitarian issues and is a voice to affect positive change in the world." The reigning Miss Universe is Victoria Kjær Theilvig of Denmark, Miss Universe 2024, who was crowned on 16 November 2024 at the Mexico City Arena, Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico. History The title "Miss Universe" was first used by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karla Guilfú
Karla Inelisse Guilfú Acevedo (born July 19, 1998) is a Puerto Rican model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2023. She represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 2023, where she reached the top five. Guilfú was previously crowned Miss Supranational Puerto Rico 2021; she represented Puerto Rico at the Miss Supranational 2021 pageant in Poland and finished as the first runner-up. Personal life Karla started a Community Organization for mental health in Puerto Rico called ''Comencemos a Sanar Inc.'' to help people struggling with this illness through education projects, agency collaborations and grassroots initiatives Her hard work and dedication was recognized with a $12,000 donation from the Voice for Change Award of Miss Universe and Citalks.coa A social impact enabling platform. Pageantry Miss Supranational In 2021, Karla Guilfú represented Puerto Rico at the Miss Supranational pageant, where she achieved significant success. She was c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Venezuela 2007
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, 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 pageant in Lon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
