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Grace Levy Miss Universe Great Britain 2014, born in Titchfield, Hampshire, lives in London and is an events executive in London. Grace is a British actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Great Britain in 2014.
By Angelopedia · 24 January 2015
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Ana Montufar Urrutia Miss Universe Guatemala 2014, born on June 16, 1993, who was crowned Miss Guatemala 2013, is pursuing Diplomacy and International Relations at Galileo University in the City of Guatemala, apart from attending modeling classes and image assessment seminars.
By Angelopedia · 24 January 2015
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Karina Ramos, who was crowned Miss Universe Costa Rica on May 30, 2014 is a student of Public Affairs and started her carrier as a host on a TV program when she was 9 years old.
By Angelopedia · 23 January 2015
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Yasmin Verheijen who was crowned as Miss Netherlands 2014 in Hiversum, is currently studying architecture and works as an interior design architect in Amsterdam. Her hometown is Amsterdam, one of the ancient cities in the world.
21 January 2015
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Nia Sanchez, Miss Universe USA 2014 is an American beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss USA 2014. Standing tall at a height of 5'8", Nia's interest for pageantry developed at a young age of 13.
19 January 2015
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Gabriela Isler, Miss Universe 2013, who will pass on the title to her successor, Miss universe 2014 on January 25, 2015, in Miami, reflects as her reign comes to an end.
19 January 2015
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Melissa Gurgel, Miss Universe Brazil 2014, is a 20 year old positive, outgoing and persistent young woman. Born on June 3, 1994 in Fortaleza, Melissa is a Brazilian model and holds a record as a beauty pageant titleholder.
16 January 2015
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Paulina Vega Dieppa, Miss Universe Colombia 20014 was born on January 15, 1993 in Barranquilla, Colombia. She is the granddaughter of Miss Atlántico 1953 (Colombia), Elvira Castillo Gómez.During the Miss Universe Colombia pageant 2013, Paulina earned the highest score of 9.9 in all the events.
16 January 2015
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Miss Universe 2014 contestant Andjelka Tomasevic from serbia was born on July 6, 1993, in Zubin Potok, Kosovo i Metohija, Serbia. Andjelka represented her country in the 2013 Miss Earth pageant, won Miss GLNG award and was placed in the top 15 in preliminary swimsuit and resort wear competition.
16 January 2015
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Ivana Misura is one of the strongest contenders for Miss Universe 2015. The 24 year old model from the city of Zagreb was crowned Miss Universe Croatia 2014 and will represent her country in the Miss Universe 2015.
5 January 2015
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Josselyn Garciglia, Miss Universe Mexico 2014 is someone who almost defines perfection. Josselyn was crowned as the Nuestra Belleza Mexico 2013 (Miss Mexico 2013) and will represent Mexico at the Miss Universe 2014. Mexico last won the Miss Universe beauty pageant in the year 2010 when Ximena Navarrete was crowned as the Miss Universe 2010. Josselyn does remind us of Ximena Navarrete with her striking features, she looks all set to take home the coveted crown for the third time. Josselyn Garcigila was born on September 25, 1990 and hails from Baja, California Sur, Mexico. She stands tall at 179 cm. She won the Baja California Sur 2013 title and represented Baja at Nuestra Belleza Mexico 2013 and went on to win it. Josselyn has always been an achiever, she has been an outgoing person from the beginning, as a kid she learned different dance forms and actively participated in different sports. She has even won multiple events in different disciplines such as swimming and water polo. At the age of 17, she finished high school and took off to London and explored Europe which helped her mature at a very young age. Josselyn Garcigila has a degree in Nutrition, she graduated with top marks, and she has also done courses in Beauty and Cosmetology. During her reign as the Miss Mexico 2013, Josselyn also indulged in various charitable works, she took out time and went on streets to clean the cities and spread awareness about keeping the country clean. She actively participated and raised funds for the benefit of the victims of hurricane Odile which affected her hometown of Baja California Sur.Josselyn is currently working as a model in her native state of Baja California Sur. She looks nothing less than a Latina Princess with a perfect facial contour. She has a fabulous body all thanks to her swimming habits. She is one strong contender to look out for at the Miss Universe 2014
2 January 2015
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Paulina Vega Dieppa, the curvaceous beauty from Colombia is surely a strong contender at the Miss Universe 2014 to be held on 25th January 2015 at Doral, Miami, Florida. Paulina Vega won the Miss Colombia 2013 and will represent Colombia at the Miss Universe 2014. Vega competed in Miss Colombia 2013, representing the Atlántico Department and won with highest possible marks in all the different rounds like Evening Gown, Swim suit, Talent and Question and Answer.Paulina was born on January 15, 1993 and hails from Baranquilla, Colombia. She has an envious body and stands tall at 180 cm. She can cast a spell on anyone with her enchanting smile and deep brown eyes. Paulina comes with a family lineage to boast about, yet she is much grounded. She is the daughter of cardiologist Rodolfo Vega Llamas and Laura Dieppa and she is the granddaughter of a beauty queen, Miss Atlantico 1953 Elvira Susana Castillo Gomez. Paulina has been into modeling since a tender age of eight and has always dreamed on making it big on the International stage of beauty pageants.Paulina Vega completed high school at Deutsche Schule Bogotá (Colegio Andino) in Bogotá. She is currently pursuing Business Administration at the Universidad Javeriana in Bogotá, Colombia. She graduated from a German school in Colombia, and speaks English and a bit of French. Paulina wishes to represent Colombia as a young and charismatic country at the international beauty pageant, Miss Universe 2014. Apart from winning the Miss Colombia 2013 title, Paulina also managed to clinch the Best Body and Best Costume awards at the same event. Paulina works hard to maintain her perfect body; she trains for at least one hour daily. She does not believe in extreme dieting and encourages young women to eat right and eat healthy; Paulina also has a sweet tooth and loves to indulge in deserts and chocolates.During her reign as the Miss Colombia 2013, Paulina dedicated herself to prepare for the Miss Universe 2014. She has been travelling across the nation and indulges in various charitable events. Paulina has been accompanied by a very large delegation for the Miss Universe 2014. It’s rumoured that a total of 100 member delegation has accompanied the beauty queen to assist her for the ultimate title. She is expected to wear a dress designed by Alfredo Barraza, with hopes to impress the Jury. There are certain rumours that Paulina will be donning the same National Costume which she wore at the Miss Colombia 2013 national pageant. Paulina will have a very tough competition from other beauty queens from across the globe but she definitely has the charm, elegance, beauty and grace to win the ultimate crown of Miss Universe.
2 January 2015
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Migbelis Castellanos hails from the land of grace and Miss Universe winners, Venezuela. Born in Migbelis Lynette Castellanos Romero, Migbelis is a popular choice amongst pageant lovers to become the next Miss Universe. Migbelis Castellanos was born on June 7, 1995 and stands tall at 180 cm. Migbelis Castellanos has been an achiever from the beginning, as a little kid she was drawn towards Baseball, she wanted to become like her father who used to play minor Baseball leagues. From Baseball, Migbelis soon got attracted towards the world of beauty pageants and modelling. Migbelis Castellanos represented the Costa Oriental region of the state of Zulia at the Miss Venezuela 2013 pageant. She had previously held the title of Miss Teen Costa Oriental 2010. On October 10, 2013, Migbelis was crowned as the Miss Venezuela 2013. She will now represent her country at Miss Universe 2014 to be held in Florida on January 25, 2015. Migbelis is a very intellectual person; she is currently pursuing graduation in Social Communication and Political Science from Privada Dr. Rafael Belloso Chacin, in Maracaibo Soon after being crowned as the Miss Venezuela 2013, Migbelis Castellanos received flak from beauty pageant experts for putting on excess weight and reports of her being allegedly dethroned surfaced on the social media sites. But Migbelis Castellanos kept her poise and not once hit back at her critics, she took on the nasty comments being made at her on Social media in the best possible way. She silenced everyone after posting a recent selfie on Twitter, where she looks simply stunning; she is back to her curvaceous form and ready for another Venezuelan back to back win at Miss Universe! “Beauty is being satisfied with what God gave you, Being completely secure that your personality radiates much more than what you can physically display. And that’s where the Venezuelans are good at! They are simply comfortable in their own skin and the aura that they radiate onstage is unmistakably genuine. In the immortal words of Jeannie Mai, they are just owning it and “having fun”! ~ Migbelis Castellanos
31 December 2014
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Elvira Devinamira is a beautiful, talented and a confident woman. Elvira was born on June 28, 1993, and raised in Surabaya. She was crowned as the Puteri Indonesia 2014 and will represent Indonesia at the Miss Universe 2014. Puteri Indonesia 2014, the 18th Annual Puteri Indonesia beauty pageant, was held in Jakarta Convention Centre, Jakarta, Indonesia on January 29, 2014. Thirty eight contestants from all 33 provinces of Indonesia competed for the title of Puteri Indonesia, one of the most prominent beauty pageant titles in the country. Whulandary Herman, Puteri Indonesia 2013 from West Sumatera crowned her successor Elvira Devinamira from East Java together with Miss Universe 2013 Gabriela Isler of Venezuela at the end of the event. Elvira stands tall at 175cm and is pursuing law at Airlangga University, Surabaya, Indonesia. She is an intellectual person with looks to kill; Elvira is exceptionally good at negotiating and believes that she can convince people. Elvira has been an achiever, she has been part of the Indonesian delegation at an exchange trip to Seoul, South Korea in 2011, and she was also a part of Indonesian delegation at Harvard National Model United Nations Conference 2012 in Boston, United States of America.Elvira loves to travel, so she naturally fell in love with the world of tourism ambassadors and modelling. She entered the world of fashion and beauty pageants as the idea of travelling and transforming lives attracted her. Elvira likes all kinds of songs and her taste in music changes with her mood; she is a big fan of Actors – Keanu Reeves and Hugh Jackman. She is a versatile person and plays piano beautifully. Elvira also confessed to have a hobby of collecting key cards of the hotels from various countries which she has visited.Elvira believes that the beauty pageant is a healthy competition, a test of the abilities/skills to be able to achieve the title of the best of the best. Elvira gets her inspiration from her mother; she also believes that the outcome is always proportional to the effort we put in. Elvira trains hard at the gym to stay fit and eats healthy food. She wants to promote her hometown, Surabaya, which is known as the City of Heroes. Elvira is a career oriented independent woman, and given a chance she would like to advance her career as a model. She is also aspiring to become a professional in the field of international law. Elvira believes in the women’s natural instinct as a mother and said that when the time is right and she is ready, she would love to be a mother. She lives by the quote, “Love is a language spoken by everyone”.Through the participation in Miss Universe 2014, Elvira wishes to bring Indonesia’s culture on an international platform. Indonesia holds the record of maximum number of Best in National Costume at the Miss universe beauty pageant, and looks like Elvira is all set to win the Best in National costume award with her national costume ‘The Chronicles of Borobudu’ which is surely going to impress everyone with this costume which best represents an Asian code of culture; with its colors and texture, the intricate details and the embellishments.
29 December 2014
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Mary Jean Lastimosa, the sensational beauty from Philippines captivated the judges by her good looks, personality, charm and envious figure at the Binibining Pilipinas 2014 pageant. She is a 28 year old Filipino who is going to represent her country at the Miss Universe 2014 pageant after seizing the Binibinig Pilipnas 2014 crown. Having been raised in a very religious household, she graduated with a bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering collated with an unwavering passion for charity, public service, dance, music and performing arts. She got enrolled in the University of Mindanao which is located in the Southern Philippines. However, at present she is a fitness advocate and owns a fitness/spa center in the exquisite and alluring city of Davao and is now renowned as a businesswoman, actress and model. Having previously competed in the Binibining Pilipinas pageant, Lastimosa took part in the competition for the third time in 2014 where she seized the crowned and eventually won the annual beauty pageant held at the Araneta Coliseum. Although before making her way to the Binibining Pilipinas, Lastimosa has been winning beauty titles left and right. She was named as the ‘Philippines Sexiest Vegetarian Celebrity’ by PETA. Her very first victory was at the garnering age of 16, where she took home the title of Mutya ng Tulunan in 2003.Every competition Mary Jean Lastimosa was a part of made her a better, matured person and taught her different lessons in life. Having a strong belief in god, in an interview with Mary Jean Lastimosa, Cot Media Center she said that ‘With sheer determination I will do the best I can but at the end of the day, It is gods decision that will prevail’. When asked what inspires her the most in becoming part of the pageant, she said that ‘It is always the youth that inspires me to do more and achieve more’, having a clear cut aim of inspiring people and making them feel whatever they are and wherever they come from.Mary Jean was rewarded with the ‘People’s Choice Award’ and ‘Lactacyd’s Best in Swimsuit’ during the national pageant of Binibining Pilipinas 2014. Having grown in a war-torn province, she developed values of determination and courageousness which she brought throughout her journey to the Binibining Pilipinas crown. In her free time, her preferences differ from working out at the gym, travelling, modeling, dancing to surfing social media websites. This time, Philippines seem to have a good chance in winning the Miss Universe crown. So far, Philippines have only won the Miss Universe title twice, in 1969 and 1973 by Gloria Diaz and Margarita Moran respectively. ‘Insecurity will always be part of a woman–even the most beautiful woman has her insecurities because a million times you look at the mirror you know what your flaws are. I do know that I have lots of flaws and I am just somehow praising them because they are a part of me. It’s what God gave me and He brought me here for a reason.’ ~ Mary Jean Lastimosa
23 December 2014
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