Sthefany Yoharlis Gutiérrez Gutiérrez (born 10 January 1999) is a Venezuelan actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned

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2017. She represented the state of

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at the pageant and represented Venezuela at the

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competition where she placed as the 2nd Runner-Up.

Life and career

Early life

Gutiérrez was born in

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. She is the eldest of the two children of Yohan Ricardo Gutiérrez Pardo, who is a native of

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and Yadinis Carolina Gutiérrez, from

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. She has a brother, Camilo Andrew. She studied Law at Santa María University in

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. In January 2024, she became engaged to businessman Jorge Alfredo Silva Cardona, at the

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. They were married on July 13 of that year, on

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. On September 26 of that same year, she announced her pregnancy; On September 28, they revealed that they were expecting a boy and on December 22, Jorge André was born.

Pageantry

Miss Venezuela 2017

At the end of

2017 held on November 9, 2017, Gutiérrez was crowned Miss Venezuela 2017. She represented Venezuela in

. Gutiérrez succeeded Miss Venezuela 2016

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and was crowned by her at the final event. Her court included Miss Venezuela World 2018, Veruska Ljubisavljević from Vargas and Miss Venezuela International 2018, Mariem Velazco from Barinas.

Miss Universe 2018

In December 2018, she represented Venezuela at the

pageant hosted in

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. She had problems with her

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and the bottom part of her costume, which caused her to trip on stage and made her look uncomfortable. Ultimately, Gutiérrez placed as the 2nd Runner-Up, making the highest placement for Venezuela since

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's win in

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References

External links

Miss Venezuela Official Website
* 1999 births Living people Venezuelan female models Miss Universe 2018 contestants Miss Venezuela winners People from Barcelona, Venezuela People from Anzoátegui Venezuelan people of Colombian descent 21st-century Venezuelan women {{Venezuela-pageant-bio-stub