Migbelis Castellanos

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Migbelis Castellanos
Born
Migbelis Lynette Castellanos Romero

(1995-06-07) June 7, 1995 (age 29)
Cabimas, Zulia, Venezuela
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Miss Venezuela 2013
Nuestra Belleza Latina 2018
Hair color Blonde
Eye color Green
Major
competition(s)
  • Miss Venezuela 2013
  • (Winner)
  • Miss Universe 2014
  • (Top 10)
  • Nuestra Belleza Latina 2018
  • (Winner)

Migbelis Lynette Castellanos Romero (born June 7, 1995) is a Venezuelan actress, tv host, model and beauty pageant titleholder. She represented the Costa Oriental region of the state of Zulia at the Miss Venezuela 2013 pageant. She represented Venezuela, and eventually became a top 10 finalist at Miss Universe 2014. She was also crowned as Nuestra Belleza Latina 2018.

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Early life

Castellanos was born in Cabimas, Venezuela, on June 7, 1995, as the second; of the three children of Miguel Ángel Castellanos and Isbelia Del Valle Romero from Zulia. His brothers are: Miguel and Moisés. As a child, she dreamed of being a professional baseball player like her father, who played with the Tiburones de La Guaira and in the United States, with the Texas Rangers minor league players.

From a very young age she was attracted to the world of modeling and television. He appeared on local television in children's programs on "TV COL", tried his luck on radio through the favorite stations in his region in a weekly program.

Since she was a teenager she dreamed of participating and winning Miss Venezuela. She was Mini Reina Venezuela 2003, she was also Miss Teen Costa Oriental 2010 and a pre-candidate for the Feria de la Chinita 2012.

In 2011 he did not manage to enter the casting of the Chinita Fair because he was a minor. In 2013, Migbelis managed to enter Miss Venezuela, where with an outstanding participation she managed to win at the end of the contest. Migbelis attends the Universidad Rafael Belloso Chacín, in Maracaibo, where she was pursuing two BAs, one in Social Communication and another one in Political Science in the Universidad del Zulia (LUZ-Maracaibo).

In 2014, she began a relationship with Francisco Cervelli. In December 2016, she announced her engagement and in 2018; they ended the relationship. On October 10, 2020, she confirmed on the television show Salt and Pepper; who tested positive for COVID-19. Since April 2023, she has been in a relationship with American businessman Jason Unanue, who belongs to the Unanue family (great-grandson of Spaniard Prudencio Unanue Ortiz; founder of Goya Foods and, at the same time, great-nephew of Joseph A. Unanue). On August 16, 2024, she announced her pregnancy on the Univision television show; Desiguales, in which Castellanos is the host. On September 30, they revealed that they would have a boy and on October 28 of that year; she announced his marriage commitment.

Pageantry

Miss Teen Costa Oriental

In 2010, Migbelis won the title Miss Teen Costa Oriental 2010

Miss Venezuela 2013

On October 10, 2013, Migbelis participated in and was crowned as Miss Venezuela 2013. [1]

Miss Universe 2014

Migbelis represented Venezuela at Miss Universe 2014, which was held on Sunday, January 25, 2015, at Florida International University in Doral, Miami, Florida and she placed in the Top 10, finishing 10th overall. [2]

2015-2018

Although she was away from television during this time, Migbelis made 2 plays titled "Todo por una Arepa" and "Mujeres Infieles", alongside the leading Venezuelan American actress Sonya Smith. This stage of Migbelis's theater served as preparation for future professional challenges.

Nuestra Belleza Latina 2018

In 2018, Migbelis competed on the Univision show Nuestra Belleza Latina. On December 2, 2018, Castellanos was crowned the winner, becoming the first Venezuelan to win the competition. Contrary to popular belief, Castellanos is not the first South American to win the competition as 2011 winner Nastassja Bolívar, who represented Nicaragua, is half Colombian. As her prize for winning the pageant, Castellanos gets a one-year contract with Univision. Also, she gets $100,000 from winning the pageant.

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References

  1. "Miss Venezuela 2013 es Migbelis Castellanos, rubia de 18 años". La Nación. 11 October 2013.
  2. Prestigious Beauty Pageant (February 7, 2014). "Miss Venezuela Universe 2014 is Migbelis Castellanos". Prestigious Beauty Pageants. Retrieved February 7, 2014.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Nuestra Belleza Latina
2018
Succeeded by
Preceded by Miss Venezuela
2013
Succeeded by
Preceded by Miss Costa Oriental
2013
Succeeded by
María José Marcano