| Valerie Abou Chacra | |
| Birth Name: | Valerie Abou Chacra |
| Birth Date: | 15 January 1992 |
| Birth Place: | Beirut, Lebanon |
| Height: | 1.72 m |
| Hair Color: | Brown |
| Eye Color: | Black |
| Miss Lebanon 2015 | |
| Competitions: | Miss Lebanon 2015 (Winner) Miss World 2015 (Top 5) |
Valerie Abou Chacra (Arabic: فاليري أبو شقرا; born 15 January 1992)[1] is a Lebanese actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Lebanon 2015. She represented Lebanon at Miss World 2015. She has also starred in widely watched Arabic TV series such as 'Ma Fiyi'
Abou Chacra studied Communication Arts: Radio and TV films at the Lebanese American University.[2]
Valerie Abou Chacra was crowned Miss Lebanon on 12 October 2015.[3] She represented Lebanon at Miss World 2015 and was selected among the Top 5 finalists. She was the first woman from Lebanon to place that high in Miss World's history while Mireia Lalaguna from Spain, was also the first Spanish Woman to win the title.
Abou Chacra started acting in a TV series, A'shra Abid Zghar (Ten Little Slaves), in 2014. She later participated in Dancing with the Stars: Raqs el Noujoum in 2016, and finished third. In 2017, she hosted Project Runway.[4] Also, she participated in Celebrity Duets Arab World season 3 and finished third. She then made an appearance in the American TV series Teen Wolf during its sixth season. Later on, she acted in Al Hayba Season 2 in 2018, Ma Fiyi in 2019.[5] and La Hukm Alayh in 2021. Valerie is also founder of @justcarengo, a non-profit organisation to help patients affected by Traumatic Brain Injury.
In 2019, she became engaged to Lebanese businessman Ziad Ammar.[6] The couple married on 1 August 2020.[7] In July 2021, Valerie gave birth to twin girls.[8] In January 2024, she had her third child, a boy.[9]
| Year | Title | Role | Broadcaster | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Ten Little Slaves | Sophie | original title: A'shra Abid Zghar | |
| 2016–2017 | Teen Wolf | Layla Ibrahim | Season 6 | |
| 2018 | Al Hayba (The Return) | Mariam | MTV Lebanon | original title: Al Hayba (Al Awda) |
| 2019 | Love Me Not | Yasma | MTV Lebanon | original title: Ma Fiyi |
| 2021 | Not Guilty | Zaman Bitar | original title: La Hukm Alayh | |
| 2022 | Layla Ibrahim | Paramount+ | Reprising her role from the series | |