Patricia Yurena Rodríguez

Patricia Rodríguez
Born Patricia Yurena Rodríguez Alonso
(1990-03-06) March 6, 1990[1]
Granadilla de Abona, Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain[2]
Other names Patricia Rodríguez
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)[1]
Title Miss Tenerife 2007
Miss Spain 2008
Miss Universe Spain 2013
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair color Brown[1]
Eye color Brown[1]
Major
competition(s)		 Miss Spain 2008
(Winner)
Miss World 2008
(Top 15)
Miss Universe Spain 2013
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2013
(1st runner-up)

Patricia Yurena Rodríguez Alonso[3] (born March 6, 1990 in Granadilla de Abona, Tenerife) is a Spanish actress, model and beauty queen who has represented Spain at both the Miss World and Miss Universe pageants. She is the first openly lesbian international beauty queen and Miss Spain.[4] She came out openly in August 2014 on Instagram.

Miss Spain 2008

At 17, Rodríguez won Miss Spain 2008 competition,[5] the official representative to Miss Universe, in Oropesa del Mar, Castellón.[6]

Due to Miss Universe eligibility regulations that state every contestant must be 18 before February 1, Rodríguez was ineligible to attend Miss Universe 2008 in Nha Trang, Vietnam and first runner-up Claudia Moro of Madrid went instead.[7]

Miss World 2008

Rodríguez was sent to compete in Miss World 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa, where she placed as one of the Top 15 semifinalists.[8]

Miss Universe Spain 2013

Rodríguez won the title of Miss Universe Spain 2013, gaining the right to represent Spain at Miss Universe 2013 in Moscow, Russia.

Miss Universe 2013

Rodríguez represented Spain at Miss Universe 2013 on November 9, 2013 where she competed to succeed Miss Universe 2012, Olivia Culpo of the U.S., eventually finishing as 1st Runner-Up to María Gabriela Isler of Venezuela (her roommate). She is only the second Spanish woman to place 1st Runner-Up (the first one was Teresa Sánchez López in 1985). She is also only one of four former Miss World semifinalists to place in the Miss Universe semifinals, the others being Christine Straw of Jamaica in 2004, Ada de la Cruz of the Dominican Republic in 2009 and Yendi Phillips also of Jamaica in 2010 (coincidentally Rodriguez, de la Cruz, and Phillips all finished as 1st Runner-Up).

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2014 Tal como eres Short film Directed by Román Reyes. Produced by HYPNOS Films.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Ficha Candidata - Patricia Rodríguez". missespana.com. Archived from the original on 3 May 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  2. ↑ "Someday I'll have my own business". La Voz de Cádiz. March 10, 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  3. ↑ "Tonight we celebrate". Diario de Avisos. June 1, 2007. Retrieved 5 November 2010.
  4. ↑ Best, Jessica. "Miss Spain Patricia Yurena becomes first openly lesbian national beauty queen - Mirror Online". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-08-25.
  5. ↑ "Miss Tenerife, new Miss Spain". Telecinco. February 29, 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  6. ↑ "Miss Tenerife is crowned Miss Spain". Canarias7. EFE. March 2, 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  7. ↑ "A student of Tenerife, 17, wins Miss Spain". El Periódico de Aragón. March 3, 2008. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
  8. ↑ Barroso, Marisol (December 17, 2008). "Sabía que podía hacerlo bien". El Día. Retrieved 21 October 2010.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Philippines Janine Tugonon		 Miss Universe
(1st Runner-up)
2013		 Succeeded by
United States Nia Sanchez
Preceded by
Andrea Huisgen		 Miss Universe Spain
2013		 Succeeded by
Desirée Cordero
Preceded by
Natalia Zabala		 Miss World Spain
2008		 Succeeded by
Carmen García
Preceded by
Natalia Zabala		 Miss Spain
2008		 Succeeded by
Estíbaliz Pereira
Preceded by
Adriana Reverón		 Miss Tenerife
2007		 Succeeded by
Sara Elena Pérez
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