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Ileana Márquez

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Ileana Márquez
Born
Ileana del Carmen Márquez Pedroza

(1996-03-19) 19 March 1996 (age 28)[1]
Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela
Height1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[citation needed]
Children1
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Venezuela 2023
Major
competition(s)

Ileana del Carmen Márquez Pedroza (born 19 March 1996) is a Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Venezuela 2023.[2][3] She is the first mother who won the Miss Venezuela title.[4] She represented Venezuela at the Miss Universe 2024 pageant, where she placed as fourth runner-up.

Early life and education

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Márquez was born on 19 March 1996 in Valencia, Venezuela. She is the daughter of Ylene Pedroza Ramos and Rafael Márquez. She is the first mother who won the Miss Venezuela title.[5]

She is a graduate in Initial Education, having attended the Instituto Universitario de Tecnología Juan Pablo Pérez Alfonzo in Valencia.[6]

Pageants

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Miss Venezuela 2023

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Márquez beat 24 other candidates in Miss Venezuela 2023 on 7 December 2023 becoming the third woman representing Amazonas to win the title, following Carolina Izsak in 1991 and Dayana Mendoza in 2007.[7]

Miss Universe 2024

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Márquez represented Venezuela in Miss Universe 2024, in Mexico, where she was fourth runner-up.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "¿Quién es Ileana Marquez, la primera madre que se convierte en Miss Venezuela 2023". larepublica.pe (in Spanish). 2023-12-07. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  2. ^ Chirino, Bárbara (2023-12-07). "Miss Amazonas, Ileana Márquez, se corona como la nueva Miss Venezuela 2023 (+Video)". Meridiano (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-07.
  3. ^ "Ileana Márquez es Miss Venezuela 2023, la primera madre en conseguir la corona nacional". El Carabobeño (in Spanish). 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  4. ^ Longo, Carmela (2023-12-08). "¡Histórico! Miss Venezuela coronó por primera vez a una madre". Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  5. ^ "Ileana Márquez es Miss Venezuela 2023, la primera madre en coronarse". www.elnacional.com. 8 December 2023.
  6. ^ "Madre y maestra, ella es Ileana Márquez la Miss Venezuela que hace historia y sorprende con su parecido a Sheynnis Palacios". eluniverso.com. 8 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Quién es Ileana Márquez, Miss Venezuela Universo 2024 que ha generado polémica por ser madre y tener tatuajes". elcomercio.pe (in Spanish). 2023-12-08. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  8. ^ "Representante de Venezuela Ileana Márquez: Cuarta finalista del Miss Universo 2024". venezuela-news.com (in Spanish). 2024-11-17. Retrieved 2024-11-18.
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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Universe 4th Runner-Up
2024
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Preceded by Miss Universe Venezuela
2024
Succeeded by
Preceded by Miss Venezuela
2023
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Katheryne Bello
Miss Amazonas
2023
Succeeded by
Karin Aridi