Andrea Matthies Bornhorst
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Andrea Valentina Matthies Bornhorst (born August 6, 1987 in Caracas
, Venezuela
) is a Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder. She started in the modeling business at the age of 15, posing for photographer Erick Peley. She then worked for modeling agency Wilhelmina Models
and others. At the same age, she appeared on the cover of i-D
in the United Kingdom
. She participated in the 2007 edition of the Miss Venezuela
pageant, representing the state of Sucre
. She finished in the top 10 semi-finalists and won the award of "Colgate's Best Smile."
She represented her country in the Miss Continente Americano 2008
pageant in Guayaquil
(Ecuador
) on September 6, and was a top-six finalist.
Caracas
Caracas , officially Santiago de León de Caracas, is the capital and largest city of Venezuela; natives or residents are known as Caraquenians in English . It is located in the northern part of the country, following the contours of the narrow Caracas Valley on the Venezuelan coastal mountain range...
, Venezuela
Venezuela
Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...
) is a Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder. She started in the modeling business at the age of 15, posing for photographer Erick Peley. She then worked for modeling agency Wilhelmina Models
Wilhelmina Models
Wilhelmina Models is a modeling agency founded in 1967 by the model Wilhelmina Cooper and her husband Bruce Cooper in Manhattan Starting in 2010, Wilhelmina Models started a sub-brand called "Digital Empire Modeling" for new digital-era modeling talents....
and others. At the same age, she appeared on the cover of i-D
I-D
i-D is a British magazine dedicated to fashion, music, art and youth culture. i-D was founded by designer and former Vogue art director Terry Jones in 1980. The first issue was published in the form of a hand-stapled fanzine with text produced on a typewriter...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. She participated in the 2007 edition of the Miss Venezuela
Miss Venezuela 2007
Miss Venezuela 2007, the 54th Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in Caracas, on September 13, 2007, after four weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Dayana Mendoza, Miss Amazonas, who went on to win Miss Universe 2008....
pageant, representing the state of Sucre
Sucre
Sucre, also known historically as Charcas, La Plata and Chuquisaca is the constitutional capital of Bolivia and the capital of the department of Chuquisaca. Located in the south-central part of the country, Sucre lies at an elevation of 2750m...
. She finished in the top 10 semi-finalists and won the award of "Colgate's Best Smile."
She represented her country in the Miss Continente Americano 2008
Miss Continente Americano 2008
Miss Continente Americano 2008, the 3rd Miss Continente Americano pageant, was held in Guayaquil, Ecuador on September 6, 2008. Marianne Cruz, Miss Continente Americano 2007 from the Dominican Republic, crowned Lupita González from Mexico as the brand new Miss Continente...
pageant in Guayaquil
Guayaquil
Guayaquil , officially Santiago de Guayaquil , is the largest and the most populous city in Ecuador,with about 2.3 million inhabitants in the city and nearly 3.1 million in the metropolitan area, as well as that nation's main port...
(Ecuador
Ecuador
Ecuador , officially the Republic of Ecuador is a representative democratic republic in South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and by the Pacific Ocean to the west. It is one of only two countries in South America, along with Chile, that do not have a border...
) on September 6, and was a top-six finalist.