Maira Alexandra Rodríguez Herrera (born November 24, 1991, in

Maracay Maracay () is a city in north-central Venezuela, near the Caribbean coast, and is the capital and most important city of the state of Aragua. Most of it falls under the jurisdiction of Girardot Municipality. The population of Maracay and its ...

) is a Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder. She represented Amazonas state at Miss Venezuela 2014 pageant. At the conclusion of the pageant, she won the Miss Earth Venezuela crown, obtaining the right to represent

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in the

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pageant. After

Stephanie de Zorzi Stephanie Ysabel de Zorzi Landaeta (born July 20, 1993 in Turmero) is a Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder. She represented Aragua state at Miss Venezuela 2013 pageant where she won the crown of Miss Venezuela Tierra 2013. Stephanie ...

was declared as not the official representative for

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because of weight issues, Maira, who is next line, replaced de Zorzi to compete. As Miss Earth 2014 had concluded, Maira was declared as Miss Earth - Water, making Venezuela the most victorious in winning the said title, with her being the fourth winner.

Biography

Early life and career beginnings

Maira is a young Venezuelan model who was born in Maracay, a city in the state of Aragua in Venezuela. She holds a degree in

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and

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since age of five. She has extensive experience in the modeling world, performing both magazines and campaigns in Venezuela and other nations like

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Pageantry

Miss Venezuela World

Rodriguez first joined in the Miss Venezuela World 2013 pageant. She represented the

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state. However, she did not place in the pageant. The pageant was won by

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Miss Venezuela 2014

Rodriguez represented the state of Amazonas in Miss Venezuela 2014 where she competed with 24 other candidates from different parts of the country. Rodriguez won the Miss Venezuela Earth crown and would be the representative of Venezuela in

. During the "Gala Interactiva de la Belleza" event, she got the "Miss Confianza (Miss Confidence)" award. During the finals night, Maira was given the "Miss Elegancia (Miss Elegance)" award.

References

External links

Maira at Miss Earth official websiteMiss Venezuela Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rodriguez, Maira Alexandra 1991 births Living people Venezuelan beauty pageant winners Miss Earth 2014 contestants People from Maracay