Vanessa Gonçalves

Vanessa Andrea Gonçalves Gomez (born February 10, 1986) is a Venezuelan yoga teacher, dentist, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Venezuela 2010. She represented Venezuela at Miss Universe 2011 and placed in the Top 16.

Daughter of Portuguese emigrants, who currently lives in Miami, Florida.

Author of "I am Enough, I am Vulnerable" ("Soy "Suficiente, Soy Vulnerable").

Miss Venezuela 2010
Gonçalves, who stands 1.77m, competed as Miss Miranda, one of 28 finalists in her country's national beauty pageant Miss Venezuela 2010, held on October 28, 2010, in Maracaibo, where she obtained the Best Body and Evening Gown awards and became the seventh Miss Venezuela winner from Miranda, gaining the right to represent her country in Miss Universe 2011.

Miss Universe 2011
As Miss Venezuela 2010, she went on to compete in Miss Universe 2011 on September 12, 2011, in Sao Paulo, Brazil and placed in the Top 16.