Lilián Villanueva
Lilián Jesús Villanueva Chan is a Mexican model who became the only woman from her country to be crowned International Queen of Flowers[1][2] and competed in Nuestra Belleza México 2000, obtaining the title of Nuestra Belleza Internacional México.[3]
Lilián Villanueva | |
|---|---|
| Born | Lilián Jesús Villanueva Chan |
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Nuestra Belleza Quintana Roo 2000 Nuestra Belleza Int'l México 2001 International Queen of Flowers 2001 |
| Hair color | Brown[1] |
| Eye color | Brown[1] |
| Major competition(s) | Nuestra Belleza México 2000 (Nuestra Belleza Int'l México) International Queen of Flowers 2001 (Winner) |
Nuestra Belleza México 2000
Born in Quintana Roo and raised in Chetumal, she represented her state[2] and competed against fourthy-three other contestants for the national beauty title of Mexico, Nuestra Belleza México 2000,[3] held in Apizaco, Tlaxcala on September 2, 2000.
She was chosen to represent Mexico in the 2001 Miss International pageant,[3] but didn't compete because Nuestra Belleza México temporarily lost the franchise to send representatives to Miss International that year.
Reina Internacional de las Flores
Instead, she competed in the International Queen of Flowers pageant held in Colombia where she became the favorite and was eventually chosen as the winner of the title on August 11, 2001.[1]
After Nuestra Belleza
In September 2009, she received the Corona al Merito award, for her winning International Queen of Flowers and overall performance as a beauty queen.[4]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e Gómez, Gloria Edith (August 11, 2001). "Mexico, the favorite, took the crown of flowers". El Colombiano. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
- ^ a b "La mexicana Lilian Villanueva fue coronada Reina Internacional de las Flores". Esmas. August 14, 2001. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
- ^ a b c Huerta, César (September 9, 2000). "Gana Señorita Jalisco Nuestra Belleza 2000". Terra. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
- ^ Carrillo Velázquez, Tania Paola (September 3, 2009). "Inicia la carrera por el título Nuestra Belleza México 2009". Esmas. Retrieved 2010-10-07.
External links
- History: NBM and Evolution