Stephanie Del Valle
Stephanie Del Valle | |
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| Born | Stephanie Marie Del Valle Díaz December 30, 1996 |
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| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] |
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| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
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Stephanie Marie Del Valle Díaz (born December 30, 1996) is a Puerto Rican musician, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss World 2016. She is the second woman from Puerto Rico to win the Miss World title, after Wilnelia Merced in 1975. She previously won Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico 2016.
Career[]
Del Valle is attending Pace University in New York City, where she is studying Law and also Communication. Prior to competing in beauty pageants, Del Valle was the muse to Puerto Rican fashion designer Carlos Alberto. Del Valle speaks three languages; Spanish, English and French.[2]
Pageantry[]
Miss World Puerto Rico[]
Del Valle competed in the Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico in the year 2016, representing the municipality of Toa Baja. She eventually won the title of Miss World Puerto Rico 2016, and was crowned by the outgoing titleholder Keysi Marie Vargas Vélez. She also won the Talent competition in the pageant.[3][4]
Miss World 2016[]
She represented Puerto Rico at the Miss World 2016 pageant which was held in Oxon Hill, Maryland, United States. She made it to the Top 21 in the Miss World Talent round. During the grand finale, Del Valle, as one of the Top 5 finalists was asked - “If you had an opportunity to change something about the world, what would it be?” She replied by stating:
“If I have the opportunity to change something about the world, I think what I would do is send a message of how important it is to change exclusion for acceptance, to promote and provide justice for others, and the importance of helping those in need. Thank you.”[5][6]
She was eventually crowned as Miss World 2016 at the event by the outgoing Miss World 2015, Mireia Lalaguna of Spain.[7] The event was venued in MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, United States and held on December 18, 2016.[8] This is the second time Puerto Rico had won the Miss World crown, after Wilnelia Merced, Miss World 1975.[9]
During her capacity as Miss World, she traveled to China, United Kingdom, United States, Indonesia, India, South Africa, Philippines, and numerous trips around Puerto Rico.
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Puerto Rico 2016". Miss World Official Website – via missworld.com.
- ^ "De Toa Baja la nueva Miss Mundo Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). PrimeraHora.com. 18 March 2016.
- ^ "De Toa Baja la nueva Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico" (in Spanish). TelemundoPR.com.
- ^ "De Toa Baja la nueva Miss Mundo Puerto Rico 2016" (in Spanish). ElVocero.com. Archived from the original on 2016-12-19.
- ^ India Today Web Desk (19 December 2016). "These are the questions top 5 contestants were asked at Miss World 2016". India Today.
- ^ Maura Judkis (19 December 2016). "Miss Puerto Rico takes the crown at the Miss World pageant". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Miss Puerto Rico lands Miss World 2016 crown". Al Arabia. 19 December 2016.
- ^ "Miss Puerto Rico crowned Miss World 2016; Miss India makes it to Top 20". The Indian Express. 19 December 2016.
- ^ Natasha Sporn,"'We were able to say our goodbyes': Sir Bruce Forsyth's widow Lady Wilnelia Merced reveals emotional last moments of his life"Evening Standard,29 January 2018
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- 1996 births
- Living people
- Puerto Rican beauty pageant winners
- Miss World winners
- People from San Juan, Puerto Rico
- Pace University alumni
- Miss Puerto Rico winners
- Miss World 2016 delegates