Francys Sudnicka (born 9 December 1979 in

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) is a

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and beauty pageant titleholder. She was born in the city of

and lived in Poland until her adolescence. She then moved back to Venezuela to pursue pageantry, before returning for good to Poland. She is noted for being the second former contestant of the

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pageant (after Natascha Börger) to win the right to represent another country at the

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pageant.

Early life

Francys Mayela Sudnicka was born on 9 December 1979 in

. Through her family's

ancestry, Sudnicka's parents were able to move to

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with her when she was 2 years old. Sudnicka went to school in Poland and lived there until adolescence. Despite this, she never lost Venezuelan citizenship and was therefore able to represent Venezuela at

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s. For this purpose, Sudnicka temporarily returned to Venezuela in 2002.

Miss Venezuela 2003

In 2003, Sudnicka was named a semifinalist in the Miss Centroccidental preliminary, one of the largest selections of candidates for

's powerful national pageant. The judges gave away the titles of six states but did not select Sudnicka. However, the president of the Miss Venezuela pageant, overruled them and ordered that Sudnicka be sent to Caracas to prepare for the

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pageant. Sudnicka was appointed as the representative of the state of Trujillo, placing in the top ten.

Miss Polonia 2005

Sudnicka represented the Polish community in

in the 2005

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contest. The winner of the contest was appointed to

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while Sudnicka, a Runner-up, was appointed as Poland's

representative.

Miss Universe 2006

In December 2005, Sudnicka was preparing for the

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title, following Natascha Börger as the second

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of the

pageant to seize a foreign crown after an unsuccessful participation in the

preliminary. Since Börger was highly successful representing

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in international pageants, Sudnicka was a clear favourite to become at least a runner-up at

, but she unplaced.

Miss Earth 2006

After moving back to Poland, Sudnicka also competed in the

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pageant in

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against 81 other women as

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. She placed in the Top 8.

Dancing with the Stars

In 2009, she took part in the 9th edition of the Polish version of "

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". She was partnered with professional dancer and choreographer Łukasz Czarnecki. Sudnicka was voted off in the 5th week, finishing in 8th place.

Personal life

Sudnicka holds both, Polish and Venezuelan citizenship. She is fluent in

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and

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. After meeting Polish professional dancer and choreographer Łukasz Czarnecki at

, she began a relationship with him. In 2011, the couple's daughter, Francine, was born. They live in

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References

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