Susana Duijm
Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder (1936-2016)
Susana Duijm | |
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| Born | Carmen Susana Duijm Zubillaga (1936-08-11)August 11, 1936 Aragua de Barcelona, Anzoátegui, Venezuela |
| Died | June 18, 2016(2016-06-18) (aged 79) Nueva Esparta, Venezuela |
| Other names | Susana Duijm |
| Height | 5 ft 8.5 in (1.74 m) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Venezuela 1955 |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Venezuela 1955 (Winner) Miss Universe 1955 (Top 15) Miss World 1955 (Winner) |
Carmen Susana Duijm Zubillaga (August 11, 1936 – June 18, 2016)[1][2] was a Venezuelan actress, tv host, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Venezuela 1955 and competed at Miss Universe 1955, placing in the top 15. She then went to compete at Miss World 1955 and won, becoming the first Venezuelan and Latin American woman to win the Miss World crown.
Miss Universe
Before competing in Miss World, Duijm was a semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1955.
Miss World
She won the 1955 Miss World pageant, representing Venezuela. The pageant was held in London, United Kingdom.
Life after pageants
Her success as a beauty queen led to a career as an actress and a presenter on Venezuelan television. Thanks to her, there is one arepa called "Reina Pepiada". She lived in Margarita Island, Venezuela until 2016 when she died.
Her daughter Carolina Cerruti was the official representative of Venezuela to the 1983 Miss World pageant held in London, on November 17, 1983.[3]
References
- ^ Falleció Susana Duijm, la primera Miss Mundo de Venezuela Archived 2016-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Susana Duijm Dead: First Latina To Ever Win Miss Mundo Passes At 79
- ^ Miss World Coverage 1983[usurped]
External links
- Susana Duijm en "Bellas Venezolanas"
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by | Miss World 1955 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Gisela Bolaños | Miss Venezuela 1955 | Succeeded by |
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- Kiki Håkansson (1951)
- May-Louise Flodin (1952)
- Denise Perrier (1953)
- Antigone Costanda (1954)
- Susana Duijm (1955)
- Petra Schürmann (1956)
- Marita Lindahl (1957)
- Penelope Coelen (1958)
- Corine Rottschäfer (1959)
- Norma Cappagli (1960)
- Rosemarie Frankland (1961)
- Catharina Lodders (1962)
- Carole Crawford (1963)
- Ann Sidney (1964)
- Lesley Langley (1965)
- Reita Faria (1966)
- Madeleine Hartog-Bel (1967)
- Penelope Plummer (1968)
- Eva Rueber-Staier (1969)
- Jennifer Hosten (1970)
- Lúcia Petterle (1971)
- Belinda Green (1972)
- Marjorie Wallace (1973)
- Helen Elizabeth Morgan/Anneline Kriel (1974)
- Wilnelia Merced (1975)
- Cindy Breakspeare (1976)
- Mary Stävin (1977)
- Silvana Suárez (1978)
- Gina Swainson (1979)
- Gabriella Brum/Kimberley Santos (1980)
- Pilín León (1981)
- Mariasela Álvarez (1982)
- Sarah-Jane Hutt (1983)
- Astrid Carolina Herrera (1984)
- Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir (1985)
- Giselle Laronde (1986)
- Ulla Weigerstorfer (1987)
- Linda Pétursdóttir (1988)
- Aneta Kręglicka (1989)
- Gina Tolleson (1990)
- Ninibeth Leal (1991)
- Julia Kourotchkina (1992)
- Lisa Hanna (1993)
- Aishwarya Rai (1994)
- Jacqueline Aguilera (1995)
- Irene Skliva (1996)
- Diana Hayden (1997)
- Linor Abargil (1998)
- Yukta Mookhey (1999)
- Priyanka Chopra (2000)
- Agbani Darego (2001)
- Azra Akın (2002)
- Rosanna Davison (2003)
- María Julia Mantilla (2004)
- Unnur Vilhjálmsdóttir (2005)
- Taťána Kuchařová (2006)
- Zhang Zilin (2007)
- Ksenia Sukhinova (2008)
- Kaiane Aldorino (2009)
- Alexandria Mills (2010)
- Ivian Sarcos (2011)
- Yu Wenxia (2012)
- Megan Young (2013)
- Rolene Strauss (2014)
- Mireia Lalaguna (2015)
- Stephanie Del Valle (2016)
- Manushi Chhillar (2017)
- Vanessa Ponce (2018)
- Toni-Ann Singh (2019)
- Karolina Bielawska (2021)
- Krystyna Pyszková (2023)
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