Martina Thorogood

Martina Thorogood

Beauty pageant titleholder
Born	Martina Thorogood Heemsen February 4, 1975 (1975-02-04) (age 36) Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Hair color	Black
Eye color	Brown
Title(s)	Miss Venezuela 1999 Miss World Venezuela 1999
Major competition(s)	Miss Venezuela 1999 (Winner) (Miss Internet) (Miss Integral) Miss World 1999 (1st runner-up) (Miss World Americas)

Martina Thorogood Heemsen is a pageant titleholder, was born in Valencia, Venezuela on February 4, 1975. Thorogood, who is 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) tall, competed in the national beauty pageant Miss Venezuela 1999 and obtained the title of Miss Venezuela. Also won the special awards of Miss Internet and Miss Integral. She represented the Miranda state at the contest.

Martina Thorogood was sent to the Miss world, instead of Miss Universe where winners of Miss Venezuela are sent. This was due to reapeated shocking exclusions of few previous Miss Venezuela World.Thorogood was the official representative of Venezuela to the Miss World 1999 pageant held in London, United Kingdom on December 4, 1999, where she finished as the First Runner-up to the eventual winner, India's Yukta Mookhey.^[1][2] She was denied for Miss Universe 2000, as she was First Runner-Up in Miss World and as of rules runner-up replaces winner if anything happens to her.

References

1. ^ "Miss India takes World Crown". BBC. December 5, 1999. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/550306.stm. Retrieved 1999-12-05. 
2. ^ "Miranda ganó el Miss Venezuela". El Universal. http://buscador.eluniversal.com/1999/09/11/cul_art_11312ZZ.shtml. Retrieved 1999-09-11. 

External links

• Miss Venezuela Official Website
• Miss World Official Website

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Daniella Campos	Miss World Americas 1999	Succeeded by Katja Thomsen
Preceded by Carolina Indriago	Miss Venezuela 1999	Succeeded by Eva Ekvall
Preceded by Veronica Schneider	Miss World Venezuela 1999	Succeeded by Vanessa Cárdenas

Persondata
Name	Thorogood, Martina
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Date of birth	February 4, 1975
Place of birth	Valencia, Venezuela
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