Cynthia Cristina Lander Zamora (; born June 10, 1982, in
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 ...
) is a
Venezuelan actress, TV host and beauty-pageant titleholder who represented her country at
Miss Universe 2002 and
Miss International 2002
Miss International 2002, the 42nd Miss International pageant, was held on 30 September 2002 in Tokyo, Japan at the Century Hyatt. Małgorzata Rożniecka of Poland crowned her successor Christina Sawaya of Lebanon at the end of the event.
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.
Personal life
Born in
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 ...
, Lander moved to the
United States at age 11 and returned to
Venezuela when she was 16.
On September 24, 2011, Lander married her boyfriend of two years, businessman Carlos Martel Izaguirre.
Pageant participation
Miss Venezuela 2001
Lander participated in
Miss Venezuela 2001 representing
Distrito Capital where she beat out 25 other women for the title of
Miss Venezuela 2001, gaining the right to represent her country at
Miss Universe 2002.
Miss Universe 2002
Lander represented
Venezuela at
Miss Universe 2002, held on May 29, 2002, in
San Juan, Puerto Rico, finishing as 4th Runner-Up.
Miss International 2002
Lander was also appointed to compete in
Miss International 2002
Miss International 2002, the 42nd Miss International pageant, was held on 30 September 2002 in Tokyo, Japan at the Century Hyatt. Małgorzata Rożniecka of Poland crowned her successor Christina Sawaya of Lebanon at the end of the event.
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, held on September 30, 2002, in
Tokyo,
Japan
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, failing to place in the semifinals.
Facts
* She received
firefighter
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training prior to the
Miss Universe 2002 contest. She was motivated to work with the firefighters due to the
Vargas tragedy that occurred in Vargas State,
Venezuela in December 1999.
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* She is related to Miss Venezuela 1981 and Miss Universe 1981 Irene Sáez.
See also
* Miss Venezuela
References
External links
1982 births
Living people
Miss International 2002 delegates
Miss Universe 2002 contestants
Miss Venezuela winners
Venezuelan people of German descent
People from Caracas
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