Ivian Sarcos
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Born |
Ivian Lunasol Sarcos Colmenares July 26, 1989 Guanare, Portuguesa, Venezuela |
|---|---|
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Measurements |
Bust: 90 cm (35.4 in) Waist: 61 cm (24.0 in) Hips: 90 cm (35.4 in) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Title(s) | Miss Amazonas 2010 Miss Venezuela Mundo 2010 Miss World 2011 |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss Venezuela 2010 (Miss Venezuela Mundo) (L'bel Most Beautiful Face) Miss World 2011 (Winner) (Miss World Americas) |
Ivian Sarcos (born July 26, 1989) is a Venezuelan model and beauty queen who won Miss World 2011 on November 6, 2011, in London, United Kingdom. Sarcos is the sixth woman from Venezuela to win Miss World.
Ivian was a diplomacy student at the Central University of Venezuela who is 1.80 m (5'11") tall. Orphaned at the age of eight, Sarcos was raised by nuns in a convent in Cojedes. She had intended to become a nun, but she found a new passion in the world of fashion and started her career as a model. Sarcos comes from a family of 12 brothers and sisters. She was a supporter of the Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez.
Sarcos competed as Miss Amazonas in her country's national beauty pageant, Miss Venezuela 2010, on October 28, 2010, and won. She also won the L'bel Most Beautiful Face award.
On November 6, 2011, Sarcos won the 2011 Miss World pageant held in the Earls Court Exhibition Centre in London. She was placed third runner-up during the Miss World Beach Beauty event held on October 29 and fifth-runner-up in Miss World Top Model, also held on October 29, becoming the eventual winner of Miss World 2011 on November 6. She became the sixth woman from Venezuela to capture the title. In a press conference after her victory, she said, "“This has taught me that life, although it may be bad, doesn’t have to end badly. Although I no longer have my parents, it has taught me to be stronger..... I want to carry on doing the wonderful work that ‘Beauty with a Purpose’ and the Miss World organization does and to help people in need.... I want to help people like me." The President of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, congratulated Sarcos, by telephone and on Twitter. Sarcos was interviewed on Univision for the TV programs Despierta America and Don Francisco Presenta in Miami (USA) and featured in a 7 hour special on Venevision for her return to Venezuela, reaching a 73% share of the viewing audience. A press conference for her victory was held in Caracas with several journalists. She appeared in Hello magazine for the UK and in Look Caras and OK! magazine in Venezuela. On January 4, 2012, President Hugo Chávez received Sarcos with flowers and kiss her hand after their meeting at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas and expressed his government's support. Sarcos has a foundation, called Belleza con Proposito (beauty with a purpose), for people in need. On November 16, 2011, she attended the Duke of Edinburgh's birthday lunch. On January 16, 2012, Sarcos was at the Ordos City Ice Festival.
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