Tatiana Capote Abdel (born August 15, 1962 in

Havana Havana (; ) is the capital and largest city of Cuba. The heart of La Habana Province, Havana is the country's main port and commercial center.Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...

) is a Cuban-Venezuelan actress and beauty pageant titleholder.

Miss World

She grew up in

Caracas Caracas ( , ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas). Caracas is located along the Guaire River in the northern p ...

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

and became the official representative of

to the 1979

Miss World Miss World is the oldest existing international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951. Since his death in 2000, Morley's widow, Julia Morley, has co-chaired the pageant. Along with Miss Universe, Mi ...

pageant held in

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on November 15, 1979. When competing at the

Miss World 1979 Miss World 1979, the 29th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 15 November 1979 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, United Kingdom. The winner was Gina Swainson from Bermuda. She was crowned by Miss World 1978, Silvana Suarez of Arg ...

, Capote popped out of her swimsuit during a preview of the final judging. Pageant organizer,

Eric Morley Eric Douglas Morley (26 September 1918 – 9 November 2000) was an English television host and the founder of the Miss World pageant and ''Come Dancing'' programme. His widow, Julia Morley, is now head of the pageant and his son, Steve Douglas, ...

, hastily adjusted her swimsuit.Neckline takes plunge
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Filmography

References

External links

Miss Venezuela Official WebsiteMiss World Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Capote, Tatiana 1962 births Living people Actresses from Caracas Miss World 1979 delegates Miss Venezuela World winners Venezuelan telenovela actresses Cuban emigrants to Venezuela Actresses from Havana