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Clara Sosa
Sosa on FarangDay in 2018
Born
María Clara Sosa Perdomo

(1993-09-25) 25 September 1993 (age 31)
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Grand Paraguay 2018
Miss Grand International 2018
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)
Miss Model of the World 2015
(Top 10)
Miss Expo 2016
(Winner)
Miss Grand Paraguay 2018
(Winner)
Miss Grand International 2018
(Winner)

María Clara Sosa Perdomo (born 25 September 1993) is a Paraguayan model, tv host and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Grand Paraguay 2018 and was later crowned Miss Grand International 2018 in Yangon, Myanmar.[1] She is the first Paraguayan woman to win the Miss Grand International title.[2][3]

Early life and career

Sosa was born in the capital of Paraguay, Asunción, and raised in San Lorenzo. She is a model at ON Management and also a host at the morning show La mañana de Unicanal.[4][5]

Pageantry

In 2015, Sosa joined and finished in the Top 20 semifinalist at Miss Model of the World 2015 competition. On 9 June 2018, Sosa was crowned as Miss Grand Paraguay 2018 held its finale night at the Hotel Guarani Theatre. She succeeded outgoing Miss Grand Paraguay 2017, Lia Duarte Ashmore.[6][7]

As Miss Grand Paraguay, Sosa won the competition and was crowned Miss Grand International 2018 was held on 25 October 2018 at One Entertainment Park in Yangon, Myanmar by outgoing titleholder Miss Grand International 2017, María José Lora of Peru. She is the first titleholder from Paraguay and the second from South America.[8][9]

During the final question for all five was, "If you were crowned Miss Grand International 2018 tonight and you could choose one country for your first visit to run your first 'Stop the War and Violence Campaign', which country would you choose and what would be your message to them?"[10][11]

Her court included Meenakshi Chaudhary of India (first runner-up), Nadia Purwoko of Indonesia (second runner-up), Nicole Colón of Puerto Rico (third runner-up) and Haruka Oda of Japan (fourth runner-up).[12]

References

  1. ^ "Clara Sosa representante de Paraguay es la ganadora del Miss Grand International 2018". 25 October 2018.
  2. ^ GMA, News. "Paraguay's Clara Sosa faints after being declared Miss Grand Int'l 2018". GMA News. Retrieved 26 October 2018. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  3. ^ GMA, News. "Paraguay crowned Miss Grand Int'l 2018; PHL makes early exit". GMA News. Retrieved 26 October 2018. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  4. ^ "Clara Sosa, Miss Paraguay, se desmayó al ganar el Miss Grand International". 25 October 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  5. ^ "Miss Paraguay se desmaya al enterarse que ganó el Miss Grand International 2018". Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  6. ^ Tras ser descalificada 'por ser lesbiana' ahora es la "Reina Asunción Universo"
  7. ^ "Miss Paraguay detiene el Miss Grand International 2018 tras desmayarse en vivo". Archived from the original on October 25, 2018.
  8. ^ "Clara Sosa crowned Miss Grand Paraguay 2018". beautypageants.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
  9. ^ "Clara Sosa, Miss Paraguay, se desmayó al ganar el Miss Grand International [VIDEO]". Peru 21. 25 October 2018. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
  10. ^ ABS-CBN, News. "Winner collapses after being named Miss Grand International 2018". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 26 October 2018. {{cite web}}: |first= has generic name (help)
  11. ^ The Shillong, Times (26 October 2018). "Miss Paraguay fainted following the announcement of Miss Grand International 2018". The Shillong Times. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Miss Paraguay detiene el Miss Grand International 2018 tras desmayarse en vivo [VIDEO]". LaRepública.pe. Archived from the original on October 25, 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Lia Ashmore
Miss Grand Paraguay
2018
Succeeded by
Milena Rodríguez
Preceded by
Peru María José Lora
Miss Grand International
2018
Succeeded by