Geraldine Duque

Geraldine Duque Mantilla (born September 21, 1991) is a Venezuelan model, lawyer and beauty pageant titleholder who was titled as Miss Supranational Venezuela 2017. Duque represented Venezuela in Miss Supranational 2017.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Duque and the second or maternal family name is Mantilla.
Geraldine Duque
Born
Geraldine Duque Mantilla

(1993-09-21) 21 September 1993
Lobatera, Táchira, Venezuela
Occupations
  • Model
  • beauty pageant titleholder
  • Lawyer
Height5 ft 8 in (1.72 m)[1]
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Supranational Venezuela 2017
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)		Miss Supranational Venezuela 2017
(Winner)
Miss Supranational 2017
(Unplaced)

Life and career

Early life

Geraldine was born in San Cristóbal, Táchira. She obtained a law degree from the Universidad Católica del Táchira in San Cristóbal.[3]

Pageantry

One of Duque's first participations in beauty contests was when she participated and obtained the titles of Binational University Queen 2013, representing the Gran Colombia University Institute,[4] and as the Queen of Tourism of the San Sebastián International Fair 2013.[5][6]

Miss Venezuela 2016

Geraldine was also shortlisted as one of the official candidates for Miss Miranda 2016 contest, representing the Lander municipality, heading for Miss Venezuela 2016.[7] However, she did not advance in the qualifying rounds.[8][9]

Miss Supranational Venezuela 2017

Duque was the one who applied herself directly to the international organization of Miss Supranational, acquiring the rights to the franchise for her participation to represent Venezuela in the Miss Supranational 2017 competition.[10][11][12]

Miss Supranational 2017

She represented Venezuela in the Miss Supranational 2017 pageant, which was held on December 1, 2017 at the MOSIR Arena, in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland. For her typical costume, Geraldine chose to represent an allegory of the orchid, the Venezuelan national flower. However, Duque could not qualify in the semifinalists group, this being the sixth and last time that the South American nation failed in this feat.[13]

However, Duque won the special awards for Best Talent Show, thanks to a flamenco demonstration and Best Gala Dress, as Miss Elegance.[14]

Another projects

Duque has stood out as a prominent fashion influencer and consultant. In 2018, Duque created her own clothing collection.[15][16] In addition, she started the publication of a digital magazine focused on women with a view to empowerment and personal and professional growth.[17]

References
  1. "«VENEZUELA Geraldine Duque - Miss Supranational»". Miss Supranational.
  2. Globovision. "La venezolana Geraldine Duque rumbo a la Corona del Miss Supranational 2017". Globovisión. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  3. ""MISS SUPRANATIONAL VENEZUELA 2017"". Facebook. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  4. "Universidad de Pamplona - Adriana Rodríguez Palacio logró el Virreinato para la Unipamplona en el II Reinado Binacional Universitario". www.unipamplona.edu.co. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  5. Ingenieriafria (2013-11-01). "Belleza latina: El portal de la belleza latina". Belleza latina. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  6. "«Geraldine Duque»". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  7. "«Org. Miss Mirandaː Apoya a Geraldine Duque, representante del Municipio LANDER, y ayúdala a ganar la banda de MISS POPULARIDAD.»". Twitter. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  8. Urdaneta, Carlos (2016-04-07). "perfilesyestilos: MISS MIRANDA SELECCIONO SUS PARTICIPANTES". perfilesyestilos. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  9. "Representante de Miranda en el Miss Venezuela podría ser tequeña o carrizaleña - La Region" (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  10. Nacional, El (2017-11-21). "Geraldine Duque en la ruta al Miss Supranational 2017". EL NACIONAL (in Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  11. "Geraldine Duque, en la ruta por la Corona del Miss Supranational 2017". Analitica.com (in Spanish). 2017-11-20. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  12. thetruebeauty (2017-12-01). "Hot Picks Miss Supranational 2017" (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  13. "Geraldine Duque, 'la gocha' que busca la corona del Miss Supranational 2017". Diario La Nación (in Spanish). 2017-11-23. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  14. "¡QUEDAMOS PEGADOS! Venezuela no clasificó en el Miss Supranational". Maduradas.com (in Spanish). 2017-12-01. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  15. Redacción. "Geraldine Duque prepara magazine para mujeres emprendedoras". www.agoramagazine.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  16. Lapatilla (2018-06-08). "Geraldine Duque una emprendedora de la moda y la belleza". LaPatilla.com (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2021-08-21.
  17. "Geraldine Duque una belleza venezolana que brilla en el mundo". Q`vacilon - Vacilando @ Todas Partes (in Spanish). 2018-08-02. Retrieved 2021-08-21.
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