THE FINAL RESULT - MISS VENEZUELA IS THE HISPANIC-AMERICAN QUEEN 2009

Adriana Vasini Sánchez from Venezuela wins Reina Hispanoamericana 2009



Adriana Vasini Sánchez, a 22-year old currently in her 4th year of Medical school, was crowned Reina Hispanoamericana 2009 during the annual pageant held in Santa Cruz, Bolivia on Thursday night.

The 1.78 m beauty from Maracaibo, Venezuela, was always considered one of the top choices for the crown. She currently holds the title of Miss World Venezuela, expecting to compete at the Miss World 2010 pageant in Vietnam.

The “Virreina” or “vice-miss” is 19-year old Sandra Vinces, Miss Ecuador; the 1st runner-up was Brazil (Livia Nepomuceno), 2nd runner-up was Spain (Melody Mir); 3rd runner-up was Bolivia (Flavia Foianini), 4th runner-up Dominican Republic (Rocio Castellon) and the 5th runner-up was Colombia (Lina Mosquera).

The panel of judges, composed by international celebrities and experts, included Ada Aimee de la Cruz, Miss Dominican Republic and 1st runner-up in the last edition of the Miss Universe pageant.

During the first part of the gala, the Best National Costume Award went to Miss Mexico, Andrea Martinez.

Miss Vasini will spend her year as the official image of the pageant’s sponsors. She was crowned by the outgoing queen, Vivian Noronha Cia of Brazil.

Her triumph marks the fifth Reina Hispanoamericana crown for Venezuela; other winners were Francis Gago (1991), Gabriela Vergara (1996), Patricia Fuenmayor (1997) and Ligia Petit (2000), when the contest was known as “Reina Sudamericana”.




Photos courtesy of El Deber

WHO WILL BE THE NEW HISPANIC-AMERICAN QUEEN 2009?

Tonight, right on a stage put together right in front of the beautiful Dancing Waters located at the Parque Urbano, in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, 21 of the most beautiful young women in the Americas and Spain, will compete for the title Hispanic-American Queen 2009.



Local newspapers have selected their own favorites, like El Deber, which has as front-runners the candidates from Chile, Colombia, Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela and Peru.



According to the speculation, Venezuela has a strong chance to win. They were charmed by her beauty, charm and intelligence. Many people believe it’s going to be a fight between Venezuela and Bolivia, with Chile, Brazil and Colombia running as outsiders.


Courtesy of GB photos/Carla Tavares