Clara Sosa
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. She is the first Paraguayan woman to win the Miss Grand International title.[1][2]
Clara Sosa | |
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 Sosa on FarangDay in 2018 | |
| Born | María Clara Sosa Perdomo 25 September 1993 |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Title | Miss Grand Paraguay 2018 Miss Grand International 2018 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Model of the World 2015 (Top 10) Miss Expo 2016 Miss Grand Paraguay 2018 (Winner)Miss Grand International 2018 (Winner) |
Life and career
Early life
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.
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.
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.[3][4]
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?"[5][6]
Clara's winning answer in full:
If I have the honor of being Miss Grand International 2018, I would choose to visit Donald Trump, because the United States of America is an example for other countries. So my first message for him would be to be an example of peace, love, and tolerance.
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).[7]
Sosa ended her reign on October 25, 2019 in Caracas, Venezuela, the host nation of the 2019 Miss Grand International pageant. She eventually crowned Valentina Figuera of Venezuela as her successor.[8]
References
- GMA, News. "Paraguay's Clara Sosa faints after being declared Miss Grand Int'l 2018". GMA News. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- GMA, News. "Paraguay crowned Miss Grand Int'l 2018; PHL makes early exit". GMA News. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- "Clara Sosa crowned Miss Grand Paraguay 2018". beautypageants.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- "Clara Sosa, Miss Paraguay, se desmayó al ganar el Miss Grand International [VIDEO]". Peru 21. Retrieved 25 October 2018.
- ABS-CBN, News. "Winner collapses after being named Miss Grand International 2018". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- The Shillong, Times. "Miss Paraguay fainted following the announcement of Miss Grand International 2018". The Shillong Times. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- "Miss Paraguay detiene el Miss Grand International 2018 tras desmayarse en vivo [VIDEO]". LaRepública.pe. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
- "Venezuela's Valentina Figuera crowned Miss Grand International 2019 in Caracas, Venezuela". Conan Daily. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
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| Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Lia Ashmore |
Miss Grand Paraguay 2018 |
Succeeded by Milena Rodríguez |
Preceded by María José Lora |
Miss Grand International 2018 |
Succeeded by Valentina Figuera |