María Begoña Juaristi Mateo (born May 20, 1968, in
Maracaibo
Maracaibo ( , ; ) is a city and municipality in northwestern Venezuela, on the western shore of the strait that connects Lake Maracaibo to the Gulf of Venezuela. It is the largest city in Venezuela and is List of cities in Venezuela by population ...
,
Venezuela
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) is a Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder who competed as
Miss Zulia in her country's national beauty pageant
Miss Venezuela
Miss Venezuela (Spanish: ''Organización Miss Venezuela'') is a Venezuelan beauty pageant operated by the Cisneros Group. Founded in 1952, it currently selects Venezuelan representatives to Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International. ...
, obtaining the title of Miss World Venezuela.
As the official representative of her
country
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to the
Miss World
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pageant held in London, United Kingdom on November 13, 1986, she became 4th runner-up to eventual winner
Giselle Laronde of
Trinidad and Tobago
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.
References
External links
Miss Venezuela Official WebsiteMiss World Official Website
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1968 births
Living people
Models from Maracaibo
Miss Venezuela World winners
Miss World 1986 delegates