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Miss Venezuela 2018
Miss Venezuela 2018 was the 65th edition of the Miss Venezuela held on December 13, 2018 at the Estudio 5 de Venevisión in Caracas, Venezuela. At the end of the event, Miss World Venezuela 2017, Veruska Ljubisavljević, crowned Isabella Rodríguez of Portuguesa as the winner. She represented Venezuela at Miss World 2019 and made into top 40. This was the first edition of Miss Venezuela not being under the chairmanship of Osmel Sousa, who was president for 40 years. After his resignation, the organization is now chaired by three former Venezuelan beauty queens: Gabriela Isler, Miss Universe 2013, Jacqueline Aguilera, Miss World 1995 and Nina Sicilia, Miss International 1985. This marks the second time the winner goes to the Miss World pageant instead of Miss Universe, after Martina Thorogood, Miss Venezuela 1999, represented Venezuela at Miss World 1999 Miss World 1999, the 49th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 4 December 1999 at the Olympia Hall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isabella Rodríguez
Isabella Rodríguez Guzmán (born 19 October 1993) is a Venezuelan TV host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Venezuela 2018. She represented the state of Portuguesa at the pageant and represented Venezuela at the Miss World 2019 competition where she was placed as top 40. Life and career Early life and education Rodríguez was born in Petare, Miranda into a humble family belonging to the town of Petare, Sucre Municipality. She is an Industrial Security student at Antonio José de Sucre University Institute of Technology in Caracas. Pageantry Sambil Model 2015 The Venezuelan chain of shopping centers Centro Sambil annually organizes an event where the best young promises of national modeling are selected. In 2015, Rodríguez was one of the 12 girls selected in the national casting to participate that year in the contest. On Tuesday, June 2, 2015, the Sambil Model Fashion Show 2015 was held, with Rodríguez winning the title. Miss Venezuela 2018 At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Sicilia
Alejandrina “Nina” Sicilia Hernández (born December 3, 1962, in Caracas) is a Venezuelan model and beauty queen who was the very first Venezuelan to hold the Miss International title. Career Born in Caracas, Venezuela, she represented the Monagas State in the Miss Venezuela pageant in 1985, winning the special band of Miss Elegance and the place of First Finalist, enabling her to represent Venezuela in the Miss International pageant. In August 1985 she won the pageant, becoming the first Venezuelan ever to win it. In addition, Nina Sicilia is a pianist; she studied at the Juan José Landaeta National Conservatory of Music in Caracas, complementing her ten years of piano with studies in theory and music theory, music history, harmony and composition. Throughout her artistic career, she has developed as an entertainer of innumerable special and variety programs for television Venevisión and for the chain Univisión. Similarly, she was the official animator of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Acarigua
Acarigua (), founded as San Miguel de Acarigua, is a city in northwestern Venezuela, in the northern part of the state of Portuguesa. Formerly the state capital, it is a major commercial center for the northern Llanos region of South America. It is contiguous with the neighboring city of Araure. Demographics The city's population was 116,551 in 1990 and was estimated at 208,495 in 2008. Religion Its Cathedral ''Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la Corteza'' is the episcopal see of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Acarigua–Araure. Climate Ecology Fauna The '' Thysania agrippina'' is one of the world's largest moths, with wings in size. Flora The saman or '' Samanea saman'' is the most widespread tree throughout the city. Protected areas * Parque Musiu Carmelo * Parque Mittar Nakichenovich * Balneario Sabanetica * Balneario el Mamón * Parque Curpa, popularly known as José Antonio Páez Park. Production Acarigua is a principal commercial center of the northern por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maracay
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La Grita
La Grita is a town in the north west of Táchira state, Venezuela. It has a population of 80.000. Located in an Andean valley, La Grita has a beautiful natural setting and fertile land. The town includes colonial style houses and open plazas. The area offers visitors activities including hiking, camping, mountain climbing, as well as flora and fauna observation. Religious tourism is a main attraction during Semana Santa or during the celebration of the Santo Cristo de La Grita every August 6. History Founded by the Spanish Captain Francisco de Cáceres, in 1576, also known as ciudad de Atenas or ciudad del Espíritu Santo, it was the capital of the Province of La Grita (1576–1607). Later the town was a strategic point in Simon Bolivar's " Admirable Campaign" (1813). Bolivar stayed at the "Balcony House", now known as a site of great value to Venezuela's independence movement. La Grita was affected by the 1875 Cúcuta earthquake. Culture La Grita has a community TV station, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Valencia, Venezuela
Valencia () is the capital city of Carabobo State and the third-largest city in Venezuela. The city is an economic hub that contains Venezuela's top industries and manufacturing companies. It is also the largest city in the Valencia-Maracay metropolitan region, which with a population of about 4.5 million is the country's second largest after that of Caracas. Caracas lies some away to the east. History The area was already inhabited in the fourth millennium BC. The inhabitants were mainly hunters and gatherers who might have already developed some elementary forms of agriculture. Between AD 200 and 1000 an important settlement was formed close to Lake Valencia. Around the year 1000, waves of migration started to come from the Orinoco river area, probably arriving along the Pao river. The fusion of previous settlements with these new populations gave rise to the Vacencioide culture. People in the area belonged mostly to Arawak groups. They were hunters and gatherers who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charallave
Charallave is a city in the state of Miranda, Venezuela, and part of Miranda's Valles del Tuy region. It is the capital of Cristóbal Rojas Municipality. The name derives from the local ''Charavares'' indigenous people found at the time the city was founded. The city is connected to 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 ...' public transport system via two train stations, Charallave Norte (Generalísimo Francisco de Miranda) and Charallave Sur (Don Simon Rodríguez). Cities in Miranda (state) Populated places established in 1681 1681 establishments in the Spanish Empire {{MirandaVE-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maracaibo
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Twitter
Twitter is an online social media and social networking service owned and operated by American company Twitter, Inc., on which users post and interact with 280-character-long messages known as "tweets". Registered users can post, like, and 'Reblogging, retweet' tweets, while unregistered users only have the ability to read public tweets. Users interact with Twitter through browser or mobile Frontend and backend, frontend software, or programmatically via its APIs. Twitter was created by Jack Dorsey, Noah Glass, Biz Stone, and Evan Williams (Internet entrepreneur), Evan Williams in March 2006 and launched in July of that year. Twitter, Inc. is based in San Francisco, California and has more than 25 offices around the world. , more than 100 million users posted 340 million tweets a day, and the service handled an average of 1.6 billion Web search query, search queries per day. In 2013, it was one of the ten List of most popular websites, most-visited websites and has been de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World 1999
Miss World 1999, the 49th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 4 December 1999 at the Olympia Hall in London, United Kingdom. The pageant was hosted by Ulrika Jonsson and model Melanie Sykes. The 1999 pageant attracted 94 delegates from all over the world. The 1999 pageant also marked the first time that Scotland and Wales fielded their respective delegates. At the end of the event, 20-year-old Miss India Yukta Mookhey went on to win the Miss World 1999 crown. The preliminary swimsuit competition was held in Malta. She was crowned by her predecessor Linor Abargil of Israel. Protesters gathered outside the event, decrying it as a "sexist cattle market". Results Placements Continental Queens of Beauty Contestants * – Shari Afua Smith * – Lorena Silva * – Verónica Denise Barrionuevo * – Cindy Vanessa Cam Tin Martinus * – Nalishebo Gaskell * – Sandra Kolbl * – Mary Watkins * – Tania Rahman Tonni * – Brigitta Callens * – Ana Raquel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Venezuela 1999
Miss Venezuela 1999 was the 46th Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in Caracas, Venezuela on September 10, 1999 after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Martina Thorogood, Miss Miranda. The pageant was broadcast live on Venevision from the Poliedro de Caracas in Caracas, Venezuela. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Carolina Indriago, crowned Martina Thorogood of Miranda as the new Miss Venezuela. Results Placements Special awards * Miss Internet (voted by www.missvenezuela.com viewers) - Martina Thorogood ( Miranda) * Miss Figure - Claudia Moreno ( Distrito Federal) * Best Smile - Norkys Batista (Nueva Esparta) * Miss Elegance - Rocío Alvarez ( Cojedes) * Best Skin - Maria Luisa Flores ( Apure) * Best Legs - Andreína Llamozas ( Vargas) * Miss Integral - Martina Thorogood ( Miranda) * Best Hair - Antonella Baricelli (Carabobo) Contestants The Miss Venezuela 1999 delegates are: ;Notes *Martina Thorogood placed as 1st run ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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