Martina Thorogood
Martina Thorogood | |
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| Born | Martina Thorogood Heemsen October 4, 1975 |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
| Title | Miss Miranda 1999 Miss Venezuela 1999 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Venezuela 1999 (Winner) (Miss Internet) (Miss Integral) Miss World 1999 (1st Runner-Up) (Miss World Americas) |
Martina Thorogood Heemsen (born October 4, 1975 in Valencia) is a Venezuelan pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Venezuela 1999 and represented her country at Miss World 1999.
Pageant participation[]
Miss Venezuela 1999[]
Thorogood competed in the national beauty pageant Miss Venezuela 1999 where she won the title. She also won the special awards of Miss Internet and Miss Integral. She represented the state of Miranda at the contest.
Miss World 1999[]
Thorogood was the official representative of Venezuela to the Miss World 1999 pageant held in London, England, UK on December 4, 1999, where she finished as the 1st Runner-up to the eventual winner, Yukta Mookhey of India.[1][2]
After competing in Miss World she was to compete in Miss Universe 2000 but her entry was denied by the Miss Universe Organization because she was the 1st Runner-Up in Miss World and there was a chance that she could assume the title should the winner resign or lose her crown.
References[]
- ^ "Miss India takes World Crown". BBC. December 5, 1999. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
- ^ "Miranda ganó el Miss Venezuela". El Universal. Archived from the original on 2009-09-03. Retrieved 2008-09-20.
External links[]
| show Miss World 1999 contestants |
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| hide Miss World Continental Queen of Beauty titleholders (1999) | |||||||||||
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- 1975 births
- Living people
- Miss World 1999 delegates
- Venezuelan people of English descent
- Venezuelan people of German descent
- Miss Venezuela winners
- People from Valencia, Carabobo
- Lake Forest College alumni