Ivian Sarcos (born July 26, 1989) is a

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model and beauty queen who was crowned

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on November 6, 2011, in

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. Sarcos is the sixth woman from

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to win

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Early life

Ivian was a diplomacy student at the

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. Orphaned at the age of eight, Sarcos was raised by

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in San Carlos, the capital of Cojedes. She found a new passion in the world of fashion and started her career as a model. Sarcos comes from a family of 12 brothers and sisters.

Miss Venezuela 2010

Sarcos competed as Miss Amazonas in her country's national beauty pageant, Miss Venezuela 2010, on October 28, 2010, and was crowned Miss World Venezuela. She also won the ''Most Beautiful Face'' award.

Miss World 2011

On November 6, 2011, Sarcos won the 2011 Miss World pageant held in the

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in London. She was placed third runner-up during the Miss World Beach Beauty event held on October 29 and fifth-runner-up in

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, also held on October 29, becoming the eventual winner of

on November 6. She became the sixth woman from Venezuela to capture the title. In a press conference after her victory, she said, "“This has taught me that life, although it may be bad, doesn’t have to end badly. Although I no longer have my parents, it has taught me to be stronger..... I want to carry on doing the wonderful work that ‘Beauty with a Purpose’ and the Miss World organization does and to help people in need.... I want to help people like me." The President of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, congratulated Sarcos, by telephone and on Twitter. Sarcos was interviewed on

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for the TV programs ''

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'' and ''

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'' in

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(USA) and featured in a 7-hour special on Venevision for her return to Venezuela, reaching a 73% share of the viewing audience. A press conference for her victory was held in Caracas with several journalists. She appeared in ''

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'' magazine for the UK and in ''Look Caras'' and ''

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'' magazine in Venezuela. On January 4, 2012, President Hugo Chávez received Sarcos with flowers and kissed her hand after their meeting at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas and expressed his government's support. Sarcos has a foundation, called Belleza con Proposito (beauty with a purpose), for people in need. On November 16, 2011, she attended

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's birthday lunch. On January 16, 2012, Sarcos was at the

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Sarcos was in Ireland for Variety Children's Charity sharing with Brian Ormond. She travelled to

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and

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from 19 to 28 May for humanitarian works. On June 3, 2012, The Miss World Organization chartered a special boat and joined one of the largest flotillas ever assembled on the River Thames as part of the Queen's official river procession. On board the boat were the Miss World chairman Julia Morley and Sarcos.

References

External links

Miss Venezuela official websiteMiss World official websiteMiss Venezuela La Nueva Era MBIvian Sarcos - photo galleryIvian Sarcos fan club
{{DEFAULTSORT:Sarcos, Ivian 1989 births Living people Miss Venezuela World winners Miss World 2011 delegates Miss World winners People from Guanare Venezuelan beauty pageant winners Central University of Venezuela alumni