User:Mauriziok/Ileana Márquez

Ileana del Carmen Márquez Pedroza (born 19 March 1996) is a Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Venezuela 2023. She is the first mother who won the Miss Venezuela title. She represented Venezuela at the Miss Universe 2024 pageant.

Early life and education
Ileana was born on 19 March 1996 in Valencia, Venezuela. She is the daughter of Ylene Pedroza Ramos and Rafael Márquez and has a one brother, Rayner Enrique Márquez Pedroza. She is the first mother who won the Miss Venezuela title .

She is a graduate in Initial Education, having attended the Instituto Universitario de Tecnología Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo in Valencia.

Miss Venezuela 2023
Márquez beat 24 other candidates in Miss Venezuela 2023 on 7 December 2023 becoming the third woman representing Amazonas to win the title, following Carolina Izsak in 1991 and Dayana Mendoza in 2007.

Miss Universe 2024
Márquez will represent Venezuela at the Miss Universe 2024 pageant in Mexico.