Isbel Parra

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Parra and the second or maternal family name is Santos.
Isbel Parra
Born
Isbel Cristina Parra Santos

(1994-04-28) April 28, 1994 (age 27)
Caracas, Venezuela
Occupation
  • Model
  • beauty pageant titleholder
  • Fashion designer
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Región Guayana 2020
Miss International Venezuela 2020
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBlack
Major
competition(s)		Miss Venezuela International 2020
(Winner)
Miss International 2022
(TBD)

Isbel Cristina Parra Santos (born April 28 1994) is a Venezuelan model, gymnast, fashion designer, and beauty queen titleholder who was crowned Miss Venezuela International 2020.[2] She represented the Guayana Region at the Miss Venezuela 2020 pageant and will represent Venezuela at the Miss International 2022 competition who will be held in Yokohama, Japan.[3]

Parra is a gymnastics coach for low-income girls and was for a long time a high-performance athlete, representing Venezuela in various international competitions.[4]

Life and career[]

Early life and education[]

Parra was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela. She comes from a family of athletes, has 4 brothers; her mother, Isabel Santos, was a high-level diver and now works as an international swimming judge, and her father, Humberto Parra, is a retired professional basketball player. Parra is a fashion designer, having graduated from the Brivil Institute of Environmental Design and Fashion in Caracas; characterized by promoting upcycling in her designs. In addition to this, she is a certified life coach.[5]

Artistic gymnastics[]

Isbel also began her career in the world of gymnastics at the age of 4, becoming part of the Venezuelan Gymnastics Team, an activity she maintained for more than 13 years; This earned her the opportunity to represent the country in various international competitions. Isbel would definitively retire from the championships at the age of 18, her last participation being the Gasparilla Classic, in Tampa, Florida, United States.[6]

After that, she began to work as a coach and instructor of artistic gymnastics, especially towards low-income girls in her home city, thus founding the Génesis Gymnastic Club in Caracas. In the same way, she became a coach at the Dream Elite Gymnastics Club in Los Angeles, California.[7][8]

Pageantry[]

Miss Earth Venezuela 2017[]

Parra began her participation in beauty pageants in 2012, managing to participate in the inaugural edition of Miss Earth Venezuela in 2017.[9][10] Isbel represented the state of Trujillo in said contest.[11][12]

Miss Venezuela 2020[]

Parra stands at 177 centimeters and competed as the first Miss Región Guayana, a debuting entity within Miss Venezuela's history.[13] As one of 22 finalists in her country's national competition on Miss Venezuela 2020, she became one of the great favorites of said edition.[14] At the end of Miss Venezuela 2020, held on September 24, 2020, Parra was crowned Miss International Venezuela 2020, succeeding outgoing Miss Venezuela International 2019, Melissa Jiménez of Zulia; being crowned by her the next day, due to the biosecurity measures implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[15][16]

During her reign, Isbel was appointed by the Venezuelan Olympic Committee as the official ambassador of the Venezuelan delegation at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.[17] Another of the activities of her reign has been teaching basic Japanese calligraphy courses on social networks.[18]

In August 2021, she became a guest host for Venevisión's morning magazine Portada's, as part of her preparation for the Miss International 2021 contest.[19]

Miss International 2022[]

As Miss Venezuela International, Parra will have the right to represent Venezuela at the Miss International 2022 competition in Yokohama, Japan.[20]

References[]

  1. ^ "MV - Candidata: Isbel Parra - Miss Venezuela". www.missvenezuela.com.
  2. ^ Leonett, Vanessa (2020-09-25). "Perfiles | Miss Venezuela 2020: ¿Quiénes son las nuevas reinas?". El Pitazo (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  3. ^ Hero, The Fashion (2021-09-08). "Isbel Parra | Venezuela". www.thefashionhero.com. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  4. ^ Punto Olímpico on Facebook Watch, retrieved 2021-07-25
  5. ^ "La historia de Isbel Cristina Parra: de atleta a Miss International Venezuela". Medio de comunicación para la comunidad de Habla Hispana - Caraota Digital (in Spanish). 2021-05-18. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  6. ^ "Rumbo a Miss Internacional". Miss Venezuela. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  7. ^ Entrevista a Isbel Parra (Miss Venezuela International y su trayectoria como gimnasta) 1, retrieved 2021-07-25
  8. ^ "Isbel Parra, una Miss International que se codeó entre medallas y trofeos". Triángulo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2020-09-28. Retrieved 2021-09-08.
  9. ^ "Miss Earth Trujillo | Candidata al Miss Earth Venezuela 2017". Miss Venezuela Earth (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  10. ^ "Conoce a nuestra candidatas de la gala de 2017 del Miss Earth Venezuela". Miss Venezuela Earth (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  11. ^ Globovision. "En fotos: Estas son las candidatas que se disputarán la corona del Miss Earth Venezuela 2017". Globovisión. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  12. ^ "Miss Earth Venezuela 2017 - Contestants" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  13. ^ "El Miss Venezuela asignó las bandas para la edición 2020". Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). 2020-06-27. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  14. ^ "Este sería el Top 5 de favoritas del Miss Venezuela 2020". Noticiero Digital (in Spanish). 2020-06-22. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  15. ^ NAM, Redacción (2020-09-25). "¡REINA! Isbel Parra resultó electa Miss Venezuela International 2020". Noticia al Minuto (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  16. ^ M.I. LIVE Episode 5 with Miss International Venezuela 2020 Isbel Parra, retrieved 2021-07-25
  17. ^ "¡Embajadora por Venezuela de la ruta olímpica Tokio 2020 lo contó todo!". Triángulo Deportivo (in Spanish). 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
  18. ^ "Miss International Venezuela 2020 dio clases de escritura nipona". Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). 2021-07-15. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  19. ^ "«Miss Internacional Venezuela 2020 en Portada's». Venezuela". Instagram oficial del Miss Venezuela. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26.
  20. ^ "Isbel Parra sobre su triunfo: Fue el resultado de ir construyendo poco a poco". Diario Primicia (in Spanish). 2020-09-29. Retrieved 2021-07-25.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Venezuela International
2020 		Succeeded by
TBD
Preceded by
New title →
 Miss Región Guayana
2020 		Succeeded by
Zaibeth Salimey
Preceded by
New title →
 Miss Earth Trujillo
2017 		Succeeded by
Gabriela Vásquez
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