Gabriela Isler Explained

Gabriela Isler
Birth Date:21 March 1988
Birth Place:Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela
Occupation:Director of Miss Venezuela (2018–present)
Birth Name:María Gabriela de Jesús Isler Morales
Height:5feet 10inches[1]

María Gabriela de Jesús Isler Morales (pronounced as /es/; born March 21, 1988)[2] is a Venezuelan model, presenter, and former beauty queen who gained international recognition by winning the titles of Miss Venezuela 2012 and Miss Universe 2013.

She was crowned as Miss Universe in 2013 and passed on her crown in early 2015. Following her reign, Isler accepted a proposal from Donald Trump to work with the Miss Universe Organization in business and export for two years.[3]

Early life

Isler was born in the city of Valencia, Venezuela, to a Venezuelan mother and a Swiss father of German ancestry.[4] [5] She moved to Maracay during her childhood.[6] At age 14, she started modeling as a way to cheer her mother and grandmother up after her aunt died.[7]

She graduated with a BA in Marketing Management from the Universidad Tecnológica del Centro.[8]

Career

As Miss Venezuela 2012, Isler represented the state of Guárico, where she won the title.[9] [10] She then went on to represent Venezuela in the Miss Universe 2013 pageant in Moscow, Russia, where she became the seventh Venezuelan to win the Miss Universe crown.[11] [12] During her reign, she traveled extensively and participated in numerous charity and promotional events.[13] [14]

In addition to her pageantry career, Isler has worked in media, hosting the Miss Venezuela 2014 pageant and serving as a spokesperson for various social campaigns.[15]

Isler became the founder of the "Universe of Blessings Fund", a charity organization dedicated to helping educate adolescents in Venezuela.[16]

Personal life

She married Venezuelan businessman Alberto Figueroa in 2018, and the couple has a son, Joaquín Figueroa Isler, born in 2021.[17]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gabriela Isler, Miss Universe 2013. 10 October 2020. Miss Universe. https://web.archive.org/web/20170716114100/https://www.missuniverse.com/titleholder/657674. July 16, 2017.
  2. Web site: Las mujeres latinas que han sido coronadas en Miss Universo . Telemundo . es . 12 November 2024 .
  3. Web site: Gabriela Isler seguira trabajando con la Organizacion Miss Universo . Miss Univers USA . es . 9 February 2015 .
  4. Web site: 10 Things You Didn't Know About Gabriela Isler . 18 December 2013 . 2:34. Miss Universe. YouTube. I'm not 100% Venezuelan. [I'm] a quarter-Swiss and a quarter-German..
  5. Web site: Fenner . James . 2013-11-10 . Miss Universe 2013: 5 Facts About the Venezuelan and Post-Competition Reactions . 2022-12-19 . Guardian Liberty Voice . en-US.
  6. News: tdg.ch. La Miss Univers 2013 a aussi la nationalité suisse. Tribune de Genève. November 11, 2013. October 11, 2013.
  7. Web site: gbtimes.com. Gabriela Isler: the woman behind the Miss Universe 2013 title. November 26, 2013. November 29, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131129083438/http://gbtimes.com/life/gabriela-isler-woman-behind-miss-universe-2013-title. dead.
  8. Web site: Gabriela Isler, veterana en concursos de belleza . El Informador . es . 9 November 2013 .
  9. Web site: María Gabriela Isler fue coronada como Miss Venezuela 2012 . Noticias Venevisión . es . 31 August 2012 .
  10. Web site: 2012-09-01 . María Gabriela Isler, Miss Venezuela 2012 . 2024-08-18 . www.eluniversal.com.co . es.
  11. Web site: Shaw . Gabbi . The winner of Miss Universe the year you were born . 2024-08-18 . Business Insider . en-US.
  12. Web site: Gabriela Isler is Your Miss Universe 2013, Scott Baio Reunites with 'Happy Days' Legend . ABC News . 10 November 2013 .
  13. Web site: Maye . Errin Taylor . The Queen of the World: One-on-One with Miss Universe Gabriela Isler . BODE Magazine . 6 December 2023 .
  14. Web site: AP Interview: Miss Universe reflects as her reign winds down . The Malta Independent . 17 January 2015 .
  15. Web site: María Gabriela Isler llegó hoy a Venezuela . El Tiempo . 7 October 2014 .
  16. Web site: The Universe of Blessings Fund . GenFKD . 1 December 2018 . December 15, 2017 . December 2, 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181202024607/http://www.genfkd.org/former-miss-universe-now-helping-educate-adolescents-venezuela . dead .
  17. Web site: The Legacy . Miss Universe .

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