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Judith Castillo
Judith Josefina Castillo Uribe (born June 16, 1958) is a Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Venezuela 1976, representing Nueva Esparta, after Elluz Peraza of Guárico had resigned only two days after her victory. Castillo was the official representative of Venezuela to the Miss Universe 1976 pageant held in Hong Kong on July 11, 1976; when she won the title of 1st Runner Up. References External linksMiss Venezuela Official Website {{DEFAULTSORT:Castillo, Judith 1958 births Living people [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caracas
Caracas (, ), officially Santiago de León de Caracas, abbreviated as 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 part of the country, within the Caracas Valley of the Venezuelan coastal mountain range (Cordillera de la Costa). The valley is close to the Caribbean Sea, separated from the coast by a steep 2,200-meter-high (7,200 ft) mountain range, Cerro El Ávila; to the south there are more hills and mountains. The Metropolitan Region of Caracas has an estimated population of almost 5 million inhabitants. The center of the city is still ''Catedral'', located near Bolívar Square, though some consider the center to be Plaza Venezuela, located in the Los Caobos area. Businesses in the city include service companies, banks, and malls. Caracas has a largely service-based economy, apart from some industrial activity in its metropolitan a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It has a territorial extension of , and its population was estimated at 29 million in 2022. The capital and largest urban agglomeration is the city of Caracas. The continental territory is bordered on the north by the Caribbean Sea and the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Colombia, Brazil on the south, Trinidad and Tobago to the north-east and on the east by Guyana. The Venezuelan government maintains a claim against Guyana to Guayana Esequiba. Venezuela is a federal presidential republic consisting of 23 states, the Capital District and federal dependencies covering Venezuela's offshore islands. Venezuela is among the most urbanized countries in Latin America; the vast majority of Venezuelans live in the cities of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Venezuela 1976
Miss Venezuela 1976 was the 23rd edition of Miss Venezuela pageant held at Teatro Paris (now called Teatro La Campiña) in Caracas, Venezuela, on May 21, 1976. The winner of the pageant was Elluz Peraza, Miss Guárico. The pageant was broadcast live by Venevision. On May 23, Peraza resigned after 36 hours of her reign, and Judith Castillo, Nueva Esparta, Miss Nueva Esparta was crowned as Miss Venezuela 1976. Results Placements *''Miss Venezuela 1976'' - Elluz Peraza ( Miss Guárico) (''resigned'') *''1st runner-up'' - Judith Castillo (Nueva Esparta, Miss Nueva Esparta) (''crowned Miss Venezuela 1976 on May 24, 1976'') *''2nd runner-up'' - Maria Genoveva Rivero (Lara (state), Miss Lara) *''3rd runner-up'' - Betzabeth Ayala (Miranda (state), Miss Miranda) *''4th runner-up'' - Ana Flor Raucci (Bolívar (state), Miss Bolívar) Special awards * ''Miss Fotogénica (Miss Photogenic)'' - Elluz Peraza ( Miss Guárico) * ''Miss Simpatía (Miss Congeniality)'' - Zoritza Ljubisavljević ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nueva Esparta
The Nueva Esparta State (in Spanish: ''Estado Nueva Esparta'', ), is one of the 23 states of Venezuela. It comprises Margarita Island, Coche, and the largely uninhabited Cubagua. The state has the smallest area, and is located off the northeast Caribbean coast of Venezuela. It is the only insular state of Venezuela (not including the Federal Dependencies, a federal territory but not a state). The main island of Margarita has an area of . Its capital city is La Asunción, and the main urban center is Porlamar. Etymology Its name, Nueva Esparta ("''New Sparta"''), comes from the heroism shown by its inhabitants during the Venezuelan War of Independence, deemed similar to that of the Spartan soldiers of Ancient Greece. History Spanish colonization Margarita was discovered on August 15, 1498 during Columbus' third voyage. On that trip the Admiral would also discover mainland Venezuela. That day, Columbus saw three islands, two of them small, low and arid (the curren ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elluz Peraza
Elluz Coromoto Peraza González (born January 26, 1958 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan pageant titleholder and actress. Peraza was Miss Venezuela 1976, but she resigned on May 24, 1976, because she married two days after her coronation. First runner-up Judith Castillo of Nueva Esparta succeeded her. Now successfully working as a writer, producer and director at a Christian company, "yesHEis" doing short films to share through the internet. You can see her in some of those short films going to: es.yesheis.com Personal life She was Miss Venezuela 1976, but only by 36 hours (she rejected her crown for marriage) She was married to Jorge Martínez (2001–2002) (divorced), German Freites (1982–1984) (widowed) 1 child, and Nehomar Bruzual (1976–1980) (divorced) 1 child. One grand daughter and one grandson. 2011 her first and 2014 the second. TV-Novelas *Rafaela (1977) *Catatumbo (1980) * María del Mar (1978) *Emilia (telenovela) (1980) *La Fruta Amarga (1981) *Cenici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guárico
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Miss Universe 1976
Miss Universe 1976, the 25th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 11 July 1976 at the Lee Theatre in Hong Kong. Rina Messinger of Israel was crowned by Anne Marie Pohtamo of Finland. This was the first and only time that an Israeli has won the competition. It was the only time in the pageant's history that the event was held in Hong Kong. Results Placements Contestants * - Taliilani Ellen Letuli * - Lilian Noemi De Asti * - Cynthia Marlene Bruin * - Julie Anne Ismay * - Heidi-Marie Passian * - Sharon Elaine Smith * - Jewell Sharon Nightingale * - Yvette Maria Aelbrecht * - Vivienne Anne Hollis * - Carolina Elisa Aramayo Esteves * - Katia Celestina Moretto † * - Normande Jacques * - Maria Veronica Sommer * - Maria Helena Reyes Abisambra * - Silvia Jiminez Pacheco * - Anneke Dijkhuizen * - Brigitte Trolle * - Norma Lora * - Gilda Plaza * - Mireya Carolina Calderon Tovar * - Pauline Davies * - Suvi Lukkarinen * - Monique Uldaric * - Birgit Margot Hamer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898... British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II; British administration resumed afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Venezuela
Miss Venezuela (Spanish: ''Organización Miss Venezuela'') is the national beauty pageant of Venezuela, traditionally held in September. It is preceded by two or three months of preliminary events, with the awarding of corporate prizes. The final televised competition generally lasts about four hours and is broadcast live across Latin America by Venevisión and produced by the networks parent company Cisneros Group, with edited versions to the United States and Mexico on the Univision and Telemundo networks. From 2013 to 2015, the national contest was split into two separate pageants: ''Miss Venezuela'' (to select representatives to Miss Universe, Miss Earth and Miss International) and ''Miss Venezuela Mundo'' (representative to Miss World). The pageant is also closely observed by other countries seeking to level competition due to its illustrious record of pageant victories. In 2016, the Venezuelan franchise for Miss Earth was awarded to Miss Earth Venezuela organized by Natio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cristal Montañez
Cristal del Mar Montañez Arocha (born 1960) is a Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder. She was Miss Venezuela for 1977, and was a semi-finalist in the Miss Universe pageant held in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic on July 16 of that year. During the presidency of Hugo Chavez she became active in politics. She participated in the Resistencia Civil de Venezolanos en el Exterior as an international coordinator, and was president of the International Venezuelan Council for Democracy International is an adjective (also used as a noun) meaning "between nations". International may also refer to: Music Albums * ''International'' (Kevin Michael album), 2011 * ''International'' (New Order album), 2002 * ''International'' (The T ... from 2003 to 2008. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Montanez, Cristal 1960 births Living people Miss Universe 1977 contestants Miss Venezuela winners People from Caracas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1958 Births
Events January * January 1 – The European Economic Community (EEC) comes into being. * January 3 – The West Indies Federation is formed. * January 4 ** Edmund Hillary's Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition completes the third overland journey to the South Pole, the first to use powered vehicles. ** Sputnik 1 (launched on October 4, 1957) falls to Earth from its orbit, and burns up. * January 13 – Battle of Edchera: The Moroccan Army of Liberation ambushes a Spanish patrol. * January 27 – A Soviet-American executive agreement on cultural, educational and scientific exchanges, also known as the " Lacy–Zarubin Agreement", is signed in Washington, D.C. * January 31 – The first successful American satellite, Explorer 1, is launched into orbit. February * February 1 – Egypt and Syria unite, to form the United Arab Republic. * February 6 – Seven Manchester United footballers are among the 21 people killed in the Munich air disaster in West Germany, on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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