Eleonora Carrillo is a Salvadoran model and beauty pageant titleholder who participated in the 44th edition of Miss Universe pageant, held in

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Miss Universe 1995

In Miss Universe, Eleonora Carrillo placed in the semifinals; making it the first time El Salvador was placed in a Miss Universe contest since Carmen Elena Figueroa's participation in

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. Although she had the highest score in the interview session, she had the lowest score in both the swimsuit and evening gown portion, which ultimately cost her a spot in the Top 6.

Personal life

Born in

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, her father, son of the Salvadoran ambassador to the U.N., met her mother when he went to school in

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. Her mother, Beatrice Alamanni de Carrillo, moved to El Salvador, was naturalized, and became human rights advocate. In 2001, she became Attorney for the Defense of Human Rights, created after the

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, until her term ended in 2007. After doing some modeling in

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, Carrillo currently lives in

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and works as an attorney.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Carrillo, Eleonora Living people Miss Universe 1995 contestants People from San Salvador Salvadoran beauty pageant winners Salvadoran people of Italian descent Year of birth missing (living people) 20th-century Salvadoran women