Laura Godoy

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Laura Godoy
Born
Laura Beatriz Godoy

(1988-07-06) July 6, 1988 (age 36)
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Miss Guatemala 2011
Hair colorBrown
Major
competition(s)
Miss Guatemala 2011
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2012
(Unplaced)

Laura Beatriz Godoy Calle (born July 6, 1988) is a Guatemalan volleyball player, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Guatemala 2011 and represented her country in the 2012 Miss Universe contest. [1]

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Early life

Godoy was born on July 6, 1988. [2] She was a volleyball player for the Guatemalan national team. [3]

Miss Guatemala 2012

Godoy was crowned Miss Universe Guatemala 2012 by Alejandra Barillas (Miss Universe Guatemala 2011) at the Convention Center Light, Real Life Evangelical Church, Zone 10 of Guatemala City on November 25, 2011. Godoy said that, as Miss Guatemala, she felt like an ambassador for her country. She said that she felt a great deal of pressure moving forward to the Miss Universe pageant because she was representing Guatemala instead of just representing herself. [4]

Miss Universe 2012

Godoy competed in the 61st edition of the Miss Universe pageant. She was named Miss Congeniality Universe. [5] She was the first Guatemalan to win the award. [6]

Personal

In a 2013 interview, Godoy said that modeling was one of her passions but she was about to stop her modeling career as she looked toward work in nutrition. [7] She has also studied elementary education. In 2012, she said that her dream was to establish a nutrition education center. [8]

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References

  1. "Laura is New Miss Guatemala 2011". The Time of Beauty. Archived from the original on 2011-11-30. Retrieved 2011-11-25.
  2. "Miss Universo Moscú 2013" (in Spanish). Telemundo. Archived from the original on September 11, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  3. Terrero, Nina. "7 things you didn't know about Latinas at the Miss Universe Pageant". NBC Latino. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  4. Mejia, Selene (July 5, 2012). "Princesa encantada". Nuestro Diario (in Spanish). Archived from the original on September 10, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  5. "Olivia Culpo de Estados Unidos fue coronada Miss Universo 2012" (in Spanish). Radio Programas del Perú. December 19, 2012. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  6. Palencia, Donald (April 1, 2014). "Las guatemaltecas destacadas en concursos de belleza" (in Spanish). Archived from the original on April 4, 2014. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  7. "Laura Godoy: 'Un concurso no te define como la mujer más bella'" (in Spanish). Publinews.gt. March 21, 2013. Retrieved September 10, 2014.
  8. "Laura Godoy Calle - Guatemala". Miss Universe . Retrieved September 10, 2014.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Alejandra Jose Barillas
Miss Guatemala
2011
Succeeded by
Paulette Samayoa