Sofía Silva (beauty pageant titleholder)

Sofía Silva
Born Sofía Silva Inserri
(1929-09-05)September 5, 1929
Tumeremo, Bolívar, Venezuela
Died April 21, 2011(2011-04-21) (aged 81)
Bogotá, Colombia
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Title Miss Venezuela 1952
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair color Black
Eye color Black
Major
competition(s)
Miss Universe 1952

Sofía Silva Inserri (1929 21 April 2011) was a beauty pageant titleholder, born in Tumeremo, Bolívar, Venezuela.

In 1952 Silva earned the first Miss Venezuela titleholder, becoming the official representative for Venezuela in the first Miss Universe pageant, which was held on 28 June 1952 at the Long Beach Municipal Auditorium in Long Beach, California, USA.[1]

Silva died on 21 April 2011 in Bogotá, Colombia, at the age of 82.[2]

References

  1. Miss Universe Coverage 1952 Archived 2015-06-28 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. "Falleció la primera Miss Venezuela, Sofía Silva Inserri". Globovision. Archived from the original on 2012-03-23. Retrieved 2011-04-22.
Preceded by
Incumbent
Miss Venezuela
1952
Succeeded by
Gisela Bolaños


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