María Daniela Velasco

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Velasco and the second or maternal family name is Rodríguez.
María Daniela Velasco
Born
María Daniela Velasco Rodríguez

(1993-08-21) August 21, 1993 (age 30)
Caracas, Venezuela
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)[2]
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Earth Distrito Capital 2017
Miss Venezuela Continentes Unidos 2017
Miss Earth Venezuela 2021[1]
Major
competition(s)		Miss Earth Venezuela 2017
(Top 7)
Miss Continentes Unidos 2017
(Top 10)
Miss Earth Venezuela 2021
(Winner)
Miss Earth 2021
(Top 8)

María Daniela Velasco Rodríguez (born August 21, 1993) is a Venezuelan model, anthropologist and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Earth Venezuela 2021.[3][4] She also represented the Capital District at the Miss Earth Venezuela 2017 where she ended as one of the finalist. Velasco represented Venezuela at Miss Earth 2021 competition and placed at Top 8.[5]

Life and career[edit]

Early life[edit]

Velasco was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela. She is the daughter of Major General Efraín Velasco Lugo.[6] She obtained a degree as an anthropologist from the Central University of Venezuela in Caracas. In addition to this, she has carried out training studies in ecolidership and sustainable business management at the University of Cambridge.[7] On the other hand, Daniela has worked as a television presenter and is also the founder of the environmental NGO 'Okospiri' and is CEO of the company Ecopreneur Evolution.[8][9][10][11][12][13]

María Daniela is also bilingual in both English and Spanish.[14]

Pageantry[edit]

Miss Earth Venezuela 2017[edit]

Velasco began her participation in beauty pageants in 2017, as a participant in the inaugural edition of Miss Earth Venezuela in that year. María Daniela represented the Capital District in said pageant, managing to position herself as one of the seven finalists. In addition to that, she got the special band for Best Catwalk. In the end, Ninoska Vásquez from Lara state would obtain the aforementioned title.[15][16]

Miss Continentes Unidos 2017[edit]

In that same year, Daniela reached her first international competition, after having replaced Oriana Gómez (candidate for Miss Miranda 2016) as the Venezuelan representative in the Miss Continentes Unidos competition.[17][18] Velasco then represented Venezuela in the Miss Continentes Unidos 2017 contest, which took place on September 23, 2017, in Guayaquil, Ecuador.[19]

Finally, María Daniela managed to position herself within the group of 10 semifinalists within said competition.[20][21][22]

Miss Earth Venezuela 2021[edit]

Velasco returned to the ranks of Miss Earth Venezuela, but on that occasion as a possible nominee to represent Venezuela in Miss Earth 2021.[23]

After a selection process of several weeks in which Instagram followers were involved. Velasco was chosen as one of the 5 finalists. Within this group were also foundː

On October 11, 2021, this group was reduced to 3 finalistsː Lisandra Chirinos, Elizabeth Gasiba and María Daniela Velasco.[24]

On October 15, 2021, the designation event was held, in which Gasiba and Velasco would finally be tied. In this event, a group of juries was in charge of evaluating the candidates taken into consideration for the final round.[25] Among those who wereː

  • Edgar Rosales, Executive Vice President of Banco Plaza.
  • Dr. Thomas Seif, dentist.
  • Vanessa Torres, director of Velvet The Beauty House.
  • Teresa Pérez, business manager of Erika's Cosmetic.
  • Juan José Álvarez, director of Unilever Andina (Sedal).
  • Dias Khadijah Kinanthi, Indonesian Consul in Venezuela.
  • Jholeidys Silva, president of Velvet The Beauty House.
  • Otayma Zerpa, President of Otayma Zerpa Designs.
  • Eleazar Guzmán, physical trainer at Lido Fitness.
  • Giselle Reyes, runway teacher.
  • Johan Changó, official photographer of Miss Earth Venezuela 2021.
  • Guillermo Felizola, official photographer of Miss Earth Venezuela 2021.
  • Faddya Halabi, model and businesswoman.

In this designation ceremony, both were put to the test in a varied round of questions.

At the end of the event, the president of the Miss Earth Venezuela Organization, Prince Julio César, declared that both María Daniela Velasco and Elizabeth Gasiba would both be bearers of the title of Miss Earth Venezuela, Velasco as Miss Earth Venezuela 2021, and Gasiba as Miss Earth Venezuela 2022.[26][27] Finally, her predecessor, Stephany Zreik, gave the crown to Velasco as the new Miss Earth Venezuela.[28]

Miss Earth 2021[edit]

Velasco represented Venezuela at the Miss Earth 2021 pageant on November 21, 2021, and finished as a Top 8 semifinalist.[29][30]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Stephany Zreik se convirtió en Miss Earth Air 2020". El Nacional.
  2. ^ "«Miss Earth 2021 Delegates»". Miss Earth.
  3. ^ "María Daniela Velasco conquista la corona de Miss Earth Venezuela 2021". El Universal (in Spanish). 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  4. ^ Globovision. "¡Tenemos nuevas reinas! María Daniela Velasco y Elizabeth Gasiba, Miss Earth Venezuela 2021 y 2022". Globovisión. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  5. ^ "María Daniela Velasco wins the crown of Miss Earth Venezuela 2021". Today in 24 English. 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  6. ^ "María Daniela Velasco consentida Gral Efraín Velasco participó Miss Earth". Scoopnest (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  7. ^ ""Maria Daniela Velasco Rodriguez - Fundadora - ÖkoSpiri"".
  8. ^ Mendoza, Leonelys Gomez (2018-05-08). "María Daniela Velasco se despidió de Canal i". Revista Ronda (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  9. ^ Maria Daniela Velasco y el Mono araña. Venezuela Megadiversa, retrieved 2021-10-19
  10. ^ ""ÖkoSpiri A.C (@okospiri) • Instagram photos and videos"".
  11. ^ "2019.216- El Öko-mural revestido con tapas plásticas. El Hatillo, Caracas- Venezuela". Movimiento de la arquitectura del futuro (in European Spanish). 2019-12-06. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  12. ^ "ÖKO-MURAL". ÖKO-MURAL. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  13. ^ "Con 200 mil tapas recicladas Olivares y Okospiri crean uno de los murales ecológico más grande de Latinoamérica". Oscar Olivares (in Spanish). 2020-03-11. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  14. ^ "Conozca a María Daniela Velasco, Miss Earth Venezuela 2021". noticialdia.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  15. ^ "En detalle: Así se vivió el Miss Earth Venezuela 2017". Globovisión. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  16. ^ "Ninoska Vásquez fue coronada Miss Earth Venezuela 2017". Globovisión. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  17. ^ Simeon (2017-04-06). "Oriana Gomez is Miss United Continents Venezuela 2017". Indian and World Pageant. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  18. ^ theperfectmiss (2017-09-05). "Maria Daniela Velasco al Miss Continentes Unidos". The Perfect Miss (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  19. ^ "Miss Continente Unidos - Candidata a Miss Continentes Unidos 2017 - Venezuela". misscontinenteunidos.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  20. ^ "Miss Continente Unidos - Top 10 semifinalistas - Miss Continentes Unidos 2017". misscontinenteunidos.com. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  21. ^ "Representante de Rusia es la nueva Miss Continentes Unidos". El Universo (in Spanish). 2017-09-24. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  22. ^ Oñate, Sara (2017-11-30). "Candidatas a Miss Continentes Unidos protagonizan desfile en Guayaquil". El Comercio (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  23. ^ "Miss Earth Venezuela 2021 ya tiene fecha y candidatas oficiales". diariolasamericas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  24. ^ "Miss Earth Venezuela 2021 ya tiene fecha y candidatas oficiales". El Universal (in Spanish). 2021-03-10. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  25. ^ Leonardo (2021-10-15). "EN VIVO- Disfrute de la coronación de la nueva Miss Earth Venezuela 2021 (+VIDEO)". Gossipvzla (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  26. ^ "María Daniela Velasco y Elizabeth Gasiba, Miss Earth Venezuela 2021 y 2022 -" (in Spanish). 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  27. ^ "No una, sino dos. Escogen a las nuevas Miss Earth Venezuela". Impacto Venezuela (in Spanish). 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  28. ^ ""María Daniela Velasco" es Miss Earth Venezuela 2021 y "Elizabeth Gasiba" es Miss Earth Venezuela 2022". DIARIO LA CALLE (in Spanish). 2021-10-16. Retrieved 2021-10-19.
  29. ^ Reyes, Shiela (2021-11-21). "Destiny Wagner of Belize named Miss Earth 2021". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2021-11-21.
  30. ^ Requintina, Robert (November 21, 2021). "Belize beauty crowned Miss Earth 2021". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved November 21, 2021.

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Colombia Ana María Landaeta
Dominican Republic Jennifer Cruz
South Africa Neena Bezuidenhout
Thailand Boonyanee Sangpirom
 Miss Continentes Unidos
Top 10
(with Ecuador Bianca Benavides, India Sana Dua and South Africa Talitha Bothma)
2017 		Succeeded by
India Gayatri Bhardwaj
Dominican Republic Tania Martínez
Portugal Luana Ramos
Uruguay Tania Magdalena de los Santos
Preceded by Miss Earth Venezuela
2021 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
New title →
 Miss Earth Distrito Capital
2017 		Succeeded by
María Patricia Páez Morales
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