User:Mauriziok/Gabriela Isler
Gabriela Isler | |
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 Isler in 2013 | |
| Born | María Gabriela de Jesús Isler Morales March 21, 1988 Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela |
| Occupation | Director of Miss Venezuela (2018–present) |
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
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| Hair color | Light brown[citation needed] |
| Eye color | Brown[citation needed] |
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María Gabriela de Jesús Isler Morales (born 21 March 1988)[citation needed] is a Venezuelan fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe 2013, and is the seventh Miss Universe of her country.
Isler is the founder of Universe of Blessings Fund, a charity organization devoted to female empowerment and counseling.
Early and personal life[edit]
Isler was born in the city of Valencia, to a Swiss-German father and Venezuelan mother,[1] but has studied and lived in Maracay since she was little. She holds a BA in management and marketing from Universidad Tecnológica del Centro. She is of Swiss and German heritage and also holds Swiss citizenship by descent. Her paternal grandfather was from Lausanne.[2] At age 14, she started modeling as a way to cheer her mother and grandmother up after her aunt died.[3]
Isler personally launched and is CEO of the Universe of Blessings Fund,[4] a 501(c)(3) organization, which seeks to empower young women and girls and decrease the rates of adolescent pregnancy and maternal mortality, issues which are problematic in Venezuela. She is also an ambassador for the Scalabrini International Migration Network.[citation needed]
Pageantry[edit]
Miss Venezuela 2012[edit]
Isler, who stands 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m),[5] competed as Miss Guárico, one of 24 finalists in the national beauty pageant Miss Venezuela 2012, on August 30, 2012 in Caracas, winning the Miss Elegance award, and became the ninth Miss Venezuela winner from Guárico. As the winner, she went on to represent Venezuela at Miss Universe 2013.[citation needed]
Miss Universe 2013[edit]
Isler represented Venezuela at the Miss Universe 2013 pageant, held on November 9 in Moscow, Russia. She was crowned Miss Universe 2013 by outgoing titleholder Olivia Culpo of the United States. On January 25, 2015, Isler passed her title to Paulina Vega, Miss Colombia 2014 at the 63rd Miss Universe Pageant at FIU Arena, Miami, Florida.[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ Fenner, James (November 10, 2013). "Miss Universe 2013: 5 Facts About the Venezuelan and Post-Competition Reactions". Guardian Liberty Voice. Retrieved December 19, 2022.
- ^ "La Miss Univers 2013 a aussi la nationalité suisse". Tribune de Genève. tdg.ch. October 11, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2013.
- ^ "Gabriela Isler: the woman behind the Miss Universe 2013 title". gbtimes.com. Archived from the original on November 29, 2013. Retrieved November 26, 2013.
- ^ "The Universe of Blessings Fund". GenFKD. December 15, 2017. Archived from the original on December 2, 2018. Retrieved December 1, 2018.
- ^ "Gabriela Isler, Miss Universe 2013". Miss Universe. October 10, 2020. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017.
External links[edit]
- Miss Venezuela official website
- Miss Venezuela La Nueva Era MB
- 10 Things You Didn't Know About Gabriela Isler – YouTube
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Miss Venezuela winners in the Big Four beauty pageants | ||
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