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Andrea Destongue
Andrea Carolina del Valle Destongue Quiróz (born September 8, 1986) is a Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder who was selected as Miss Supranational Venezuela 2011. Destongue represented Venezuela in the Miss Supranational 2011 competition. Life and career Early life Andrea was born in Barquisimeto, Lara. Her older sister, Tania Destongue, represented Yaracuy state in Miss Venezuela 2003, without any success. Pageantry Before being appointed, Andrea participated in the Señorita Centroccidental 2011 contest, held on June 4, 2011, in Barquisimeto, in order to represent Lara state in Miss Venezuela that year. At the end of the event, Destongue obtained the position of 1st finalist with a view to participating in Miss Venezuela 2011. However, she did not manage to be called as an official candidate. The winner of this contest was Carla Rodrigues, who would later represent Portugal in the Miss Universe 2018 pageant, being the third Venezuelan to represent a foreign ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Venezuela 2010
Miss Venezuela (Spanish: ''Organización Miss Venezuela'') is a Venezuelan beauty pageant operated by the Cisneros Group. Founded in 1952, it currently selects Venezuelan representatives to Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International. The current national director of Miss Venezuela is Miss Universe 2013 Gabriela Isler. The current Miss Venezuela is Stephany Abasali of Anzoátegui who was crowned on 5 December 2024 at the Centro Comercial Líder in Caracas, Venezuela. History On 7 May 1905, Manuela Victoria Mujica Antich of Lara, was elected by popular vote as ''Miss Venezuela''. Many authors and scholars in the history of the Miss Venezuela contest consider her as the first Miss Venezuela ever, and its vote as a precursor of the current national pageant. Miss Venezuela (1952 - 1981) The Miss Venezuela pageant was officially founded in 1952 by Pan Am and businesswoman Gloria Sánchez, for selecting a Venezuelan representative for the Miss Universe pageant in L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Venezuela Winners
Miss (pronounced ) is an English-language honorific typically used for a girl, for an unmarried woman (when not using another title such as "Doctor" or "Dame"), or for a married woman retaining her maiden name. Originating in the 17th century, it is a contraction of ''mistress''. The plural of ''Miss'' is ''Misses'' or occasionally ''Mses''. History Origins Like '' Ms'' and ''Mrs'', ''Miss'' has its roots in the title ''Mistress''. ''Miss'' was originally a title given primarily to children rather than adults. During the 1700s, its usage broadened to encompass adult women. The title emerged as a polite way to address women, reflecting changing societal norms and class distinctions. Prior to this, referring to an adult woman as a ''Miss'' might have carried connotations of prostitution. Evolution of meanings and usage The meanings of both ''Miss'' and ''Mrs'' underwent transformations over time. Historically, these titles did not solely indicate marital status. Even after t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1986 Births
The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. ** Spain and Portugal enter the European Community, which becomes the European Union in 1993. * January 11 – The Sir Leo Hielscher Bridges, Gateway Bridge in Brisbane, Australia, at this time the world's longest prestressed concrete free-cantilever bridge, is opened. * January 13–January 24, 24 – South Yemen Civil War. * January 20 – The United Kingdom and France announce plans to construct the Channel Tunnel. * January 24 – The Voyager 2 space probe makes its first encounter with Uranus. * January 25 – Yoweri Museveni's National Resistance Army Rebel group takes over Uganda after leading a Ugandan Bush War, five-year guerrilla war in which up to half a million people are believed to have been killed. They will later use January 26 as the official date ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamilex Alexander
Diamilex Lucía Alexander González (born May 26, 1986) is a Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder who was titled Miss Supranational Venezuela 2012. Alexander represented Venezuela in Miss Supranational 2012. Life and career Early life Alexander was born in Maracaibo, Zulia. Diamilex has worked as a professional model for several years. She began her journey in beauty pageants at the age of 14. In 2007, she participated in the French dramatic comedy film, '' 99 francs'', directed by Jan Kounen. Pageantry At the beginning Diamilex obtained the title of Miss Bikini Venezuela 2008, to later participate and obtain the title of Miss World Model Bikini International 2008, in Malta. In 2009, Alexander participated in the nineteenth edition of Miss Italia nel Mondo representing the French island of the Caribbean, Guadeloupe, managing to classify in the group of 15 semifinalists. Later on, she would become the president of Miss Italia Nel Mondo for Venezuela. Miss Supranat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laksmi Rodríguez
Laksmi Rodríguez de la Sierra Solórzano (born November 19, 1985, in San Cristóbal, Venezuela, San Cristóbal) is a Venezuelan model (person), model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Venezuela 2008, Miss Venezuela International 2008. She competed in the Miss International 2009 beauty pageant. Rodríguez, who is tall, competed in the national beauty pageant Miss Venezuela 2008, on September 10, 2008, and obtained the title of ''Miss Venezuela International''. She represented Monagas state. She stands and her measurements are 90–61–90. Laksmi also participated in the :es:Miss Supranacional 2010, Miss Supranational 2010 competition, where she managed to advance to the final ten, finally occupying the sixth position. Life and career Early life Rodríguez studied Social Communication at the Universidad Santa María (Caracas), Santa María University, in Caracas. Pageantry Miss Venezuela 2008 Rodríguez was selected to represent the Monagas state in Miss Ven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the north to the Sudetes and Carpathian Mountains in the south, bordered by Lithuania and Russia to the northeast, Belarus and Ukraine to the east, Slovakia and the Czech Republic to the south, and Germany to the west. The territory has a varied landscape, diverse ecosystems, and a temperate climate. Poland is composed of Voivodeships of Poland, sixteen voivodeships and is the fifth most populous member state of the European Union (EU), with over 38 million people, and the List of European countries by area, fifth largest EU country by area, covering . The capital and List of cities and towns in Poland, largest city is Warsaw; other major cities include Kraków, Wrocław, Łódź, Poznań, and Gdańsk. Prehistory and protohistory of Poland, Prehistoric human activity on Polish soil dates to the Lower Paleolithic, with continuous settlement since the end of the Last Gla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Płock
Płock (pronounced ), officially the Ducal Capital City of Płock, is a city in central Poland, on the Vistula river, in the Masovian Voivodeship. According to the data provided by Central Statistical Office (Poland), GUS on 31 December 2021, there were 116,962 inhabitants in the city. Płock is a seat of the county (''powiat'') in the west of the Masovian Voivodeship. From 1079 to 1138 it was the List of former national capitals, capital of Poland. The Cathedral Hill (''Wzgórze Tumskie''), along with Płock Castle and the Płock Cathedral, Catholic Cathedral containing the sarcophagi of some Polish monarchs, is listed as a List of Historic Monuments (Poland), Historic Monument of Poland. It was the main city and administrative center of Mazovia in the Middle Ages before the rise of Warsaw, and later it remained a royal city in Poland, royal city of Poland.Adolf Pawiński, ''Mazowsze'', Warszawa 1895, p. 37 (in Polish) It is the cultural, academic, scientific, administrative and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angela Ruiz
Ángela Julieta Ruiz Pérez (born October 4, 1992 in Maturín) is a Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder who represented Monagas in the Miss Venezuela 2010 pageant, on October 28, 2010, and won the title of ''1st runner up''. Ruiz won the Super Model of Venezuela 2009 pageant and was the official representative of Venezuela in the Ford Models Supermodel of the World 2010 pageant, held in Brazil in January, 2010. On the same time she graduated as an industrial engineer at the Santiago Marino's University, in 2011. She also represented Venezuela in the Reinado Internacional del Café 2011, in Manizales, Colombia, on January 9, 2011, and won the title of Virreina (Vice-Miss or 1st runner up). Ruiz has also been named 5th runner up in the 2011 Reina Hispanoamericana pageant in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, on October, 27th, 2011. During those years she continued to work as a model in Venezuela, did different campaigns for various brands, as many runways for Venezuelan designer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barquisimeto
Barquisimeto (; ) is a city in Venezuela. Barquisimeto is located in the Central-Western Region, Venezuela. It is the capital of the state of Lara (state), Lara and head of Iribarren Municipality. It is an important urban, industrial, commercial and transportation center of the country, recognized as the fourth-largest city by population and area in Venezuela after Caracas, Maracaibo and Valencia, Venezuela, Valencia. History Barquisimeto was founded in 1552 by Juan de Villegas, as a headquarters and to have better control of the territory believed to be rich in gold. Its original name was Nueva Segovia de Barquisimeto and then it was shortened to just Barquisimeto. This city changed locations four times between 1552 and 1563. The original settlement was near the Buría River, but moved in 1556 due to frequent floods suffered by inhabitants. The second location was in the valley of the Turbio River (Venezuela), Turbio River, where the city stayed until Lope de Aguirre burned i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Universe 2018
Miss Universe 2018 was the 67th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Impact, Muang Thong Thani, Impact Arena in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi, Thailand, on 17 December 2018. At the conclusion of the event, Demi-Leigh Tebow, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa crowned Catriona Gray of the Philippines as Miss Universe 2018. This was the Philippines' fourth victory after their recent victory in Miss Universe 2015, 2015. Contestants from ninety-four countries and territories competed in this year's pageant, surpassing the previous record of ninety-two in Miss Universe 2017, 2017. The pageant was hosted by Steve Harvey in his fourth consecutive year, along with supermodel Ashley Graham (model), Ashley Graham. Television personality Carson Kressley and runway coach Lu Sierra provided commentary and analysis throughout the event. American singer-songwriter Ne-Yo performed in this year's pageant. Background Location and date The Miss Universe Organization was in talks to host the pageant in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
