Daniela di Giacomo
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Daniela Anette di Giacomo di Giovanni (born May 5, 1985) is a Venezuelan TV show host, model and Venezuelan beauty queen. She was elected Miss Venezuela
international 2005 and was crowned Miss International 2006
in China. Daniela works in a venezuelan channel Televen
.
Her victory in the 46th edition of Miss International, held in Beijing
, China
, earned Venezuela
its fifth title in the pageant
's history, making it the most successful country to date. She bettered 51 other delegates to wear the pageant's newly-unveiled crystal crown, rather than the traditional pearl crown.
Di Giacomo received as a prize a ¥3,000,000 check, a Maki Diamond tiara with 637 diamonds and a Yasokichi Tokuda III kutani blue ceramic trophy.
who was born in Caracas
.
Standing at 5'9, her modeling career started in Paris
and Milan
at the age of 17. She currently attends Monteavila University in Caracas and is fluent in Spanish
, English
, French
and Italian
. Her favorite soccer star is Fabio Cannavaro
from F.C. Juventus soccer team. Her sister, Linn Di Giacomo, is also a model.
Di Giacomo is currently planning on attending The United Nations to expose her ideals. Di Giacomo is against any kind of cosmetic surgery, she says that a real beauty should be born and not made.
in the Miss Venezuela 2005
pageant. The 2005 edition of the national pageant can now claim two winners of the "Big Four" international pageants, namely Di Giacomo and Alexandra Braun, Miss Earth
2005, both of whom placed behind Jictzad Viña and Susan Carrizo (who in turn both failed to enter the semifinals of Miss Universe 2006 and Miss World 2005, respectively). Another alumnus, Marianne Puglia, who finished in the bottom half of the top ten, placed third runner-up in Miss Earth 2006
.
Prior to winning Miss International, Di Giacomo also competed in Miss World Coffee Pageant in Guatemala
, where she placed as a finalist and won the Miss Photogenic title.
On October 15, 2007, Di Giacomo crowned Miss Priscila Perales of Mexico
Miss International 2007
. The pageant was held in Tokyo
, Japan
.
Miss Venezuela
The Miss Venezuela contest is the national beauty pageant of Venezuela and has been held since 1952. It is responsible for selecting the country's representatives to the Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss Earth and Miss International pageants .Under the direction of Osmel Sousa, Venezuela has...
international 2005 and was crowned Miss International 2006
Miss International 2006
Miss International 2006, the 46th Miss International pageant were held both in Tokyo, Japan and Beijing, China. The contestants arrived in Tokyo, Japan on October 12 and the finals was held on November 11, 2006 at Beijing Exhibition Centre, Beijing, China. 53 contestants from all over the world...
in China. Daniela works in a venezuelan channel Televen
Televen
Televen is a private Venezuelan national television network headquartered on the Caracas neighborhood of Horizonte. For this reason it's also called Canal de Horizonte. Televen was inaugurated as the ‘’TELEVEN Corporation’’ on July 3 1988 by Omar Camero and Radioven, S.A...
.
Her victory in the 46th edition of Miss International, held in Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...
, China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
, earned 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...
its fifth title in the pageant
Beauty contest
A beauty pageant or beauty contest, is a competition that mainly focuses on the physical beauty of its contestants, although such contests often incorporate personality, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria...
's history, making it the most successful country to date. She bettered 51 other delegates to wear the pageant's newly-unveiled crystal crown, rather than the traditional pearl crown.
Di Giacomo received as a prize a ¥3,000,000 check, a Maki Diamond tiara with 637 diamonds and a Yasokichi Tokuda III kutani blue ceramic trophy.
Personal life
Di Giacomo is an Italo-VenezuelanItalo-Venezuelans
Italian-Venezuelans are the Venezuelan citizens of Italian descent. The word may refer to someone born in Venezuela of Italian descent or to someone who has emigrated to Venezuela from Italy...
who was born in Caracas
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...
.
Standing at 5'9, her modeling career started in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and Milan
Milan
Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...
at the age of 17. She currently attends Monteavila University in Caracas and is fluent in Spanish
Spanish language
Spanish , also known as Castilian , is a Romance language in the Ibero-Romance group that evolved from several languages and dialects in central-northern Iberia around the 9th century and gradually spread with the expansion of the Kingdom of Castile into central and southern Iberia during the...
, English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
, French
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...
and Italian
Italian language
Italian is a Romance language spoken mainly in Europe: Italy, Switzerland, San Marino, Vatican City, by minorities in Malta, Monaco, Croatia, Slovenia, France, Libya, Eritrea, and Somalia, and by immigrant communities in the Americas and Australia...
. Her favorite soccer star is Fabio Cannavaro
Fabio Cannavaro
Fabio Cannavaro, Ufficiale OMRI is a former Italian footballer considered one of the greatest defenders of all time and was given the name "Muro di Berlino" which means The Berlin wall by Italian supporters. He spent the majority of his career in Italy...
from F.C. Juventus soccer team. Her sister, Linn Di Giacomo, is also a model.
Di Giacomo is currently planning on attending The United Nations to expose her ideals. Di Giacomo is against any kind of cosmetic surgery, she says that a real beauty should be born and not made.
Pageant participations
Di Giacomo represented BarinasBarinas (state)
Barinas State is one of the 23 states into which Venezuela is divided. The state capital is Barinas. Current President Hugo Chávez was born in this state...
in the Miss Venezuela 2005
Miss Venezuela 2005
Miss Venezuela 2005, the 52nd Miss Venezuela pageant, was held in Caracas, Venezuela, on September 15, 2005, after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Jictzad Viña, Miss Sucre....
pageant. The 2005 edition of the national pageant can now claim two winners of the "Big Four" international pageants, namely Di Giacomo and Alexandra Braun, Miss Earth
Miss Earth
Miss Earth is an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. Miss Earth is also one of the most publicized beauty contests in the world....
2005, both of whom placed behind Jictzad Viña and Susan Carrizo (who in turn both failed to enter the semifinals of Miss Universe 2006 and Miss World 2005, respectively). Another alumnus, Marianne Puglia, who finished in the bottom half of the top ten, placed third runner-up in Miss Earth 2006
Miss Earth 2006
Miss Earth 2006, the 6th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, took place on November 26, 2006 in the grounds of the National Museum in Manila, Philippines. The pageant was won by Hil Hernández of Chile....
.
Prior to winning Miss International, Di Giacomo also competed in Miss World Coffee Pageant in Guatemala
Guatemala
Guatemala is a country in Central America bordered by Mexico to the north and west, the Pacific Ocean to the southwest, Belize to the northeast, the Caribbean to the east, and Honduras and El Salvador to the southeast...
, where she placed as a finalist and won the Miss Photogenic title.
On October 15, 2007, Di Giacomo crowned Miss Priscila Perales of Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
Miss International 2007
Miss International 2007
Miss International 2007, the 47th Miss International pageant was held at The Hotel Prince Park Tower, Tokyo, Japan on October 15, 2007. 61 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown marking at that time, the biggest turnout in the pageants 47 year history. That record was held until...
. The pageant was held in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...
, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
.