Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder
Ileana del Carmen Márquez Pedroza (born 19 March 1996) is a Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Venezuela 2023.[2][3] She is the first mother who won the Miss Venezuela title.[4] She will represent Venezuela at the Miss Universe 2024 pageant.
Early life and education
Márquez was born on 19 March 1996 in Valencia, Venezuela. She is the daughter of Ylene Pedroza Ramos and Rafael Márquez. She is the first mother who won the Miss Venezuela title.[5]
She is a graduate in Initial Education, having attended the Instituto Universitario de Tecnología Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo in Valencia.[6]
Pageants
Miss Venezuela 2023
Márquez beat 24 other candidates in Miss Venezuela 2023 on 7 December 2023 becoming the third woman representing Amazonas to win the title, following Carolina Izsak in 1991 and Dayana Mendoza in 2007.[7]
Miss Universe 2024
Márquez will represent Venezuela at the Miss Universe 2024 pageant in Mexico.[8]
References
- ^ "¿Quién es Ileana Marquez, la primera madre que se convierte en Miss Venezuela 2023". larepublica.pe (in Spanish). 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ Chirino, Bárbara (2023-12-07). "Miss Amazonas, Ileana Márquez, se corona como la nueva Miss Venezuela 2023 (+Video)". Meridiano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-07.
- ^ "Ileana Márquez es Miss Venezuela 2023, la primera madre en conseguir la corona nacional". El Carabobeño (in Spanish). 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ Longo, Carmela (2023-12-08). "¡Histórico! Miss Venezuela coronó por primera vez a una madre". Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-08.
- ^ "Ileana Márquez es Miss Venezuela 2023, la primera madre en coronarse". www.elnacional.com. 8 December 2023.
- ^ "Madre y maestra, ella es Ileana Márquez la Miss Venezuela que hace historia y sorprende con su parecido a Sheynnis Palacios". www.eluniverso.com. 8 December 2023.
- ^ "Quién es Ileana Márquez, Miss Venezuela Universo 2024 que ha generado polémica por ser madre y tener tatuajes". elcomercio.pe (in Spanish). 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
- ^ "México será la sede del Miss Universo para el 2024". eluniverso.com (in Spanish). 2023-11-18. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
External links
- Miss Venezuela Official Website
- Miss Universe Official Website
