María Daniela Torrealba Pacheco (born August 8, 1989 in
San Cristóbal,
Táchira
Táchira State (, ) is one of the 23 States of Venezuela, states of Venezuela. The state capital is San Cristóbal, Táchira, San Cristóbal.
Táchira State covers a total surface area of and as of the 2011 census, had a population of 1,168,9 ...
,
Venezuela
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) is a Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder. She represented her country at the
2008 Miss Earth pageant in
Angeles City
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A ...
,
Philippines
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on November 9, 2008 and classified in Top 8 finalists. She also won the special prize ''Best in Long Gown''.
She represented
Trujillo state
Trujillo State (, ) is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. Its capital is 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 cen ...
in the
Miss Venezuela 2006
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pageant. Torrealba studies
psychology
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at the Metropolitan University, in
Caracas
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.
Miss Earth 2008
In the final competition of the eighth edition of the international beauty pageant Miss Earth, Torrealba was announced as one of sixteen semi-finalists who would move forward to compete for the title.
She achieved one of the highest scores in the swimsuit competition for her stage chops, which advanced her as one of the top eight finalists to participate in the evening gown competition. She ended as one of the top 8 finalists of Miss Earth. The Miss Earth pageant was held on November 9, 2008 at the
Clark Expo Amphitheater in
Angeles, Pampanga
Angeles (), officially the City of Angeles (; ), is a highly urbanized city in the Central Luzon region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 462,928 people.
Angeles is the largest city of Pampanga. While p ...
,
Philippines
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.
Eighty-five delegates arrived from October 19, 2008 in the
Philippines
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. The pageant was broadcast live via
ABS-CBN
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in the Philippines and to many countries worldwide via
Star World
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,
The Filipino Channel
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and other partner networks.
References
External links
Sambil Model / Miss Earth Venezuela Official WebsiteMiss Earth Official Website
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Living people
1989 births
People from San Cristóbal, Táchira
Miss Venezuela winners
Miss Earth 2008 contestants