Mariasela Alvarez
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Mariasela Margarita Álvarez Lebrón (born January 31, 1960) was Miss World 1982
and is currently a television show host and architect from the Dominican Republic
. She became the first Dominican woman to win an international beauty title. Álvarez achieved much popularity in her native country, due to her long career on television, which included a successful eight-year run with her award-winning show Esta Noche Mariasela. She is also an accomplished architect who has designed important buildings in the Dominican Republic.
, the Dominican capital, was crowned the 32nd Miss World, on November 18, 1982 at the Royal Albert Hall
, London.
At the end of her term as Miss World, she returned to her country and finished her studies of architecture at the Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo
(UASD). Álvarez has designed many buildings in her home country, including one of Santo Domingo's landmarks, the Torre Cristal, where the telephone company Codetel has one of its commercial branches.
In 1991, she engaged in the television business and hosted her own weekly talk show Con los Ojos Abiertos (lit. "With Open Eyes"), which she co-hosted at the beginning with Milagros German Olalla, Miss Dominican Republic 1980
.
In 1996 she opened her own television production company, Maralva, S. A., which produced four miniseries for eight years in Esta Noche Mariasela, a variety weekly show of two hours, winner of the Casandra Award
four times for the Best Special Television Show.
In 2004 Álvarez relocated to Madrid with her Spanish husband, well known hotelier Alberto del Pino, and since 2005 she has been producing the shows Esta Noche Mariasela (lit. "Mariasela Tonight") and Esta Tarde Mariasela (lit. "Mariasela This Afternoon") for Popular TV, an UHF channel property of COPE
, the second largest radio broadcast station in Spain.
.
Miss World 1982
Miss World 1982, the 32nd Miss World pageant, was held on November 18, 1982 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. The winner was Mariasela Álvarez from the Dominican Republic...
and is currently a television show host and architect from the Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic
The Dominican Republic is a nation on the island of La Hispaniola, part of the Greater Antilles archipelago in the Caribbean region. The western third of the island is occupied by the nation of Haiti, making Hispaniola one of two Caribbean islands that are shared by two countries...
. She became the first Dominican woman to win an international beauty title. Álvarez achieved much popularity in her native country, due to her long career on television, which included a successful eight-year run with her award-winning show Esta Noche Mariasela. She is also an accomplished architect who has designed important buildings in the Dominican Republic.
Career
The native of Santo DomingoSanto Domingo
Santo Domingo, known officially as Santo Domingo de Guzmán, is the capital and largest city in the Dominican Republic. Its metropolitan population was 2,084,852 in 2003, and estimated at 3,294,385 in 2010. The city is located on the Caribbean Sea, at the mouth of the Ozama River...
, the Dominican capital, was crowned the 32nd Miss World, on November 18, 1982 at the Royal Albert Hall
Royal Albert Hall
The Royal Albert Hall is a concert hall situated on the northern edge of the South Kensington area, in the City of Westminster, London, England, best known for holding the annual summer Proms concerts since 1941....
, London.
At the end of her term as Miss World, she returned to her country and finished her studies of architecture at the Universidad Autonoma de Santo Domingo
Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo
The Universidad Autónoma de Santo Domingo is the public university system in the Dominican Republic with its main campus in Santo Domingo and regional centers across the Republic...
(UASD). Álvarez has designed many buildings in her home country, including one of Santo Domingo's landmarks, the Torre Cristal, where the telephone company Codetel has one of its commercial branches.
In 1991, she engaged in the television business and hosted her own weekly talk show Con los Ojos Abiertos (lit. "With Open Eyes"), which she co-hosted at the beginning with Milagros German Olalla, Miss Dominican Republic 1980
Miss Dominican Republic 1980
Señorita República Dominicana 1980 was held on April 19, 1979. 18 candidates competed for the national crown. The winner represented the Dominican Republic at the Miss Universe 1980 . The Señorita República Dominicana Mundo entered the Miss World 1980 pageant. The Señorita República Dominicana...
.
In 1996 she opened her own television production company, Maralva, S. A., which produced four miniseries for eight years in Esta Noche Mariasela, a variety weekly show of two hours, winner of the Casandra Award
Casandra Award
The Casandra Awards are awarded annually by the Asociación de Cronistas de Arte of the Dominican Republic in Santo Domingo, since 1985....
four times for the Best Special Television Show.
In 2004 Álvarez relocated to Madrid with her Spanish husband, well known hotelier Alberto del Pino, and since 2005 she has been producing the shows Esta Noche Mariasela (lit. "Mariasela Tonight") and Esta Tarde Mariasela (lit. "Mariasela This Afternoon") for Popular TV, an UHF channel property of COPE
COPE
COPE may refer to:* The Council of Pacific Education , a regional branch of Education International, the global federation of teachers' trade unions* Coalition of Progressive Electors, a municipal political party in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada...
, the second largest radio broadcast station in Spain.
Family
Álvarez is married to Sergio Alberto Fernández del Pino Fernández and is the mother of four children: Andrés Alberto Fernández del Pino Álvarez, Chantal Fernández del Pino Álvarez, Rebeca Fernández del Pino Álvarez, Emmanuel Fernández del Pino Álvarez. She is the niece of Mariano Lebrón SaviñónMariano Lebron Savinon
Mariano Lebrón Saviñón is a Dominican author of the 20th century. One of the founders of the first private university in the Dominican Republic, he named it, as the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez Ureña, also writing its anthem.-External links:*...
.
Community work
Álvarez founded Hogar Mariololy in 1993, through the Eva Lebrón de Álvarez Foundation, created in honor of her mother. She also founded the Casa Rosada of Santo Domingo, a home run by the Congregation of Las Hijas de la Caridad, for orphans and HIV children.External links
- El Mundo (in Spanish)
- Newspaper Hoy (in Spanish)