Lorenza Bernot

Lorenza Bernot


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Birth name             Lorenza Bernot Krauze
Birth date              August 16, 1988
Birth place            Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Height                  1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Hair color             Brown
Eye color              Green
Title(s)                  Nuestra Belleza Morelos 2007
                            Nuestra Belleza Internacional México 2008


Biography
Lorenza Bernot Krauze s a Mexican model who competed in the Miss International 2008 pageant.
Born in Mexico City and raised in Cuernavaca, Morelos from the age of five, Lorenza Bernot competed against thirty-three other contestants for the national beauty title of Mexico, Nuestra Belleza Mexico, held in Manzanillo, Colima on October 5, 2007. Despite not winning, the nineteen-year old was chosen to represent Mexico in the 2008 Miss International pageant, held in the Chinese region of Macau on November 8, 2008.







Priscila Perales



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Birth name                 Silvia Priscila Perales Elizondo
Birth date                  February 24, 1983
Birth place                 Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico
Height                       1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Hair color                  Brown
Eye color                   Brown
Title(s)                       Nuestra Belleza Nuevo León 2005
                                  Nuestra Belleza México 2005
                                  Nuestra Belleza Internacional México 2007
                                  Miss International 2007

Biography
Silvia Priscila Perales Elizondo  is a beauty queen from Mexico who won the 2007 Miss International title.
Prior to her participation in the 2005 national Nuestra Belleza México pageant, Perales studied Sciences and Communication at the University of Monterrey and was also doing runway modeling apart from her studies.


Nuestra Belleza Mexico
In 2004, she participated in her state's pageant and placed first runner-up. Perales competed for the state title again the following year and win the title, becoming her state's representative at the Nuestra Belleza México 2005 pageant held September 2, 2005 in the state of Aguascalientes. In the national competition, Perales subsequently won the Nuestra Belleza México title.

Miss Universe 2006
Perales later moved to Mexico City in order to start preparing for the international Miss Universe pageant. She also participated in social and charity events with the Nuestra Belleza Mexico Organization and The Televisa Foundation, helping abused children. On July 23, 2006, Perales represented her country in Miss Universe 2006, held in Los Angeles, California, U.S. She placed in the top ten, competing in swimsuit and evening gown.  The competition was won by Zuleyka Rivera of Puerto Rico. Perales was succeeded by Rosa María Ojeda of the state of Sinaloa as Miss Mexico Universe.


Miss International 2007
In 2007, after the Nuestra Belleza Mexico organization reobtained the franchise for Miss International, Perales was chosen to be the country's representative in that pageant, held in Tokyo, Japan. On October 15, 2007, Miss International 2006, Daniela Di Giacomo of Venezuela crowned her successor Priscila Perales of Mexico as the new Miss International,  becoming Mexico's first representative to win that title.

Acting career
During filming in summer 2010, she starred in Univision's hit telenovela, Eva Luna (soap opera), alongside Guy Ecker, Blanca Soto, Susana Dosamantes, Julian Gil, and other actors. Perales played the role of Liliana, a woman hired by Leonardo Arismendi (Julian Gil) to seduce Daniel Villanueva (Guy Ecker). However, she became obsessed with Daniel and was willing to do whatever it took to be with him, even if that meant killing. She was introduced after Eva (Blanco Soto) became the new owner of Publicidad Arismendi, nearly 65+ episodes later.  (Source Wikipedia)















Leticia Murray




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Popular name              Leticia Murray
Birth name                   Leticia Judith Murray Acedo
Other names                Letty Murray
Birth date                    June 28, 1979
Birth place                   Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Height                         1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Hair color                    Light brown
Title(s)                         Nuestra Belleza México 1999
                                   Nuestra Belleza Int'l México 2000
Major competition(s)   Nuestra Belleza México 1999 (Winner)
                                   Miss Universe 2000 (Best National Costume) (Best Style)
                                   Miss International 2000 (Top 15)



Miss Universe 2000
As the official representative of her country to the 2000 Miss Universe pageant, broadcast live on May 12, 2000 from Nicosia, Cyprus, Murray obtained the Best National Costume  and Clairol Herbal Essences Style awards.

Miss International 2000
Murray also represented her country in Miss International 2000 and became one of the Top 15 semifinalists.
(Source Wikipedia)
















Graciela Soto

Graciela Soto


Birth name                Graciela Soto Cámara
Other names             Graciela Soto
Birth place                Morelos, Mexico
Title(s)                      Nuestra Belleza Int'l México 1999 (2nd runner-up)
competition               Miss International 1999

Graciela Soto Cámara is a Mexican model who represented her country in Miss International 1999.

Nuestra Belleza Mexico
Born in Morelos and raised in Cuernavaca, Soto competed against thirty-two other contestants for the national beauty title of Mexico, Nuestra Belleza México, held in Pachuca, Hidalgo on September, 1999.

Miss International 1999
Despite not winning her country's national title, she was chosen to represent Mexico in the 1999 Miss International pageant, held on 14 December 1999 at Tokyo's U-Port Hall, where she was a favorite to win the Best National Costume award.

Laura Elizondo




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Popular name          Laura Elizondo
Birth name               Laura Elizondo Erhard
Birth date                 August 28, 1983 (age 28)
Birth place               Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
Height                     5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Hair color                Auburn
Eye color                 Brown
Title(s)                     Miss Mexico Universe 2004

Pageantry
Laura Elizondo participated in the national beauty pageant Nuestra Belleza Mexico was held in San Luis Potosi on September 10, 2004. She obtained the title of Miss Mexico Universe 2004 which gave her the right to represent Mexico in the Miss Universe 2005 Pageant held in Bangkok, Thailand on May 31, 2005. Laura Elizondo placed as the third runner-up to Natalie Glebova of Canada. She also placed third in Best National Costume. Elizondo stated that although she did not win, she was satisfied with the results as well as her accomplishments within the competition.














Miss Universe 2012

Miss Universe 2012

Date August - September
Venue Quito, Ecuador
Broadcaster NBC, Telemundo
Returns Norway


Miss Universe 2012, the 61th anniversary of the Miss Universe Will be held in Quito, Ecuador has not yet indicated the date. Miss Universe 2011 will crown her successor at the end of the event.


Contestants
Country/Territory↓  Contestant                             Age      Height


              Bolivia                    Yéssica Mounton Gianella      23        1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)


Curacao                  Monifa Jansen                       22        1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Mexico                   Karina Gonzalez                    20        1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Mauritius                Ammeshka Dilkshand             24        1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

Dafne Molina

Dafne Molina


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Birth name              Dafne Molina Lona
Birth date               February 24, 1982
Birth place              Mexico City, Mexico
Height                    1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Hair color               Black
Eye color                Hazel

Biography
Dafne Molina Lona  is a Mexican model who represented her country in Miss World 2005, held in Sanya, China on December 10, 2005.

Prior to becoming a beauty queen, Dafne Molina participated in Elite Model Look Mexico 2002 and later received her diploma in interior design. On September 10, 2004, she competed in the national beauty pageant Nuestra Belleza México, held in San Luis Potosí. Placing second to Laura Elizondo of Tamaulipas, who became Miss Mexico Universe, Molina obtained the title of Miss Mexico World, which gave her the right to represent Mexico in the Miss World pageant.  There, Molina placed as the First Runner-up to Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir of Iceland and obtained the title of Miss World Americas 2005. She also placed third in the Beach Beauty contest. On September 2, 2005, Dafne Molina was succeeded by Karla Jiménez of the state of Puebla.










Natalie Glebova

Beauty Pageant Titleholder
Natalie Glebova  Наталья Глебова


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Birth name                    Natalie Glebova
Birth date                     November 11, 1981
Birth place                    Tuapse, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height                          1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Hair color                     Brown
Eye color                      Blue
Title(s)                          Miss Canada Universe 2005 (winner)
                                    Miss Universe 2005 (winner)


Biography
Natalie Glebova is a Russian Canadian beauty queen, the 2005 Miss Universe title holder.

Glebova was born in Tuapse, Soviet Union. She studied classical piano and graduated from a professional musical school at age of 12. She also has won various regional rhythmic gymnastics championships. She immigrated to Toronto, Canada together with her parents at the age of 13.


Prior to competing at Miss Universe, Glebova worked as a model and received her Bachelor of Commerce in Information Technology Management and Marketing at Ryerson University in Toronto. She has also worked as a motivational speaker for grade school and high school students.

Glebova was married to Thai tennis player Paradorn Srichaphan. The couple, who met during the 2006 Thailand Open, became engaged in April 2007 and were married on November 29, 2007 in Bangkok, Thailand.  They separated in early 2011.

In 2008, Glebova joined The Amazing Race Asia 3 and she partnered with Pailin Rungratanasunthorn. They represented Thailand and came in 8th place.