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Marelisa Gibson Beauty pageant titleholder Born Marelisa Gibson Villegas
26 August 1988
Caracas, VenezuelaHeight 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Hair color Brown Eye color Brown Title(s) Miss Miranda 2009
Miss Venezuela 2009Major
competition(s)Miss Venezuela 2009
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2010Marelisa Gibson Villegas (born 26 August 1988) is a Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Venezuela 2009.[1][2]
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Early life
Gibson was born in Caracas, where she now studies architecture at the Central University of Venezuela.[3] She speaks Spanish, English and French. She is the great-granddaughter of a Swedish immigrant and she admires Le Corbusier, Santiago Calatrava, Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe and Renzo Piano. Her hobbies include theater and photography.[4]
Miss Venezuela
Gibson, who stands 1.78 m (5'10"), became the sixth Miss Miranda to win that title since the Miss Venezuela pageant began in 1952.[5] She also won the Best Face award.[6]
Miss Universe
She represented Venezuela in the 2010 Miss Universe pageant, in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., on August 23, and did not make it to the Top 15. This was only the third time in twenty-eight years that Venezuela was not among the semifinalists.[7]
References
- ^ "Marelisa Gibson fue electa Miss Venezuela 2009". El Nacional. http://www.el-nacional.com/www/site/p_contenido.php?q=nodo/100719/Entretenimiento/Marelisa-Gibson-fue-electa-Miss-Venezuela-2009. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ^ 2009 Miss Venezuela Official contestants
- ^ "Representante del estado Miranda electa Miss Venezuela". El Universal. http://www.eluniversal.com/2009/09/24/til_ava_representante-del-es_24A2787371.shtml. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ^ http://www.missvenezuela.com/candidatas/datosbasicos.asp?idmiss=200912
- ^ Ellas han sido Miss Venezuela
- ^ "“El Rostro Más Lindo 2009” es Marelisa Gibson". Venevision. http://noticiero.venevision.net/index_not.asp?id_noticia=20090902003706&id_seccion=06. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
- ^ Miss Venezuela 2009
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Awards and achievements Preceded by
Stefanía FernándezMiss Venezuela
2009Succeeded by
Vanessa GonçalvesPreceded by
Viviana RamosMiss Miranda
2009Succeeded by
Vanessa GonçalvesMiss Universe 2010, national titleholders ALB: Angela Martini • ANG: Jurema Ferraz • ARG: Yésica Di Vincenzo • AUS: Jesinta Campbell • BEL: Cilou Annys • BRA: Débora Lyra • CAN: Elena Semikina • COL: Natalia Navarro • CRO: Lana Obad • CUR: Safira de Wit • CZE: Jitka Válková • DEN: Ena Sandra Causevic • DOM: Eva Arias • ECU: Lady Mina • ESA: Sonia Cruz • FIN: Viivi Pumpanen • FRA: Malika Ménard • GEO: Nanuka Gogichaishvili • GBR: Tara Hoyos-Martínez • GUA: Jessica Scheel • HAI: Sarodj Bertin • IND: Ushoshi Sengupta • INA: Qory Sandioriva • IRL: Rozanna Purcell • ITA: Jessica Cecchini • JAM: Yendi Phillipps • JPN: Maiko Itai • KOR: Kim Joo-ri • KOS: Kështjella Pepshi • MEX: Ximena Navarrete • NZL: Ria van Dyke • NCA: Scharllette Allen • PAN: Anyolí Ábrego • PAR: Yohana Benítez • PER: Giuliana Zevallos • PHI: Venus Raj • POL: Maria Nowakowska • PUR: Mariana Vicente • ROU: Oana Paveluc • RUS: Irina Antonenko • SLO: Marika Savšek • RSA: Nicole Flint • ESP: Adriana Reverón • SWE: Michaela Savić • SUI: Linda Fäh • THA: Fonthip Watcharatrakul • TRI: La Toya Woods • TUR: Gizem Memiç • UKR: Anna Poslavska • URU: Stephany Ortega • USA: Rima Fakih • VEN: Marelisa Gibson
Miss Universe delegates of: 09 · 10 · 11 Categories:- 1988 births
- Living people
- People from Caracas
- Miss Venezuela winners
- Miss Universe 2010 contestants
- Venezuelan people of Swedish descent
- Central University of Venezuela alumni
- Venezuela beauty pageant contestant stubs
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