Martina Thorogood
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Born |
Martina Thorogood Heemsen February 4, 1975 Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela |
|---|---|
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Title(s) |
Miss Venezuela 1999 Miss World Venezuela 1999 |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss Venezuela 1999 (Winner) (Miss Internet) (Miss Integral) Miss World 1999 (1st Runner-Up) (Miss World Americas) |
Martina Thorogood Heemsen (born February 4, 1975 in Valencia) is a Venezuelan pageant titleholder who represented her country at Miss World 1999.
Thorogood, who is 5 ft 10.5 in (1.79 m) tall, competed in the national beauty pageant Miss Venezuela 1999 where she won the title. Also won the special awards of Miss Internet and Miss Integral. She represented the Miranda state at the contest.
Thorogood was the official representative of Venezuela to the Miss World 1999 pageant held in London, England, UK on December 4, 1999, where she finished as the 1st Runner-up to the eventual winner, Yukta Mookhey of India.
After competing in Miss World she was to compete in Miss Universe 2000 but was denied by the Miss Universe Organization because she was 1st Runner-Up in Miss World and there was a chance that she could become Miss World should the winner resign or lose her crown. As a result, a second, smaller pageant was held among delegates who had competed in previous Miss Venezuela competitions, and Claudia Moreno was chosen to compete at Miss Universe. Moreno also placed 1st Runner-Up. After this the Miss Venezuela Organization reverted to its original system of the winner competing in Miss Universe and the 1st Runner-Up competing in Miss World.
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