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- ↑ "Así celebró sus 71 años el Zar de la belleza Osmel Sousa". El Informador. 26 September 2017. Archived from the original on 24 July 2019. Retrieved 29 September 2017.
- ↑ "Ana Carolina Ugarte representara a Venezuela en el Miss Mundo". acn.com.ve. 30 August 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-09-21. Retrieved 2017-09-21.
