Yara Lasanta
Yara Lasanta | |
|---|---|
| Born | Yara Liz Lasanta Santiago April 3, 1986 |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Teen International 2001 Miss World Puerto Rico 2010 |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Teen International 2001 (Winner) Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2005 (4th runner-up) Nuestra Belleza Latina 2007 (2nd runner-up) Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2007 (2nd runner-up) Miss World Puerto Rico 2009 (1st runner-up) Miss World 2010 (Top 25) (Miss World Beach Beauty) |
Yara Liz Lasanta Santiago (born April 3, 1986 in Barranquitas, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican meteorologist and beauty pageant titleholder who participated and finished top 25 in Miss World 2010.
Early life
[edit]Prior to becoming Miss World Puerto Rico 2010, Lasanta was crowned Miss Teen International in 2001. She also competed in Nuestra Belleza Latina 2007, where she placed second runner-up to Alejandra Espinoza of Mexico. She competed in Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2005 where she finished 4th Runner-Up. Later, she competed in Miss Puerto Rico Universe 2007 where she finished up as 2nd Runner-Up. She is currently a weather meteorologist for Univision 34.
Miss World Puerto Rico
[edit]Born in Barranquitas, Lasanta participated in Miss World Puerto Rico 2009, where she placed first runner-up to eventual winner, Jennifer Colón.[1]
One year later, she was appointed by the national director of Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico as the official representative to Miss World 2010, held in Sanya, China.[2]
Miss World 2010
[edit]In an event held at Mandarin Oriental, Sanya on October 19, 2010, Lasanta was named Miss World Beach Beauty, automatically becoming one of the semifinalists in Miss World 2010.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "The new Miss World Puerto Rico: Jennifer Colón". Noti Uno. July 24, 2009. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- ^ Aponte Alequín, Héctor (June 8, 2010). "Por fin se le da a Yara Lasanta y es designada Miss Mundo de Puerto Rico". Primera hora. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- ^ "2010 Miss World Beach Beauty Final". missworld.com. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
