Amanda Dudamel Newman is a Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned
Miss Venezuela 2021
Miss Venezuela 2021 was the 68th Miss Venezuela pageant, held at the Estudio 1 de Venevisión in Caracas, Venezuela, on October 28, 2021.
Mariángel Villasmil of Zulia crowned Amanda Dudamel of Región Andina as her successor at the end of th ...
, representing the
Region Andina. She also represented Venezuela at
Miss Universe 2022
Miss Universe 2022 was the 71st Miss Universe pageant, held at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States on 14 January 2023. This was the first edition held under the ownership of JKN Global Group.
At th ...
and was first runner-up.
Personal life and career
Amanda Dudamel was born in
Mérida, Mérida
Mérida, officially known as ''Santiago de los Caballeros de Mérida'', is the capital of the municipality of Libertador and the state of Mérida, and is one of the main cities of the Venezuelan Andes. It was founded in 1558 by Captain Juan ...
in Venezuela. Aside from being raised in
Mérida and
Yaracuy
Yaracuy (, ;) is one of the 23 States of Venezuela, states of Venezuela. Yaracuy is located in the Central-Western Region, Venezuela. It is bordered by Falcón State, Falcón in the north, in the west by Lara State, Lara, in the south by Portug ...
, Dudamel spent her childhood in a variety of countries such as Canada, Colombia, Chile and South Africa, where she learned to speak English. She is the daughter of
Rafael Dudamel
Rafael Édgar Dudamel Ochoa (born January 7, 1973), is a Venezuelan football manager and former player who played as a goalkeeper. He is the manager of Colombian club Deportivo Pereira.
As a player, Dudamel made 56 appearances for the Venezue ...
, a Venezuelan former footballer from
San Felipe,
Yaracuy
Yaracuy (, ;) is one of the 23 States of Venezuela, states of Venezuela. Yaracuy is located in the Central-Western Region, Venezuela. It is bordered by Falcón State, Falcón in the north, in the west by Lara State, Lara, in the south by Portug ...
, and Nahir Newman Torres, a Venezuelan architect and real estate agent from
Mérida, Mérida
Mérida, officially known as ''Santiago de los Caballeros de Mérida'', is the capital of the municipality of Libertador and the state of Mérida, and is one of the main cities of the Venezuelan Andes. It was founded in 1558 by Captain Juan ...
.
Dudamel studied fashion design in
Rome
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, Italy, where she lived for several years and learned to speak Italian fluently. She is the owner and executive director of her own clothing brand "By Amanda Dudamel" and co-founder of the brand "Reborn the Brand", as well as director of the social impact project "Emprendiendo e Impactando".
On November 18, 2021, Dudamel held her first show as a fashion designer in Venezuela with her clothing brand ''Reborn the Brand''.
She is the Creative Director of Made in Petare, an accessories brand that was created to financially support the “Un Par Por Un Sueño” foundation. Together with them, through the development and sale of products, they contribute to the work of the foundation where more than 1000 children are fed daily in different dining rooms in
Petare
Dulce Nombre de Jesús de Petare is a neighborhood in Miranda (state), Miranda, Venezuela, and is part of the Metropolitan District of Caracas. It is located in the Sucre Municipality, Miranda, Sucre Municipality, one of the five divisions of ...
, Venezuela, the largest neighborhood in Latin America. They also include mothers as part of the process, offering them training and job opportunities to help support their families and children.
In January 2022, she participated in a commercial for hair care brand Drene.
On May 24, 2022, at a show of Venezuelan fashion designer Giovanni Scutaro, she modelled the spring summer collection, entitled ''Canto a Caracas'' (I sing to Caracas).
Dudamel has launched a digital platform, called "Voice Across The Universe" and has interviewed several Miss Universe candidates, including : Argentina, Brazil, South Korea,
Curaçao
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Curaçao includ ...
, Colombia, Spain, the Philippines, Ghana, Panama, Kosovo, Mexico, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Italy, Paraguay, Portugal, Ukraine, and Uruguay.
Pageantry
Miss Venezuela 2021
Dudamel won
Miss Venezuela 2021
Miss Venezuela 2021 was the 68th Miss Venezuela pageant, held at the Estudio 1 de Venevisión in Caracas, Venezuela, on October 28, 2021.
Mariángel Villasmil of Zulia crowned Amanda Dudamel of Región Andina as her successor at the end of th ...
on October 28, 2021.
During her reign as Miss Venezuela, she created a social project, called ''Dale play al éxito'' (play success). This is a training program where she worked with men and women in the agricultural sector, in Petare, Miranda, Venezuela.
Miss Universe 2022
Dudamel represented Venezuela at
Miss Universe 2022
Miss Universe 2022 was the 71st Miss Universe pageant, held at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States on 14 January 2023. This was the first edition held under the ownership of JKN Global Group.
At th ...
and was first runner-up. This is the highest placement Venezuela has achieved since
Gabriela Isler
María Gabriela de Jesús Isler (; born March 21, 1988) is a Venezuelan model, presenter, and former beauty queen who gained international recognition by winning the titles of Miss Venezuela 2012 and Miss Universe 2013.
She passed on her Miss ...
won in 2013. She became the fourth consecutive contestant from Latin America to finish as first runner-up following
Madison Anderson
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, Puerto Rico, at
Miss Universe 2019
Miss Universe 2019 was the 68th Miss Universe pageant, held at Stage 1 of Tyler Perry Studios in Atlanta, Georgia, United States on 8 December 2019.
At the end of the event, Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa was crowned as Miss Universe 2019 by ...
,
Julia Gama
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Pageantry M ...
, Brazil at
Miss Universe 2020
Miss Universe 2020 was the 69th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, United States, on 16 May 2021.
At the end of the event, Zozibini Tunzi of South Africa crowned Andrea Meza of Mexic ...
, and
Nadia Ferreira
Nadia Tamara Ferreira (born 10 May 1999) is a Paraguayan fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Paraguay 2021. As Miss Universe Paraguay, Ferreira represented Paraguay at Miss Universe 2021, where she placed ...
, Paraguay at
Miss Universe 2021
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At the end of the event, Harnaaz Sandhu of India was crowned Miss Universe 2021 by Andrea Meza of Mexico. It was India's f ...
.
References
Living people
Venezuelan beauty pageant winners
Venezuelan female models
People from Mérida, Mérida
Miss Universe 2022 contestants
Miss Venezuela winners
Year of birth missing (living people)
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