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María Fernanda Cornejo
María Fernanda Cornejo (born March 24, 1989) is an Ecuadorian fashion model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss International 2011. She has modeled for fashion companies including Chloé, DKNY, and Christian Dior SE, Dior. Early life Fernanda Cornejo lives and works in Guayaquil, Ecuador. She is one of the most requested Model (person), models in her country. Cornejo is taking a bachelor's degree in nutrition at UEES and speaks Spanish. She enjoys singing, going to the beach, playing basketball and doing pilates. Now she is a Model (person), Top Model from Elite Models in United States. Miss Ecuador 2011 Fernanda, who stands tall, competed as the representative of Pichincha Province, Pichincha, She was the favorite contestant among Ecuadorians to win the crown in her country's national beauty pageant, Miss Ecuador 2011, broadcast live on March 17, 2011, from Santo Domingo de Los Colorados, Santo Domingo, where she obtained the ''Best National Costume'' award and became the ev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss International 2011
Miss International 2011 was the 51st Miss International pageant, held at the International Tennis Center in Chengdu, China, on 6 November 2011. Elizabeth Mosquera of Venezuela crowned her successor, Fernanda Cornejo of Ecuador, at the end of the event. Results Placements Special awards Order of Announcements Top 15 # # # # # # # # # # # # # # # Top 5 # # # # # Contestants The Miss International 2011 contestants were: References External links Miss International official website {{Miss International 2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ... 2011 beauty pageants 2011 in China Beauty pageants in China ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ikumi Yoshimatsu
is a Japanese actress, stunt woman, book author, opinion leader, social activist and beauty queen who was crowned Miss International 2012 in Okinawa. It was Japan's first Miss International win in the 52-year history of the pageant. In 2014, she was intimidated and criticized by Japanese nationalist and right-wing groups for publicly advocating on behalf of the historical comfort women issues and has been an outspoken leader for women's rights issues. Yoshimatsu started the "STALKER-ZERO" campaign to introduce strict new laws to protect victims of stalking and intimidation in Japan, after becoming the first high-profile woman to go public with her personal experience in an international press conference. She was a featured presenter at Ted Talks where she advocated for stronger laws to protect women in Japan. Ikumi started the Global Student Diplomacy Network in 2015 to connect elementary and middle school classrooms from various countries with each other by Skype for cul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss International 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] |
Ecuadorian Beauty Pageant Winners
Ecuadorians () are people identified with the South American country of Ecuador. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Ecuadorians, several (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of their being ''Ecuadorian''. Numerous indigenous cultures inhabited what is now Ecuadorian territory for several millennia before the expansion of the Inca Empire in the fifteenth century. The Las Vegas culture of coastal Ecuador is one of the oldest cultures in the Americas. The Valdivia culture is another well-known early Ecuadorian culture. Spaniards arrived in the sixteenth century, as did sub-Saharan Africans who were enslaved and transported across the Atlantic by Spaniards and other Europeans. The modern Ecuadorian population is principally descended from these three ancestral groups. As of the 2022 census, 77.5% of the population identified as Mestizo, a mix of Spanish and Indigenous American ancestry, up from 71.9% in 2000. The ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
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1989 Births
1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin Wall in November, the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia and the overthrow of the communist dictatorship in Romania in December; the movement ended in December 1991 with the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Revolutions against communist governments in Eastern Europe mainly succeeded, but the year also saw the suppression by the Chinese government of the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and massacre, 1989 Tiananmen Square protests in Beijing. It was the year of the first 1989 Brazilian presidential election, Brazilian direct presidential election in 29 years, since the end of the Military dictatorship in Brazil, military government in 1985 that ruled the country for more than twenty years, and marked the redemocratization process's final poin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olga Álava
Olga Mercedes Álava Vargas (born 14 February 1988) is an Ecuadorian model, social, lifestyle entrepreneur, environmentalist and beauty queen. She became the first delegate from Ecuador to win the Miss Earth pageant. Biography Álava, born on 14 February 1988, in Guayaquil, Ecuador, is the daughter of Ramón Álava and Teresa Vargas. She has three brothers and is the oldest of four children. Her hobbies include photography and modeling. During her childhood years she frequently visited the province of Manabi and spent much of her time on its beaches. She has a Bachelor's degree in International Business and graduated from the Universidad de Especialidades Espíritu Santo. She speaks Spanish, English, and Mandarin Chinese; and studied the French language at the Alliance Française. Her interest in cultural exchange has led her to live in other countries. She lived in China for one year, where she studied the Chinese language in Shanghai for seven months and helped her fath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivian Sarcos
Ivian Sarcos (born July 26, 1989) is a Venezuelan model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2011 on November 6, 2011, in London, United Kingdom. Sarcos is the sixth woman from Venezuela to win Miss World. Early life Ivian was a diplomacy student at the Central University of Venezuela. Orphaned at the age of eight, Sarcos was raised by nuns in a convent in San Carlos, the capital of Cojedes. She found a new passion in the world of fashion and started her career as a model. Sarcos comes from a family of 12 brothers and sisters. Miss Venezuela 2010 Sarcos competed as Miss Amazonas in her country's national beauty pageant, Miss Venezuela 2010, on October 28, 2010, and was crowned Miss World Venezuela. She also won the ''Most Beautiful Face'' award. Miss World 2011 On November 6, 2011, Sarcos won the 2011 Miss World pageant held in the Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London. She was placed third runner-up during the Miss World Beach Beauty event held on October 29 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leila Lopes
Leila Lopes (born 26 February 1986) is an Angolan beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe 2011. She had previously won Miss Angola UK 2010 and Miss Angola 2010. Early life Lopes was born on 26 February 1986, in Benguela, Angola. Prior to being a contestant in beauty pageants, she studied business management at the University of Suffolk in Ipswich, UK. Lopes is actively involved in raising awareness about HIV/AIDS and the discrimination that people with the disease experience. Pageantry Miss Angola UK 2010 While living and studying in England, she participated in ''Miss Angola UK'' contest on 8 October 2010. Lopes won the title, giving her the opportunity to represent the British Angolan community in Miss Angola 2010. Miss Angola UK controversy After Lopes was crowned Miss Universe 2011, allegations arose that false documents were used to allow her to participate in Miss Angola UK, which enabled her to compete in Miss Angola and subsequently Miss Universe. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tatiana Loor
Tatiana Katherine Loor Hidalgo (born June 18, 1991) is an Ecuadorian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss International Ecuador 2012. She also represented her country in the 2012 Miss International pageant and Miss Continente Americano 2012. Early life Loor was born in Santo Domingo de los Colorados. She speaks Spanish, Italian and English. Her interests are reading and cooking and she is currently studied Administration at Universidad Tecnológica Equinoccial. Miss Ecuador 2012 Tatiana, who stands tall, competed as a representative of Santo Domingo, one of 18 contestants in her country's national beauty pageant, Miss Ecuador 2012. The event was broadcast live on 16 March 2012 from La Libertad, where she obtained the title of Miss International Ecuador, gaining the right to represent her country in Miss International 2012. Miss Continente Americano 2012 Loor competed as the Ecuadorian representative in Miss Continente Americano 2012 on September 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bandera Provincia Santo Domingo De Los Tsáchilas
Bandera - from a Spanish word meaning - may refer to: Places * Bandera County, Texas, U.S. ** Bandera, Texas, its county seat *** Bandera High School ** Bandera Creek, a river, with its source near Bandera Pass ** Bandera Pass, a mountain pass * Bandera Mountain, Washington, U.S. * Bandera, Santiago del Estero, Argentina, a municipality and village * Bandera State Airport in King County, Washington, U.S. People * Alcides Bandera (born 1978), Uruguayan footballer * Andriy Bandera (1882–1941), chaplain and politician * Manuel Bandera (born 1960), Spanish actor * Quintín Bandera (–1906), military leader * Stepan Bandera (1909–1959), Ukrainian far-right militant and political leader * Vaitiare Bandera (born 1964), American actress Other uses * ''Bandera'' (moth), a genus of moth * Bandera News Philippines, Philippine media company * ''Inquirer Bandera'', a tabloid newspaper based in the Philippines * ''Bandera'', a military unit of the Spanish Legion of the Spanish Army ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Ecuador
Miss Ecuador is a national beauty pageant in Ecuador. The current Miss Ecuador is Eunice Rivadeneira from Guayas. She won the title on 17 August 2024, and will represent Ecuador at Miss International 2025. History The first winner of the Miss Ecuador pageant was Sara Chacón Zúñiga from Guayas in 1930. The contest was then inactive until 1955 when Leonor Carcache from Guayas won the first modern title of Miss Ecuador, and was the first representative of the country at Miss Universe 1955. Representatives from the 24 provinces that make up Ecuador compete annually for the title of Miss Ecuador. Since 2024, Miss Ecuador has sent its winner to Miss International. In addition, the pageant also selects candidates to represent Ecuador in other international contests such as Reina Hispanoamericana, Miss United Continents and Miss Landscapes International. In the past, Miss Ecuador sent representatives to: Miss Universe until 2023, Miss World until 2012, Miss Earth until 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
