User:Mauriziok/Biliannis Álvarez

Biliannis Guillermina Álvarez Chirinos (born 4 January 1998) is a Venezuelan actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Grand International 2018. She represented the state of Falcón at the pageant and represented Venezuela at the Miss Universe 2018 competition where she placed as the 2nd runner-up.

Early life
Álvarez was born in Barcelona, Anzoátegui. Sthefany's father is from Colombia and her mother is Venezuelan. She is a law student at Santa María University in Puerto La Cruz.

Miss Venezuela 2017
At the end of Miss Venezuela 2017 held on November 9, 2017, Gutiérrez was crowned Miss Venezuela 2017. She represented Venezuela in Miss Universe 2018. Gutiérrez succeeded Miss Venezuela 2016 Keysi Sayago and was crowned by her at the final event. Her court included Miss Venezuela World 2018, Veruska Ljubisavljević from Vargas and Miss Venezuela International 2018, Mariem Velazco from Barinas. Since her crowning, Gutiérrez has attended many events with her fellow Miss Venezuela and Mister Venezuela titleholders. She has advocated for HIV awareness and on December 1 she shared her appearance at Acción Solidaria for World Anti-HIV Day.

Miss Grand International 2018
In December 2018, she represented Venezuela at the Miss Universe 2018 pageant hosted in Bangkok, Thailand. For her national costume, she chose to represent "Guaichia," Goddess protector of Nature. At the 2018 Miss Universe pageant, Álvarez placed as the 2nd Runner-Up. This is the highest placement for Venezuela since Gabriela Isler's win in 2013.