Shanira Blanco
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Shanira Blanco is a TV Model and TV Presenter in Puerto Rico
.
. Her parents are María Colón (Puerto Rican) and Ángel Blanco (Dominican
). Shanira is the oldest of three children from that marriage.
”, and was elected “Student of the Year” by the “Private Schools Puerto Rican Association” in 1999. Even though she always aspired to study in the mainland, up to the degree that she was admitted at Syracuse University
in New York with an Honor’s Scholarship, she declined staying in the states, feeling her future was somewhere else.
pageant and eventually helped her reached the second position in the de Miss Puerto Rico
2004 pageant, where she represented the municipality of Carolina.
in 2005, to join and co-host with his team, the television show “Que Suerte” which was transmitted through the Univisión
Puerto Rico Network. It is there were Shanira grows as a TV personality, obtaining the chance to collaborate in other TV Shows like “El Gordo y la Flaca
" and "Objetivo Fama
", both directed to the Puerto Rican audience as well as the Hispanic market in the United States. At the same time, this young woman received the “Paoli Award” for “Outstanding New TV Talent of the Year ”, was elected as “The Most Beautiful Face on TV” by the reader’s of Teve Guia
Magazine and was hired by the Mirta de Perales beauty company as their Hispanic Market Spokesperson.She has been Mirta de Perales Spokesperson since 2005. After “Que Suerte”, her TV career continued, where she received an offer from Univision PR to host a show called “Flashazo VIP”, one that she accepted and continues doing it nowadays.
Flashazo VIP has been on the air since 2009 and continues to be one of the most successful Late Night Shows in Puerto Rico.
in Business, made Shanira established her own modeling and finishing school, named “Actitud” in 2007, in which through their seminars, they teach their students that with the right attitude and plenty of confidence, anything in life can be achieved.
Currently, Shanira's Actitud Modeling Academy is the Official Miss World Puerto Rico Training School, which has prepared delegates to the Miss World Pageant such as Ivonne Orsini, which placed in the semifinals in 2008 and Amanda Vilanova, which became Miss World Caribbean and 2nd Runner up among 113 delegates in the Miss World Pageant held in London in 2011.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
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Biography
Shanira Mariette Blanco Colón was born in San Juan, Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
. Her parents are María Colón (Puerto Rican) and Ángel Blanco (Dominican
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
). Shanira is the oldest of three children from that marriage.
Early years
Since she was a young, Shanira showed her discipline, always keeping her leadership and honors in school, which eventually helped her be Captain of her High School Volleyball Team, earned her a position in the "National Honor SocietyNational Honor Society
The National Honor Society is a recognition program for high school students in grades 10-12 in the United States and in several other countries...
”, and was elected “Student of the Year” by the “Private Schools Puerto Rican Association” in 1999. Even though she always aspired to study in the mainland, up to the degree that she was admitted at Syracuse University
Syracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
in New York with an Honor’s Scholarship, she declined staying in the states, feeling her future was somewhere else.
Beauty Pageants
When she was 19 years old, she started competing in different beauty pageants, which made her travel the world to places like Venezuela, France, Germany, Turkey and the Philippines among others, events that eventually made her a winner of the Miss Ámbar World 2001 y Miss Folklore World 2001 pageants, gave her the opportunity of competing in the Miss Earth 2004Miss Earth 2004
Miss Earth 2004, the 4th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, took place at the University of the Philippines Theater in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines on October 24, 2004...
pageant and eventually helped her reached the second position in the de Miss Puerto Rico
Miss Puerto Rico
Miss Puerto Rico is the common name or sash used to identify a Puerto Rican representative in an international pageant. Currently, Miss Universe Puerto Rico, Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico and Miss Earth Puerto Rico are the official national preliminaries to the Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss Earth...
2004 pageant, where she represented the municipality of Carolina.
Television career
After pageants, the doors to the world of television opened up for Shanira, receiving the opportunity from Puerto Rico’s producer Hector MarcanoHector Marcano
Hector Marcano is a Puerto Rican comedian, producer, and game show host in Puerto Rico.Hector Marcano was born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, on November 3, 1956. Marcano's career took off after Luis Vigoreaux's death...
in 2005, to join and co-host with his team, the television show “Que Suerte” which was transmitted through the Univisión
Univision
Univision is a Spanish-language television network in the United States. It has the largest audience of Spanish language television viewers according to Nielsen ratings. Randy Falco, COO, has been in charge of the company since the departure of Univision Communications president and CEO Joe Uva...
Puerto Rico Network. It is there were Shanira grows as a TV personality, obtaining the chance to collaborate in other TV Shows like “El Gordo y la Flaca
El Gordo y la Flaca
El Gordo y la Flaca is a Spanish-language entertainment news show...
" and "Objetivo Fama
Objetivo Fama
Objetivo Fama is a Puerto Rican singing talent contest that has been on air for over five years on WLII, the Univision outlet in Puerto Rico; and on Telefutura in the mainland United States...
", both directed to the Puerto Rican audience as well as the Hispanic market in the United States. At the same time, this young woman received the “Paoli Award” for “Outstanding New TV Talent of the Year ”, was elected as “The Most Beautiful Face on TV” by the reader’s of Teve Guia
Teve Guía
Teve Guía is a Puerto Rican gossip and listings magazine. Published since the 1960s, Teve Guía is written in association with the United States magazine, TV Guide, but has a slightly different format....
Magazine and was hired by the Mirta de Perales beauty company as their Hispanic Market Spokesperson.She has been Mirta de Perales Spokesperson since 2005. After “Que Suerte”, her TV career continued, where she received an offer from Univision PR to host a show called “Flashazo VIP”, one that she accepted and continues doing it nowadays.
Flashazo VIP has been on the air since 2009 and continues to be one of the most successful Late Night Shows in Puerto Rico.
Other Facts
All these opportunities in the Television Industry and after acquiring a bachelor’s degree in Marketing and a Master’s DegreeMaster's degree
A master's is an academic degree granted to individuals who have undergone study demonstrating a mastery or high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice...
in Business, made Shanira established her own modeling and finishing school, named “Actitud” in 2007, in which through their seminars, they teach their students that with the right attitude and plenty of confidence, anything in life can be achieved.
Currently, Shanira's Actitud Modeling Academy is the Official Miss World Puerto Rico Training School, which has prepared delegates to the Miss World Pageant such as Ivonne Orsini, which placed in the semifinals in 2008 and Amanda Vilanova, which became Miss World Caribbean and 2nd Runner up among 113 delegates in the Miss World Pageant held in London in 2011.
See also
- List of Television Presenters/ Puerto Rico
- Miss Puerto Rico 2004
- Miss Earth 2004Miss Earth 2004Miss Earth 2004, the 4th edition of Miss Earth beauty pageant, took place at the University of the Philippines Theater in Diliman, Quezon City, Philippines on October 24, 2004...