In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Giraud and the second or maternal family name is Mojica.
Joyce Marie Giraud Mojica (born April 4, 1975), also known as Joyce Giraud de Ohoven, is a Puerto Rican actress, model, philanthropist, film and television producer. Firstly in 1994, she competed in Miss World 1994 and was unable to make in top 10 and lost against Miss India, Aishwarya Rai. In 1998, Giraud was crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico 1998, and represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 1998, where she placed as the second runner-up. She has since appeared in acting roles in television and film, and beginning in 2013 was a housewife on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills for its fourth season.
Giraud was born in Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico. She graduated at 16, and shortly began modelling. Giraud attended the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico. She has two Bachelor of Arts degrees; one in Social Work and one in Special Education.[1] After graduating she worked with underprivileged children and public housing projects in Puerto Rico.[2]
Career
Giraud began modeling to help her mother pay for her university studies and became one of the top models of Puerto Rico. She has appeared in numerous national and international campaigns. She describes having been discovered while working at the drive-thru of a KFC restaurant.[3]
After winning the Miss Universe Puerto Rico, Giraud discovered her love of acting when director Vicente Castro cast her as the lead in his Coralito Tiene Dos Maridos, a remake of Sonia Braga's Dona Flor y Sus Dos Maridos. She received such great reviews that she found another passion in life. After doing many small roles in her native Puerto Rico, Giraud moved to Miami, Florida where she continued a successful modeling career. In 2001, after being the undefeated model of Star Search, she decided to take the leap toward Los Angeles where she has received parts in numerous films and TV shows.[4]
As a producer, Giraud executive produced the film Shadow People, as well as the TV show Siberia, and is credited as co-producer on the upcoming film Back Roads, based on the bestselling novel. In 2012, Giraud created the annual international beauty pageant Queen of the Universe,[6] benefiting the programs of the UNESCO Foundation for Children in Need. Since then she has produced and directed the annual event. In 2014, Giraud opened a school in Senegal, Africa with the YOU Foundation for Children in Need.[7][8]
In 2014 she co-created the Spanish-language reality show Rica, Famosa, Latina and also serves as its executive producer. In 2015 she also created its companion talk show Rica la Noche, serving as both its host and executive producer.[9]
Pageantry and modeling
Joyce Giraud visited the Puerto Rican diaspora in Hawaii and this is an autographed picture to the United Puerto Rican Association of Hawaii.
Giraud has been one of the few Puerto Rican Supermodels, and has been featured on numerous magazine covers and in international campaigns.
In her early career, Giraud participated in a number of beauty pageants and became a titleholder multiple times, leading to the Miss Universe 1998 pageant where she finished as second runner-up. She is a two-time Miss Puerto Rico and previously represented Puerto Rico at Miss World 1994. Giraud won the 1994 Miss World Puerto Rico and the titles of Most Beautiful Hair, Most Beautiful Smile; Most Beautiful Face and Best Runway. She later represented Puerto Rico in the Queen of the Atlantics International in Spain, and won the title Queen of the Atlantics 1995. In 1997, she represented Puerto Rico in the Miss Venus International in Jacksonville, Florida and won her hometown the title. In 1998, Giraud won the title of Miss Aguas Buenas and then was crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico. She also won the titles of Most Beautiful Hair, Most Beautiful Face, Best Body and the Miss Photogenic Award.
Despite a scandal that almost cost her the crown due to some sexy modeling shots,[10] Giraud was cleared by Donald Trump to compete in the Miss Universe 1998 pageant in Hawaii where she was a crowd favorite and finished as 2nd runner-up behind Veruska Ramírez of Venezuela and winner Wendy Fitzwilliam of Trinidad and Tobago. Later that year, she wrote a book called "Joyce, Dreams and Realities", based on her experiences in the Miss Universe pageant.
In 2000, Giraud became the only undefeated model to win every episode of Star Search aka Destination Stardom in Honolulu, Hawaii.[4]
Personal life
Giraud is married to Academy Award–nominated producer Michael Ohoven.[11] They have two children, Leonardo Alexander Michael Mario Benjamin Giraud de Ohoven (b. 2010) and Michael Valentino Mario Arthur Benjamin Giraud de Ohoven (b. 2011).[12]
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In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Giraud and the second or maternal family name is Mojica Joyce Marie Giraud Mojica born April 4 1975 also known as Joyce Giraud de Ohoven is a Puerto Rican actress model philanthropist film and television producer Firstly in 1994 she competed in Miss World 1994 and was unable to make in top 10 and lost against Miss India Aishwarya Rai In 1998 Giraud was crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico 1998 and represented Puerto Rico at Miss Universe 1998 where she placed as the second runner up She has since appeared in acting roles in television and film and beginning in 2013 was a housewife on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills for its fourth season Joyce GiraudGiraud in Beverly Hills California in 2014BornJoyce Marie Giraud Mojica 1975 04 04 April 4 1975 age 47 Aguas Buenas Puerto RicoOther namesJoyce Giraud de OhovenJoyce de OhovenAlma materInteramerican University of Puerto Rico BA BA OccupationsActressmodelphilanthropistproducerYears active1990 presentTitleMiss Mundo de Puerto Rico 1994 Miss Universe Puerto Rico 1998SpouseMichael Ohoven m 2009 wbr Children2 Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Pageantry and modeling 4 Personal life 5 Filmography 5 1 Film and television 5 2 Music videos 5 3 Producer 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksEarly life and education EditGiraud was born in Aguas Buenas Puerto Rico She graduated at 16 and shortly began modelling Giraud attended the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico She has two Bachelor of Arts degrees one in Social Work and one in Special Education 1 After graduating she worked with underprivileged children and public housing projects in Puerto Rico 2 Career EditGiraud began modeling to help her mother pay for her university studies and became one of the top models of Puerto Rico She has appeared in numerous national and international campaigns She describes having been discovered while working at the drive thru of a KFC restaurant 3 After winning the Miss Universe Puerto Rico Giraud discovered her love of acting when director Vicente Castro cast her as the lead in his Coralito Tiene Dos Maridos a remake of Sonia Braga s Dona Flor y Sus Dos Maridos She received such great reviews that she found another passion in life After doing many small roles in her native Puerto Rico Giraud moved to Miami Florida where she continued a successful modeling career In 2001 after being the undefeated model of Star Search she decided to take the leap toward Los Angeles where she has received parts in numerous films and TV shows 4 In film Giraud has had roles in David Fincher s Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Dude Where s My Car Miss Castaway and Slayer She has starred in TV shows like Baywatch The Suite Life of Zack and Cody Heist and Joey Starting in 2007 she starred in the first two seasons of Tyler Perry s House of Payne as Angel and in 2013 she was a lead in NBC s Siberia In 2013 she joined the cast of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills for the fourth season becoming the show s first Latina housewife During her run on the show she was awarded with the Loveliest Locks award at Bravo s The Real Housewives Awards 5 As a producer Giraud executive produced the film Shadow People as well as the TV show Siberia and is credited as co producer on the upcoming film Back Roads based on the bestselling novel In 2012 Giraud created the annual international beauty pageant Queen of the Universe 6 benefiting the programs of the UNESCO Foundation for Children in Need Since then she has produced and directed the annual event In 2014 Giraud opened a school in Senegal Africa with the YOU Foundation for Children in Need 7 8 In 2014 she co created the Spanish language reality show Rica Famosa Latina and also serves as its executive producer In 2015 she also created its companion talk show Rica la Noche serving as both its host and executive producer 9 Pageantry and modeling Edit Joyce Giraud visited the Puerto Rican diaspora in Hawaii and this is an autographed picture to the United Puerto Rican Association of Hawaii Giraud has been one of the few Puerto Rican Supermodels and has been featured on numerous magazine covers and in international campaigns In her early career Giraud participated in a number of beauty pageants and became a titleholder multiple times leading to the Miss Universe 1998 pageant where she finished as second runner up She is a two time Miss Puerto Rico and previously represented Puerto Rico at Miss World 1994 Giraud won the 1994 Miss World Puerto Rico and the titles of Most Beautiful Hair Most Beautiful Smile Most Beautiful Face and Best Runway She later represented Puerto Rico in the Queen of the Atlantics International in Spain and won the title Queen of the Atlantics 1995 In 1997 she represented Puerto Rico in the Miss Venus International in Jacksonville Florida and won her hometown the title In 1998 Giraud won the title of Miss Aguas Buenas and then was crowned Miss Universe Puerto Rico She also won the titles of Most Beautiful Hair Most Beautiful Face Best Body and the Miss Photogenic Award Despite a scandal that almost cost her the crown due to some sexy modeling shots 10 Giraud was cleared by Donald Trump to compete in the Miss Universe 1998 pageant in Hawaii where she was a crowd favorite and finished as 2nd runner up behind Veruska Ramirez of Venezuela and winner Wendy Fitzwilliam of Trinidad and Tobago Later that year she wrote a book called Joyce Dreams and Realities based on her experiences in the Miss Universe pageant In 2000 Giraud became the only undefeated model to win every episode of Star Search aka Destination Stardom in Honolulu Hawaii 4 Personal life EditGiraud is married to Academy Award nominated producer Michael Ohoven 11 They have two children Leonardo Alexander Michael Mario Benjamin Giraud de Ohoven b 2010 and Michael Valentino Mario Arthur Benjamin Giraud de Ohoven b 2011 12 Giraud is Catholic 13 Filmography EditFilm and television Edit Year Show Role Notes1999 La Primera Finalista Unknown1999 Coralito Tiene Dos Maridos Coralito2000 Baywatch Rachel 1 episode Dream Girl 2000 Dude Where s My Car Fabio s Girlfriend Uncredited2000 The Bold and the Beautiful Spectra Model 2 episodes2002 Viva TV Herself Guest Co Host2003 Diva Detectives Herself2004 Miss Castaway and the Island Girls Julie Television film2004 Latin Dragon Claudia Sanchez2005 The Suite Life of Zack and Cody Ursula 1 episode Grounded on the 23rd Floor 2005 Joey Maria 1 episode Joey and the ESL 2006 Heist Angel 2 episodes2006 Slayer Estrella Television film2007 2008 House of Payne Angel 29 episodes2011 The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo Spain TV Reporter2013 Siberia Carolina Joyce 11 episodes also costume designer2013 Sin Limites Herself 1 episode ADD ADHD 2013 2016 Vanderpump Rules Herself 4 episodes2013 2014 The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Herself 24 episodes2015 Hell s Kitchen Herself Restaurant Patron Episode 18 Chefs Compete 2015 Dad Dudes Laura 1 episode Pilot 2015 Rica la Noche Herself Host 8 episodes2017 Jeepers Creepers 3 Deputy Dana LangMusic videos Edit Year Artist Title2000 98 Degrees Give Me Just One Night Una Noche Producer Edit Year Show Role Notes2013 The Door Executive producer2015 Siberia Co executive producer2015 Rica la Noche Executive producer2018 Rica Famosa Latina Executive producer2018 Back Roads Co producerSee also Edit Puerto Rico portal Biography portalList of Puerto Ricans Nunez v Caribbean Int l News Corp References Edit Bravo TV bio Joyce Giraud de Ohoven Archived from the original on 2014 11 13 Retrieved 2014 04 25 Studio M Sabor Latino www studiom com Archived from the original on August 8 2012 Joyce Giraud Open your eyes July 31 2010 Archived from the original on August 12 2019 Retrieved July 20 2022 via Perma a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint bot original URL status unknown link a b Joyce Giraud IMDb Archived from the original on 2013 11 04 Retrieved 2018 08 22 http www usmagazine com entertainment news real housewives awards winners list announced vicki gunvalson kenya moore others honored 2014243 Archived 2016 02 16 at the Wayback Machine Joyce Giraud de Ohoven Bravo TV Official Site September 16 2013 Archived from the original on November 2 2019 Retrieved November 2 2019 Archived copy PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2016 02 16 Retrieved 2016 02 13 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint archived copy as title link Unser Netzwerk You Stiftung October 6 2015 Archived from the original on November 2 2019 Retrieved November 2 2019 Joyce Giraud Talks About Her New Talks Show Rica La Noche And New Season Of Rica Famosa Latina Archived from the original on 2016 02 16 Retrieved 2016 02 13 OYE Magazine The Joyce of Life Archived from the original on July 5 2011 About Joyce Joyce Miracle Elixir Collection Archived from the original on 2019 04 04 Retrieved 2018 08 22 Joyce Giraud A Child is a Blessing Not a Mistake Celebrity Baby Scoop Archived from the original on 2018 08 23 Retrieved 2015 11 13 McDonald Heather Filming Secrets of Reality TV with RHOBH Joyce Giraud YouTube Archived from the original on 5 January 2021 Retrieved 2 September 2020 External links EditJoyce Giraud at IMDb About Joyce Joyce Giraud Beauty Awards and achievementsPreceded by Margot Bourgeois Miss Universe 2nd runner up1998 Succeeded by Diana NogueiraPreceded by Ana Rosa Brito Miss Puerto Rico Universe1998 Succeeded by Brenda Liz LopezPreceded by Miss Aguas Buenas Universe1998 Succeeded by Preceded by Ana Rosa Brito Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico1994 Succeeded by Swanni Quinones Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joyce Giraud amp oldid 1116411393, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
