Estíbaliz Pereira Rábade (born 12 July 1986) is a Spanish

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titleholder who was crowned Miss España 2009 at a gala event held in

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. She represented Spain in

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Miss España

Representing her place of birth,

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, Pereira became one of the favorites and she competed against 51 contestants for the title of Miss España 2009, held for the first time outside of Spain in Cancún, Mexico. She became the second Galician in history to capture the crown of

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and gaining the right to represent her country in

Miss Universe 2009

Pereira represented Spain in the 58th edition of the

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beauty pageant, held at the

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, in Nassau,

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on 23 August 2009. 84 contestants from different countries and territories competed in the event. Pereira, however, did not make it to the Top 15.

References

External links

Official Miss España website - Past titleholders
{{DEFAULTSORT:Pereira, Estibaliz 1984 births Living people Miss Universe 2009 contestants Miss Spain winners People from A Coruña