María Milagros Véliz Pinto (born January 9, 1986, in

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state,

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) is a Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder who represented

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, held on December 12, 2009, in

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. She was a finalist (top six) of the " Miss World Sports" fast-track competition. Véliz, who stands tall, competed in Miss Venezuela 2008, on September 10, 2008, and obtained the title of "Miss Venezuela Mundo". She represented

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state.

Personal life

Véliz lives in

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, where she studies

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at the

European Business School London European Business School London (EBS London) was a private Business School in Regent's Park in Central London. It was a constituent school of Regent's College London, which became Regent's University London in 2013.. EBS London offered courses ...

. She practices swim,

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and other

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; and speaks Spanish, English, French and Italian.http://www.missworld.com/contestant/showcontestant/venezuela/

References

External links

Miss Venezuela Official WebsiteMiss Venezuela La Nueva Era MB
{{DEFAULTSORT:Veliz, Maria Milagros 1986 births People from Guacara Miss Venezuela World winners Miss World 2009 delegates Living people Venezuelan beauty pageant winners Alumni of European Business School London Venezuelan emigrants to the United Kingdom