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- ↑ "Certamen del Miss Venezuela 1998". Venezuela en Onda. Archived from the original on 1999-11-22. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
- ↑ "Africa ruge". Así es la noticia. Archived from the original on 1999-10-13. Retrieved 20 September 2008.
