Cynthia Cristina Lander Zamora (; born June 10, 1982, in

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) is a

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n actress, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder who represented her country at

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and

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Personal life

Born in

, Lander moved to the

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at age 11 and returned to

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

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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

Lander represented

, held on May 29, 2002, in

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, finishing as 4th Runner-Up.

Miss International 2002

Lander was also appointed to compete in

, held on September 30, 2002, in

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, failing to place in the semifinals.

Facts

* She received

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training prior to the

contest. She was motivated to work with the firefighters due to the

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that occurred in Vargas State,

in December 1999.terra , missuniverso2002
/ref> * She is related to Miss Venezuela 1981 and

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Irene Sáez Irene Lailin Sáez Conde (born 13 December 1961) is a Venezuelan politician and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe 1981. She has been a model, was the mayor of Chacao (a municipality of Caracas), governor of the state of Nueva Esparta ...

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1982 births Living people Miss International 2002 delegates Miss Universe 2002 contestants Miss Venezuela winners Venezuelan people of German descent Actresses from Caracas {{venezuela-pageant-bio-stub Lander family