Vanessa Gonçalves

1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)^[2]Beauty pageant titleholderTitleMiss Venezuela 2010Hair colorBlondeEye colorGreenMajor
competition(s)Miss Venezuela 2010
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2011
(Top 16)

Vanessa Andrea Gonçalves Gomez (born February 10, 1986) is a Venezuelan yoga teacher, dentist, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Venezuela 2010. She represented Venezuela at Miss Universe 2011 and placed in the Top 16.

Daughter of Portuguese emigrants, who currently lives in Miami, Florida.

Author of "I am Enough, I am Vulnerable" ("Soy "Suficiente, Soy Vulnerable").

Pageantry

Miss Venezuela 2010

Gonçalves, who stands 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in), competed as Miss Miranda, one of 28 finalists in her country's national beauty pageant Miss Venezuela 2010, held on October 28, 2010, in Maracaibo, where she obtained the Best Body and Evening Gown awards^[3] and became the seventh Miss Venezuela winner from Miranda, gaining the right to represent her country in Miss Universe 2011.^[4]

Miss Universe 2011

As Miss Venezuela 2010,^[5] she went on to compete in Miss Universe 2011 on September 12, 2011, in Sao Paulo, Brazil and placed in the Top 16.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Miss Venezuela 2010: Vanessa Goncalves, body fitness". La Voz Libre. October 30, 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
^ "Miss Miranda". missvenezuela.com. Archived from the original on 31 October 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
^ "Gala de la belleza dio a conocer a las primeras ganadoras". sinflash.com. October 18, 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
^ "Vanessa Goncalves, 24, crowned Miss Venezuela 2010". ABC. EFE. October 29, 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
^ "São Paulo, Brazil to host the 2011 Miss Universe® Pageant Live on NBC". PRNewswire. December 18, 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2011.

External links

Official Miss Venezuela website
Vanessa Gonçalves on Instagram
Official Vanessa Goncalves yoga website

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Marelisa Gibson	Miss Venezuela 2010	Succeeded by Irene Esser
Preceded by Marelisa Gibson	Miss Miranda 2010	Succeeded by Isabel Zamora

Miss Universe 2011 national titleholders

ALB: Xhesika Berberi
AGO: Leila Lopes
ARU: Gillain Berry
AUS: Scherri-Lee Biggs
BEL: Justine De Jonckheere
BOL: Olivia Pinheiro
BRA: Priscila Machado
BVI: Sheroma Hodge
CAY: Cristin Alexander
CHN: Luo Zilin
COL: Catalina Robayo
CRC: Johanna Solano
CUR: Evalina van Putten
CZE: Jitka Nováčková
DOM: Dalia Fernández
EGY: Sara El-Khouly
FIN: Pia Pakarinen
FRA: Laury Thilleman
GEO: Eka Gurtskaia
GER: Valeria Bystritskaia
GHN: Erica Nego
GBR: Chloe-Beth Morgan
GUY: Kara Lord
HAI: Anedie Azael
HON: Keylin Suzette Gómez
IND: Vasuki Sunkavalli
IDN: Nadine Ames
ISR: Kim Edri
ITA: Elisa Torrini
JAM: Shakira Martin
JPN: Maria Kamiyama
KOR: Jung So-ra
KOS: Afërdita Dreshaj
MYS: Deborah Priya Henry
MTI: Laetitia Darche
MEX: Karin Ontiveros
NED: Kelly Weekers
NZL: Priyani Puketapu
NIC: Adriana Dorn
PAN: Sheldry Sáez
PAR: Alba Riquelme
PER: Natalie Vértiz
PHL: Shamcey Supsup
POL: Rozalia Mancewicz
POR: Laura Gonçalves
PUR: Viviana Ortiz
RUS: Natalia Gantimurova
SRB: Anja Šaranović
SVK: Dagmar Kolesárová
ZAF: Bokang Montjane
SRI: Stephanie Siriwardhana
ESP: Paula Guilló
LCA: Joy-Ann Biscette
SWE: Ronnia Fornstedt
SUI: Kerstin Cook
TAN: Nelly Kamwelu
THA: Chanyasorn Sakornchan
TTO: Gabrielle Walcott
TUR: Melisa Aslı Pamuk
TCA: Easher Parker
UKR: Olesya Stefanko
USA: Alyssa Campanella
VEN: Vanessa Gonçalves
VNM: Vũ Hoàng My

v t e Venezuelan placements in Miss Universe
Miss Universe	Maritza Sayalero (1979) Irene Sáez (1981) Bárbara Palacios (1986) Alicia Machado (1996) Dayana Mendoza (2008) Stefanía Fernández (2009) Gabriela Isler (2013)
1st runner-up	Mariela Pérez Branger (1967) Judith Castillo (1976) Marena Bencomo (1997) Veruska Ramírez (1998) Claudia Moreno (2000) Mariángel Ruiz (2003) Amanda Dudamel (2022)
2nd runner-up	María Antonieta Cámpoli (1972) Carmen María Montiel (1984) Milka Chulina (1993) Minorka Mercado (1994) Ly Jonaitis (2007) Irene Esser (2012) Sthefany Gutiérrez (2018)
3rd runner-up	Peggy Kopp (1968) Silvia Martínez (1985) Inés María Calero (1987) Eva Ekvall (2001)
4th runner-up	Cynthia Lander (2002) Mónica Spear (2005)
Top 5-6	Jackeline Rodríguez (1991) Carolina Izsak (1992) Denyse Floreano (1995) Carolina Indriago (1999) Keysi Sayago (2017)
Top 10-13	Cristal Montañez (1977) Paola Ruggeri (1983) Yajaira Vera (1988) Eva Lisa Ljung (1989) Andreína Goetz (1990) Migbelis Castellanos (2014) Mariana Jiménez (2015) Diana Silva (2023)
Top 15-16	Susana Duijm (1955) Blanca Heredia (1956) Mercedes Revenga (1964) Bella La Rosa (1970) Vanessa Gonçalves (2011) Luiseth Materán (2021)
Top 20-21	Thalía Olvino (2019)
Unplaced	Sofía Silva (1952) Gisela Bolaños (1953) Consuelo Nouel (1957) Ida Margarita Pieri (1958) Mary Quiróz Delgado (1960) Ana Griselda Vegas (1961) Virginia Bailey (1962) Irene Morales (1963) María De Las Casas (1965) Magaly Castro (1966) María José Yéllici (1969) Jeannette Donzella (1971) Desirée Rolando (1973) Neyla Moronta (1974) Maritza Pineda (1975) Marisol Alfonso (1978) Maye Brandt (1980) Ana Teresa Oropeza (1982) Ana Karina Áñez (2004) Jictzad Viña (2006) Marelisa Gibson (2010) Mariam Habach (2016) Mariángel Villasmil (2020)
Did not compete	Berta Landaeta (1954)
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v t e Miss Universe Venezuela titleholders
1950s	Sofía Silva (1952) Gisela Bolaños (1953) Berta Landaeta (1954) Susana Duijm (1955) Blanca Heredia (1956) Consuelo Nouel (1957) Ida Margarita Pieri (1958)
1960s	Mary Quiróz Delgado (1960) Ana Griselda Vegas (1961) Virginia Bailey (1962) Irene Morales (1963) Mercedes Revenga (1964) María de las Casas (1965) Magaly Castro (1966) Mariela Pérez Branger (1967) Peggy Kopp (1968) María José Yéllici (1969)
1970s	Bella La Rosa (1970) Jeannette Donzella (1971) María Antonieta Cámpoli (1972) Desireé Rolando (1973) Neyla Moronta (1974) Maritza Pineda (1975) Judith Castillo (1976) Cristal Montañez (1977) Marisol Alfonzo (1978) Maritza Sayalero (1979)
1980s	Maye Brandt (1980) Irene Sáez (1981) Ana Teresa Oropeza (1982) Paola Ruggeri (1983) Carmen María Montiel (1984) Silvia Martínez (1985) Bárbara Palacios (1986) Inés María Calero (1987) Yajaira Vera (1988) Eva Lisa Ljung (1989)
1990s	Andreína Goetz (1990) Jackeline Rodríguez (1991) Carolina Izsak (1992) Milka Chulina (1993) Minorka Mercado (1994) Denyse Floreano (1995) Alicia Machado (1996) Marena Bencomo (1997) Veruska Ramírez (1998) Carolina Indriago (1999)
2000s	Claudia Moreno (2000) Eva Ekvall (2001) Cynthia Lander (2002) Mariángel Ruiz (2003) Ana Karina Áñez (2004) Mónica Spear (2005) Jictzad Viña (2006) Ly Jonaitis (2007) Dayana Mendoza (2008) Stefanía Fernández (2009)
2010s	Marelisa Gibson (2010) Vanessa Gonçalves (2011) Irene Esser (2012) Gabriela Isler (2013) Migbelis Castellanos (2014) Mariana Jiménez (2015) Mariam Habach (2016) Keysi Sayago (2017) Sthefany Gutiérrez (2018) Thalía Olvino (2019)
2020s	Mariángel Villasmil (2020) Luiseth Materán (2021) Amanda Dudamel (2022) Diana Silva (2023) Ileana Márquez (2024)

v t e Miss Venezuela titleholders
1950s	Sofía Silva (1952) Gisela Bolaños (1953) Susana Duijm (1955) Blanca Heredia (1956) Consuelo Nouel (1957) Ida Margarita Pieri (1958)
1960s	Gladys Ascanio (1960) Ana Griselda Vegas (1961) Olga Antonetti (1962) Irene Morales (1963) Mercedes Revenga (1964) María de las Casas (1965) Magaly Castro (1966) Mariela Pérez Branger (1967) Peggy Kopp (1968) María José Yéllici/Marzia Piazza (1969)
1970s	Bella La Rosa (1970) Jeannette Donzella (1971) María Antonieta Cámpoli (1972) Desireé Rolando (1973) Neyla Moronta (1974) Maritza Pineda (1975) Elluz Peraza/Judith Castillo (1976) Cristal Montañez (1977) Marisol Alfonzo (1978) Maritza Sayalero (1979)
1980s	Maye Brandt (1980) Irene Sáez (1981) Ana Teresa Oropeza (1982) Paola Ruggeri (1983) Carmen María Montiel (1984) Silvia Martínez (1985) Bárbara Palacios (1986) Inés María Calero (1987) Yajaira Vera (1988) Eva Lisa Ljung (1989)
1990s	Andreína Goetz (1990) Carolina Izsak (1991) Milka Chulina (1992) Minorka Mercado (1993) Denyse Floreano (1994) Alicia Machado (1995) Marena Bencomo (1996) Veruska Ramirez (1997) Carolina Indriago (1998) Martina Thorogood (1999)
2000s	Eva Ekvall (2000) Cynthia Lander (2001) Mariangel Ruiz (2002) Ana Karina Áñez (2003) Mónica Spear (2004) Jictzad Viña (2005) Ly Jonaitis (2006) Dayana Mendoza (2007) Stefanía Fernández (2008) Marelisa Gibson (2009)
2010s	Vanessa Gonçalves (2010) Irene Esser (2011) Gabriela Isler (2012) Migbelis Castellanos (2013) Mariana Jiménez (2014) Mariam Habach (2015) Keysi Sayago (2016) Sthefany Gutiérrez (2017) Isabella Rodríguez (2018) Thalía Olvino (2019)
2020s	Mariángel Villasmil (2020) Amanda Dudamel (2021) Diana Silva (2022) Ileana Márquez (2023)