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The Latin Americans
1st. runner up
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| Miss El Salvador 1995, Maribel Arrieta |
Have you thought about
how many first runner up have Latin America (Spanish speaker
countries only) in more than 50 years history of Miss Universe?,
it is eleven.
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| from left to right; Miss Venezuela
1976 and 1967, Judith Castillo & Mariela Pérez
Branger |
The first Latin American
in being first runner up is the beautiful and unforgettable
Maribel Arrieta, Miss El Salvador 1955, many contestants who
competed in that year had complained because Maribel didn’t
win, she was beautiful outside and inside because won Miss Congeniality.
Twelve years later Venezuelan Mariela Pérez Branger was
1st. runner up, losing by a point against American contender.
In 1976, Judith Castillo whom had settled
as first runner up in Miss Venezuela pageant, she has the chance
to get 1st. runner up position in Miss Universe being won by
Israel.
16 years passed and again a Latin girl
from Colombia, Paola Turbay was first runner up in Miss Universe
1992, Colombia almost won its second Miss Universe crown with
the beautiful and stunning Paula Andrea Betancourt but she had
to be satisfied to a second place in Miss Universe 1993, Carolina
Gómez a beautiful and smart Colombian fought ferociously
to get the appraised crown, it was not enough and same as her
predecessors Paola and Paula she only got a first runner up
spot.
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| the three Colombian first runner
up, from left to right. Paola Turbay (1992), Paula Andrea
Betancourt (1993) & Carolina Gómez (1994) |
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| from left to right; the three Venezuelan
with first runner up title, Marena Bencomo (1997), Veruska
Ramírez (1998) and Claudia Moreno (2000) |
The country of beautiful
women, Venezuela; almost won two Miss Universe crown in a row
with Marena Bencomo in 1997 and Veruska Ramirez in 1998 who
has the second highest score in swimsuite, she got a first runner
up spot, although many people say she should have won, but it
did not happen. In 2000 Lara Dutta won Miss Universe although
Miss Venezuela Claudia Moreno did her best, Lara was unbeatable.
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| from left to right, Justine Pasek
of Panama (2002) and Mariangel Ruiz of Venezuela (2003) |
In 2002, the second contender from Central
America was first runner up, she is Panama’s Justine Pasek
who month later became Miss Universe because the reigning Miss
Universe Oxana Fedorova was fired, the last contender from Latin
America who was first runner up is coming from Venezuela, Mariangel
Ruiz.
Many times the first runner up are not important as the winner
but it worth give them credit because they fought (literality)
and did their best for winning the crown.
Our thanks to Antonio
(Chicago, USA)
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