Mariángel Villasmil
Born
Mariángel Villasmil Arteaga

(1996-04-22) 22 April 1996
Ciudad Ojeda, Zulia, Venezuela
Occupations
  • Model
  • beauty pageant titleholder
Height5 ft 9 in (1.76 m)[1]
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Zulia 2020
Miss Venezuela 2020
Hair colorBlonde
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)		Miss Venezuela 2020
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2020
(Unplaced)

Mariángel Villasmil Arteaga (born 22 April 1996) is a Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Venezuela 2020. She represented the state of Zulia at the pageant and represent Venezuela at the Miss Universe 2020 competition.[2]

Life and career

Early life

Villasmil was born in Ciudad Ojeda, Zulia. She is a psychology student at Arturo Michelena University in Valencia.[3] Villasmil began her career in the world of beauty in regional competitions for the state of Zulia and as a model in small agencies in Ciudad Ojeda.[4] In 2018 she also participated in the Venezuelan reality show El Contest ('El Concurso': in spanish) By Osmel Sousa where she advance into the semifinalists of the western region or Zulia region.[5]

Education

She is also a writer and a professional pastry chef, owner of her own pastry shop in Maracaibo, called Sláinte Cakes.[6][7][8] Before winning Miss Venezuela, Villasmil was in her fourth semester studying psychology at the Arturo Michelena University in Valencia, Carabobo. She speaks both English and her native Spanish. She is also a model and a writer.[9]

Pageantry

Miss Venezuela 2020

At the end of Miss Venezuela 2020 held on September 24, 2020, Villasmil was crowned Miss Venezuela 2020. She will represent Venezuela in Miss Universe 2020. Villasmil succeeded Miss Venezuela 2019, Thalía Olvino and was crowned by her at the final event. Her court included Miss Venezuela World 2020, Alejandra Conde from Aragua and Miss Venezuela International 2020, Isbel Parra from Región Guayana. Since her crowning, Villasmil has attended many events with her fellow Miss Venezuela and Mister Venezuela titleholders. She has advocated for her "Love Yourself" campaign, which tries to promote self-love and self-knowledge in people.[10][11]

Miss Universe 2020

In May 2021, she represented Venezuela at the Miss Universe 2020 pageant hosted in Hollywood, Florida, United States. For her national costume, she chose to represent the known Catatumbo lightning, an atmospheric phenomenon that occurs over the mouth of the Catatumbo River where it empties into Lake Maracaibo in Venezuela.[12][13][14] On the night of the pageant, she did not place in the Top 21 and thus became the 23rd Miss Venezuela to not place in the semifinals. Other recent candidates that did not place in the semifinals are Ana Karina Añez in 2004, Jictzad Viña in 2006, Marelisa Gibson in 2010 and Mariam Habach in 2016. Mariángel Villasmil is the first Miss Venezuela not to place following the retirement of longtime pageant director Osmel Sousa and the first under new national director Gabriela Isler.

References

  1. ↑ "MV Candidata: Mariangel Villasmil - Miss Venezuela". www.missvenezuela.com. Miss Venezuela.
  2. ↑ Perdomo, Williams (25 September 2020). "Mariangel Villasmil es Miss Venezuela 2020". www.elnacional.com. El Nacional.
  3. ↑ "La estudiante de psicología Mariangel Villasmil, nueva Miss Venezuela". www.elestimulo.com. 25 September 2020.
  4. ↑ Villasmil, Henry (25 September 2020). "La citojence Mariangel Villasmil, nueva Miss Venezuela". www.digital58.com.ve.
  5. ↑ Baute, Namieh (18 September 2018). "Seis zulianas fueron seleccionadas en "El Concurso by Osmel Sousa"". www.versionfinal.com.ve.
  6. ↑ "Sláinte Cakes (@slaintecakes) • Instagram photos and videos". www.instagram.com.
  7. ↑ Tirado, Mónica (4 May 2021). "Miss Venezuela comparte cómo resurgió de las cenizas y su camino a Miss Universo". www.us.hola.com. Hola!.
  8. ↑ Díaz, José Gabriel (26 April 2021). "Mariángel Villasmil transformó su gran pasión en un negocio". www.ultimasnoticias.com.ve. Últimas Noticias.
  9. ↑ "Quién es Mariangel Villasmil, la Miss Venezuela 2020 electa en una gala pregrabada". www..com. RCTV. 25 September 2020.
  10. ↑ Meneses, Karelbys (25 September 2020). "Miss Venezuela 2020 abre el debate sobre el love yourself: Love yourself, un concepto que va más allá del feminismo y los estereotipos". www.todosahora.com.
  11. ↑ "Miss Venezuela Mariángel Villasmil vivió 1 año sin un seno por una mala praxis". www.primicia.com.ve. Primicia. 1 April 2021.
  12. ↑ Di Giacomo, Daniela (12 April 2021). "MISS VENEZUELA MARIANGEL VILLASMIL EN #DANYLIVES". www.youtube.com.
  13. ↑ "Miss Venezuela recrea al Catatumbo en su traje típico". www.impactovenezuela.com. Impacto Venezuela. 3 May 2021.
  14. ↑ Longo, Carmela (5 May 2021). "El Catatumbo está rumbo al Miss Universo". www.ultimasnoticias.com.ve.
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