Marelisa Gibson
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Marelisa Gibson | |
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| Born | Marelisa Gibson Villegas 26 August 1988 |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Miranda 2009 Miss Venezuela 2009 |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Venezuela 2009 (Winner) Miss Universe 2010 (Unplaced) |
Marelisa Gibson Villegas (born 26 August 1988) is a Venezuelan designer and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Venezuela 2009.[1][2]
Early life
Gibson was born in Caracas, where she use to study architecture at the Central University of Venezuela.[3] She speaks Spanish, English and French.[4] Gibson currently attends the Art Institute of Philadelphia for Interior Design.
Career
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 after Ana Karina Áñez in 2004 and Jictzad Viña in 2006.[7]
References
- ^ "Marelisa Gibson fue electa Miss Venezuela 2009". El Nacional. Archived from the original on 2009-09-26. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ^ [1] Archived April 29, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Representante del estado Miranda electa Miss Venezuela". El Universal. Retrieved 2009-09-24.
- ^ [2] Archived September 14, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Ellas han sido Miss Venezuela". Bellezavenezolana.net. Retrieved 2012-09-28.
- ^ ""El Rostro Más Lindo 2009" es Marelisa Gibson". Venevision. Archived from the original on 2011-10-03. Retrieved 2009-09-02.
- ^ [3] Archived September 28, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
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