Catalina Paz Cáceres Ríos (born May 16, 1990), simply known as Catalina Cáceres, is a Chilean model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Nuestra Belleza Chile and Miss Universo Chile in 2016. She represented Chile at the Miss Universe 2016 pageant.
Catalina Paz Cáceres Ríos | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 16, 1990 |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Nuestra Belleza Chile 2014 Miss Universo Chile 2016 |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Nuestra Belleza Chile 2014 (Winner) Miss Universo Chile 2016 (Winner) Miss Earth 2014 (Unplaced) Miss Universe 2016 (Unplaced) |
Personal life
editCatalina is an interior designer and was raised in Huechuraba. Her father is an engineer and her mother an artist. [1] Caceres volunteers for Alzheimer Chilean Corporation and supports LGBT rights. Her answer after being asked about LGBT adoption and marriage rights during Miss Universo Chile made international headline news.[2][3][4] Catalina is a vegetarian and speaks English, in addition to Spanish.
Pageantry
editNuestra Belleza Chile 2014
editCatalina won the Nuestra Belleza Chile title in 2014, succeeding the previous winner Natalia Lermanda. She bested 21 other finalists in the said pageant. As part of her responsibilities, Catalina attended the "Green Fair" event, held at Mapocho Station on September 7, 2014.[5]
Miss Earth 2014
editAfter winning Miss Earth Chile, Catalina flew to the Philippines in November to compete with nearly 100 other candidates to be Alyz Henrich's[6][7] successor as Miss Earth. However, she failed to place. Miss Earth 2014 was won by Jamie Herrell of the Philippines.[8][9][10][11][12][13]
Miss Universo Chile 2016
editShe was crowned as Miss Universo Chile 2016, making her Chile's representative for the Miss Universe 2016 pageant in the Philippines.[citation needed]
Miss Universe 2016
editAs Miss Universo Chile, she competed at the Miss Universe 2016 pageant but was ultimately unplaced.
References
edit- ^ "Catalina Cáceres y Miss Universo: Me cambió la vida cuando empecé a quererme". Radio Cooperativa. 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ "YouTube: la respuesta de Miss Chile sobre el matrimonio igualitario se vuelve viral". La República. 2016. Retrieved 2 November 2016.
- ^ "La respuesta "políticamente incorrecta" de Miss Chile sobre el matrimonio igualitario". CNN en Español. 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
- ^ "La reina de belleza a la que no le dio miedo decirle Sí al matrimonio igualitario". El Espectador. 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Catalina Cáceres es la invitada estelar en Feria Verde 2014". Facebook. 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ^ Blanco, Eunice (2013). "Alyz Henrich of Venezuela is Miss Earth 2013". Philippine Star. Retrieved 7 December 2013.
- ^ "Venezuela's Alyz Henrich wins Miss Earth 2013". MSN. 2013. Archived from the original on 11 December 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2013.
- ^ Locsin, Joel (2014). "Pinay bags Miss Earth 2014 title". GMA Network. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ Жигарева, Гертруда (2014). "Россиянка получила титул "Мисс огонь" на конкурсе "Мисс Земля" (in Russian)". Moskovskij Komsomolets. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "Miss Earth 2014 Crown Goes To Miss Philippines". Travelers Today. 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ^ "الفلبينية هيريل تنتزع تاج جمال الأرض (in Arabic)". Elaph.com. 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "La corona de Miss Tierra se quedó en casa (in Spanish)". El Universal. 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
- ^ "MISS PHILIPPINES CROWNED MISS EARTH 2014". The Times of India. 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
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