Raquel Pélissier
Raquel Pélissier (born August 21, 1991) is a Haitian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Haiti 2016. She represented Port-au-Prince at the pageant and represented Haiti at Miss Universe 2016 where she ended as 1st Runner-Up, being the first Haitian delegate to place in the finals in 41 years, with their last placement being back in 1975.
Raquel Pélissier | |
|---|---|
| Born | August 21, 1991 |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Haiti 2016 |
| Hair color | Black[2] |
| Eye color | Brown[2] |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Haiti 2016 (Winner) Reina Hispanoamericana (3rd Runner-up) Miss Universe 2016 (1st Runner-up) |
Personal life
Pélissier was born in Haiti.[3] At the age of three, Pélissier was in a twenty-one day coma, came out of it and was paralyzed for a week.[3] She later survived the 2010 Haiti earthquake.[4]
Pélissier started doing photo shoots for local magazine Rebelle Haiti,[2] then lost to France's Iris Mittenaere, the eventual winner in Miss Universe 2016, held in Manila, Philippines. Post-Miss Universe, Pélissier has done several pageant-related videos on her YouTube channel, which has almost 7,000 subscribers.
Pélissier has a master's degree in Scientific Research from Universidad Complutense in Madrid, Spain.[3][1] She is fluent in English and Spanish, alongside her native tongues of French and Haitian Creole.[3]
References
- Grace, Jenny, ed. (30 August 2016). "Raquel Pelissier: Facts About Newly-Crowned Miss Universe Haiti 2016". Morning News USA. Retrieved 4 February 2017.
- Model Mayhem: Raquel Pélissier
- Darius, Danio, ed. (30 January 2017). "Raquel Pélissier, de miraculée à Miss Univers". Le Nouvelliste. Retrieved 4 February 2017. (in French)
- Juste, Carl, ed. (2 February 2017). "Miss Haiti wows the hearts of Haitian Americans on Miss Universe tour in Miami". Miami Herald. Retrieved 4 February 2017.