Diana Silva (model)

For the Portuguese footballer, see Diana Silva (footballer).

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Silvaand the second or maternal family name is Francisco.

Diana Silva
Born	Diana Carolina Silva Francisco Caracas, Venezuela
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Earth Venezuela 2018 Miss Venezuela 2022
Major competition(s)	Miss Earth Venezuela 2018 (Winner) Miss Earth 2018 (Top 8) Miss Venezuela 2022 (Winner) Miss Universe 2023 (Top 10)

Diana Carolina Silva Francisco is a Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Venezuela 2022.

She was previously crowned Miss Earth Venezuela 2018. She represented Venezuela at the Miss Earth 2018 pageant at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines and placed in the top 8.

Beginnings and personal life

Diana Carolina Silva Francisco's ^[1] childhood was marked by health problems; at the age of six, she was hospitalized in the oncology department of the Doctor Luis Razetti Hospital in Caracas. ^[2]

Silva began modeling at the age of 13. ^[3] Also in her beginnings, she held different types of jobs, such as a babysitter, secretary, and production assistant in a ceramics company. ^{[4] [5]}

She graduated from the Caracas Air aeronautical instruction center, as passenger cabin crew. She is also an advertising student. ^[6]

She has been part of different social activities with various non-profit organizations, the most prominent being her ecological work that she has been carrying out since 2018, in the Caracas botanical garden, with the aim of recovering green areas, collecting organic waste and plant plants, thus contributing to rehabilitate the vegetal lung of the Venezuelan capital. ^[7]

Pageants

Miss Earth Venezuela 2018

Silva joined and won Miss Earth Venezuela, which took place at the Chacao Municipal Theater in the city of Caracas, Venezuela; on 12th of August 2018, representing the state of Lara. This win allowed her to represent Venezuela at Miss Earth 2018. ^{[8] [9]}

Miss Earth 2018

Main article: Miss Earth 2018

Silva represented Venezuela at Miss Earth 2018 in the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Philippines, where she was placed among the top eight finalists. During the event, Silva suffered a blackout that prevented her from continuing to participate in the contest held in the Philippines. In a statement by Prince Julio César (president of Miss Earth Venezuela), he reported that Silva was not reacting, and the doctors, when taking her blood pressure reported it between eight and nine, after several tests she was put on oxygen. "When she passed out, she suffered a blow to the cheekbone," he said. ^{[10] [11] [12]}

Miss Venezuela 2022

Silva joined and won Miss Venezuela 2022, representing the Capital District, on 16th November 2022 at Poliedro de Caracas Arena. ^{[13] [14] [15]} During her reign, she continued to volunteer with the social program of the Miss Venezuela organization "Yo Sueño yo puedo ("I dream, I can") in alliance with various non-profit associations, where she has given workshops on self-esteem and gender violence to 25 girls of the Cota 905 community, located in Caracas. ^{[16] [17]}

Miss Universe 2023

She represented Venezuela in Miss Universe 2023 in El Salvador on November 18, 2023, and finished as one of the top 10 finalists. ^[18]

References

1. "Miss Earth Lara | Candidata al Miss Earth Venezuela 2018". Archived from the original on 16 March 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2018.
2. "DIANA SILVA Miss Distrito Capital". Miss Venezuela.com (in Spanish). 2022.
3. González, Isaac (14 August 2018). "Diana Silva: "Siento que me faltó mucho y mi respuesta no fue la mejor"". Miss News (in Spanish).
4. "DIANA SILVA Miss Distrito Capital". MissVenezuela.com.
5. "Quién es Diana Silva, coronada Miss Venezuela 2022?". El Comercio.
6. "Culminé curso de tripulante de cabina". Instagram (in Spanish). 2022.
7. ""Miss Earth Venezuela 2018 Diana Silva, realizó su segunda actividad ecológica en el jardín botánico de Caracas"". Instagram (in Spanish). Globovision. 9 September 2018.
8. ObelMejías, Yoliber (13 August 2018). "Lara conquistó por segundo año consecutivo la corona del Miss Earth Venezuela" [Lara conquistó por segundo año consecutivo la corona del Miss Earth Venezuela]. El Universal (in Spanish).
9. "Diana Silva fue coronada como Miss Earth Venezuela 2018". El-Nacional.com (in Spanish). 12 August 2018. Retrieved 12 August 2018.
10. "Descalificada por desmayo venezolana Diana Silva del Miss Earth". Noticias al día y la hora. 3 November 2018.
11. Tuazon, Nikko (3 November 2018). "Vietnam's Phuong Khanh Nguyen hailed Miss Earth 2018; PH bet Celeste Cortesi in Top 8". PEP.ph. Archived from the original on 6 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
12. "FULL LIST: Winners, Miss Earth 2018". Rappler. 3 November 2018. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
13. ""DIANA SILVA ES MISS VENEZUELA 2022 Y ANDREA RUBIO ES MISS INTERNATIONAL VENEZUELA 2022"". MissVenezuela.com.
14. "Diana Silva, una tripulante de cabina, es la nueva Miss Venezuela". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). 17 November 2022. Retrieved 17 November 2022.
15. Salazar Nunez, Marco (17 November 2022). "Todo lo que debes saber de la nueva Miss Venezuela: Diana Silva". E! Online (in Spanish). Retrieved 17 November 2022.
16. "DIANA SILVA INICIA SU VOLUNTARIADO JUNTO A CÁRITAS VENEZUELA / DIANA SILVA STARTS HER VOLUNTEER WORK WITH CARITAS VENEZUELA". missvenezuela.com (in Spanish). 17 May 2023.
17. Hernández, Sonia (23 June 2023) [June 23, 2023]. "Diana Silva, Miss Venezuela 2022, compartió con niñas de la Cota 905" [Diana Silva, Miss Venezuela 2022, compartió con niñas de la Cota 905]. Última Noticias (in Spanish).
18. Virella, Rafael (28 July 2023). "Revelan fecha para el Miss Universo 2023: descubre cuándo tendremos nueva reina / Reveal date for Miss Universe 2023: find out when we will have a new queen". Telemundo52 Los Angeles.

External links

• Miss Earth Official Website
• Miss Earth Venezuela Official Website

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Amanda Dudamel	Miss Universe Venezuela 2023	Succeeded by Ileana Márquez
Preceded by Amanda Dudamel, Mérida	Miss Venezuela 2022	Succeeded by Ileana Márquez, Amazonas
Preceded by Fabiana Rodríguez	Miss Distrito Capital 2022	Succeeded by Victoria Abuhazi
Preceded by Ninoska Vásquez, Lara	Miss Earth Venezuela 2018	Succeeded by Michell Castellanos, Guárico
Preceded by Ninoska Vásquez	Miss Earth Lara 2018	Succeeded by Gabriela Coronado