Carmen Susana Duijm Zubillaga (born August 11, 1936 in Aragua de Barcelona

Aragua de Barcelona

Aragua de Barcelona is the shire town of Aragua Municipality in Anzoátegui State in Venezuela....

, Anzoátegui

Anzoátegui

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) is a former model

Model (person)

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, actress and television presenter who was crowned Miss World

Miss World 1955

Miss World 1955, the fifth annual Miss World pageant, was held on October 20, 1955 at Lyceum Theatre, London, United Kingdom. 21 contestants competed for the Miss World. The winner was Susana Duijm, represented Venezuela...

 in 1955.

Miss Universe

Before competing in Miss World, Duijm was a semi-finalist at Miss Universe 1955

Miss Universe 1955

The fourth edition of Miss Universe was held on 22 July 1955, at Long Beach Municipal Auditorium, Long Beach, California, USA. They had 33 young ladies in the competition...

.

Miss World

She won the 1955 Miss World

Miss World

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 pageant, representing Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

, becoming the first Hispanic America

Hispanic America

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n woman to win the title. The pageant was held in London

London

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, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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.

Life after pageants

Her success as a beauty queen

Beauty Queen

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 led to a career as an actress and a presenter on Venezuelan television. She now lives in Margarita Island, Venezuela

Venezuela

Venezuela , officially called the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela , is a tropical country on the northern coast of South America. It borders Colombia to the west, Guyana to the east, and Brazil to the south...

.

Her daughter, Carolina Cerruti

Carolina Cerruti

Carolina del Valle Cerruti Duijm is Miss World Venezuela 1983 and the daughter of former Miss World 1955, Susana Duijm.-Miss World Venezeula:...

 was the official representative of Venezuela to the 1983 Miss World

Miss World 1983

Miss World 1983, the 33rd Miss World pageant was held on November 17, 1983 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. The winner was Sarah-Jane Hutt from the United Kingdom...

 pageant held in London, on November 17, 1983.

External links

• Susana Duijm en "Bellas Venezolanas"