Saturday, March 17, 2012

Miss Chile Universe 2004 - Gabriela Barros

 Gabriela Barros Tapia, Miss Chile Universe 2004, was chosen on May, 2004 under the organization of Ana María Cummins and Zegers DDB Agency. The first runner-up was Francisca Silva (Miss America Latina Chile 2004).

Barros (born 28th November, 1980) represented Chile in Miss Universe 2004 held in Quito, Ecuador, where she classified between fifteen semifinalists, staying in the place number 12. The winner was Miss Australia, Jennifer Hawkins. Chile doesn't classified between the fifteen semifinalists since 1990.

Nowadays, she's an international model and takes part in a program of Italian broadcaster RAI.





Miss Brazil Universe 2006 - Rafaela Zanella

 Rafaela Köhler Zanella (born August 9, 1986 in Santa Maria, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil) is Brazilian beauty pageant titleholder of German descent who represented her country in the Miss Universe 2006 pageant.

Zanella was elected Miss Brasil Universe on April 8, 2006, representing her state, Rio Grande do Sul.

In the Miss Universe 2006 pageant, which took place on July 23, 2006 in Los Angeles, California, U.S., Zanella placed in the semifinals, among the Top 20.






Miss Bolivia World 2007 - Sandra Hernández

 Sandra Lea Hernández Saavedra (born 1985) is a beauty queen who won the title of Miss Bolivia World in 2007, essentially 1st runner up to Katherine David, and thus represented Bolivia in Miss World 2007 in China. She studied International Commerce.




Monday, March 12, 2012

Miss Belgium 2007 - Annelien Coorevits

Annelien Coorevits (born in 1986) is Miss Belgium 2007. She represented her country in Miss Universe 2007 but didn't place. She lives in Wijtschate.






Miss Bolivia 2008 - Dominique Peltier

Rosa Dominique Noemí Peltier De Liota, best known as Dominique Peltier, is a Bolivian beauty queen of Cochabamba who won the Miss Bolivia Universo 2008 title during the Miss Bolivia 2008 pageant on 19 July 2008. She will represent her home country Bolivia at the Miss Universe 2009 pageant at the Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009. Dominique did not enter the 15 semi-finalists. She represented Bolivia in Reina Hispanoamericana 2008 and was placed as a finalist.







Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Miss Belgium 2008 - Alizée Poulicek

Alizée Poulicek (born 26 June 1987 in Uccle, Belgium) is a beauty pageant contestant who won the title of Miss Belgium 2008 and represented her country in Miss Universe 2008 in Nha Trang, Vietnam. She went unplaced at the latter pageant. She also represented Belgium in Miss World 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa.

She can speak French, English, and Czech. At the time of her election she could not speak Dutch (although she did receive Dutch lessons in school, according to Poulicek "of ridiculous low quality"); which lead to controversy in Flanders.






Miss Korea 2009 - Kim Joo-ri

Kim Joori (born May 21, 1988), is the winner of Miss Korea 2009. For the first time ever, the Miss Korea winner represent Korea in the Miss World 2009,and competed in Miss Universe 2010. She was also crowned as Miss Seoul 2009 before competing in Miss Korea 2009. She won Beauty Queen of Asia Pacific in Miss World 2009.

Joori Kim placed among the top 20 finalists of Miss World Beach Beauty competition which took place at Zimbali Resort, Kwazulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa on 25 November 2009 and won 1st runner up in the Miss World Talent competition. At Miss World 2009, she placed in the final Top 16, and won Beauty Queen of Asia & Oceania. Korea's last placement was Oh Eun-young in 2005. She later placed in the top 100 at Miss Grand Slam and finished in 56th place due to her semifinal position in Miss World.








Sunday, March 4, 2012

Miss Universe 2005 - Natalie Glebova, Russian Canadian beauty queen

Natalie Glebova, born Natalia Vladimirovna Glebova (born November 11, 1981) is a Russian Canadian beauty queen, the 2005 Miss Universe title holder.

Glebova was born in Tuapse, Russian SFSR, former 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.