In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Duijm and the second or maternal family name is Zubillaga.
Carmen Susana Duijm Zubillaga (August 11, 1936 – June 18, 2016)[1][2] was a Venezuelan actress, television host, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Venezuela 1955 and competed at Miss Universe 1955, placing in the top 15. She then went to compete at Miss World 1955 and won, becoming the first Venezuelan and Latin American woman to win the Miss World crown.
Her success as a beauty queen led to a career as an actress and a presenter on Venezuelan television. Thanks to her, there is one arepa called "Reina Pepiada". She lived in Margarita Island, Venezuela until 2016 when she died.
Her daughter, Carolina Cerruti was the official representative of Venezuela to the 1983 Miss World pageant held in London, on November 17, 1983.[3]
References
^Falleció Susana Duijm, la primera Miss Mundo de Venezuela 2016-06-18 at the Wayback Machine
^Susana Duijm Dead: First Latina To Ever Win Miss Mundo Passes At 79
susana, duijm, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, duijm, second, maternal, family, name, zubillaga, carmen, zubillaga, august, 1936, june, 2016, venezuelan, actress, television, host, model, beauty, queen, crowned, miss, venezuela, 1955, competed, . In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Duijm and the second or maternal family name is Zubillaga Carmen Susana Duijm Zubillaga August 11 1936 June 18 2016 1 2 was a Venezuelan actress television host model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Venezuela 1955 and competed at Miss Universe 1955 placing in the top 15 She then went to compete at Miss World 1955 and won becoming the first Venezuelan and Latin American woman to win the Miss World crown Susana DuijmBornCarmen Susana Duijm Zubillaga 1936 08 11 August 11 1936Aragua de Barcelona Anzoategui VenezuelaDiedJune 18 2016 2016 06 18 aged 79 Nueva Esparta VenezuelaOther namesSusana DuijmHeight5 ft 8 5 in 1 74 m Beauty pageant titleholderTitleMiss Venezuela 1955Hair colorBlackEye colorBrownMajorcompetition s Miss Venezuela 1955 Winner Miss Universe 1955 Top 15 Miss World 1955 Winner Contents 1 Miss Universe 2 Miss World 3 Life after pageants 4 References 5 External linksMiss Universe EditBefore competing in Miss World Duijm was a semi finalist at Miss Universe 1955 Miss World EditShe won the 1955 Miss World pageant representing Venezuela The pageant was held in London United Kingdom Life after pageants EditHer success as a beauty queen led to a career as an actress and a presenter on Venezuelan television Thanks to her there is one arepa called Reina Pepiada She lived in Margarita Island Venezuela until 2016 when she died Her daughter Carolina Cerruti was the official representative of Venezuela to the 1983 Miss World pageant held in London on November 17 1983 3 References Edit Fallecio Susana Duijm la primera Miss Mundo de Venezuela Archived 2016 06 18 at the Wayback Machine Susana Duijm Dead First Latina To Ever Win Miss Mundo Passes At 79 Miss World Coverage 1983 Usurped External links EditSusana Duijm en Bellas Venezolanas Awards and achievementsPreceded by Antigone Costanda Miss World1955 Succeeded by Petra SchurmannPreceded byGisela Bolanos Miss Venezuela1955 Succeeded byBlanca Heredia This biography article about a Venezuelan contestant in a beauty pageant is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Susana Duijm amp oldid 1151393784, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
