Deborah Carthy-Deu
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Born |
Deborah Carthy-Deu January 5, 1966 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
|---|---|
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Weight | 53.7 kg (118 lb) |
| Hair color | Light Brown |
| Eye color | Green |
| Title(s) |
Miss San Juan 1985 Miss Puerto Rico 1985 Miss Universe 1985 |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss Puerto Rico 1985 (Winner) Miss Universe 1985 (Winner) |
| Official website | |
Deborah Carthy-Deu (born January 5, 1966) is a Puerto Rican actress, TV Host and beauty queen. She is known for being the second Miss Universe from Puerto Rico. The contest was held at the James L. Knight Center in Miami, Florida on July 15, 1985.
Deborah Carthy-Deu was born on January 5, 1966 in the Santurce district of San Juan, Puerto Rico to Ramón Carthy Sanchez and Vicky Sanz Deu, of Irish and of Puerto Rican descent. Her mother directed an academy for ballet and modeling, Academia de Ballet y Modelaje Vicky Sanz, under the name of Vicky Sanz. Her father was a photography director. At age nine she started to take ballet classes at the school her mother directed. She was trained as a classical ballerina. She attended an elementary catholic school and later enrolled in the ninth grade at Commonwealth High School. From age thirteen on she spent her summers in New York City taking dance classes. She later attended the University of Puerto Rico pursued a major in drama. At thirteen she also auditioned for Ballet Concierto and becomes part of the dance company and later a soloist.
While she was in college, she was selected Miss San Juan on March 22, 1985 and later Miss Puerto Rico on April 27, 1985. On July 15, 1985, she was crowned Miss Universe 1985 representing Puerto Rico in Miami, Florida.
After traveling the world as Miss Universe, she went to Argentina to portray the leading character in the telenovela El Cisne Blanco. An offer she could not refuse and that allowed her to continue working both as an actress and a model internationally, as well as an Emcee and Television host for both Univision and Telemundo Network.
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