Thelma Rodríguez
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Thelma Guisselle Rodríguez Flores is a beauty queen from Chinandega
, Nicaragua
. Rodríguez was crowned Miss Nicaragua
2008, which was held in the Rubén Darío National Theater in Managua
and was crowned by the former Miss Nicaragua, Xiomara Blandino
. She represented Nicaragua at the Miss Universe 2008
pageant in Vietnam
on July 13, 2008. She failed to place in the final competition. On November 2008, she made a second attempt for the crown at the Miss Earth
pageant, in the Philippines
and was amongst the favorite delegates, but failed to place.
Rodríguez studies tourist and hotel administration in the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua (UNAN) in León
.
Chinandega
Chinandega is a town and the departmental seat of Chinandega department in Nicaragua. It is also the administrative centre of the surrounding municipality of the same name. The city has a population of 121,793 inhabitants with 151,000 in the municipality...
, Nicaragua
Nicaragua
Nicaragua is the largest country in the Central American American isthmus, bordered by Honduras to the north and Costa Rica to the south. The country is situated between 11 and 14 degrees north of the Equator in the Northern Hemisphere, which places it entirely within the tropics. The Pacific Ocean...
. Rodríguez was crowned Miss Nicaragua
Miss Nicaragua
The Miss Nicaragua contest is the national beauty pageant of Nicaragua and is a franchise of SILHUETAS, a modeling agency. Each Nicaraguan department may choose a representative who then enters the Miss Nicaragua finals, traditionally held at the Rubén Darío National Theater. The winner is crowned...
2008, which was held in the Rubén Darío National Theater in Managua
Managua
Managua is the capital city of Nicaragua as well as the department and municipality by the same name. It is the largest city in Nicaragua in terms of population and geographic size. Located on the southwestern shore of Lake Xolotlán or Lake Managua, the city was declared the national capital in...
and was crowned by the former Miss Nicaragua, Xiomara Blandino
Xiomara Blandino
Xiomara Blandino is a Nicaraguan architecture student who held the title of Miss Nicaragua 2007.She participated in the Miss Universe 2007 contest representing Nicaragua and made it to the semifinals. She placed 10th overall where Miss Japan Riyo Mori went on to win the title.-References:...
. She represented Nicaragua at the Miss Universe 2008
Miss Universe 2008
Miss Universe 2008, the 57th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Crown Convention Center in the Diamond Bay Resort, Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008...
pageant in Vietnam
Vietnam
Vietnam – sometimes spelled Viet Nam , officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam – is the easternmost country on the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. It is bordered by China to the north, Laos to the northwest, Cambodia to the southwest, and the South China Sea –...
on July 13, 2008. She failed to place in the final competition. On November 2008, she made a second attempt for the crown at the 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....
pageant, in the Philippines
Philippines
The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam...
and was amongst the favorite delegates, but failed to place.
Rodríguez studies tourist and hotel administration in the National Autonomous University of Nicaragua (UNAN) in León
León, Nicaragua
León is a department in northwestern Nicaragua . It is also the second largest city in Nicaragua, after Managua. It was founded by the Spaniards as Santiago de los Caballeros de León and rivals Granada, Nicaragua, in the number of historic Spanish colonial homes and churches...
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