Valentina Sánchez Trivella | |
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| Born | Valentina Belén Sánchez Trivella |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
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Valentina Belén Sánchez Trivella is a Venezuelan-American beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Supranational Venezuela 2021.[2][3] She also represented the state ofNueva Esparta at theMiss Venezuela 2020 finishing as one of the finalists. Sánchez represented Venezuela at theMiss Supranational 2021 competition, finishing as third runner-up.[4][5]
Sánchez was born inOrange County, California toVenezuelan parents. In 1999, she moved toPorlamar,Nueva Esparta in her parents' home country of Venezuela where she grew up. Later on, she returned to the US, settling inAsbury Park, New Jersey andSpring Lake Heights, New Jersey, and attendingManasquan High School.[6]
After the death of her both grandmother and mother, Sánchez has worked to spread the importance of taking care ofmental health awareness at schools. She is also an advocate for the rights of theLGBTQ+ community; Sánchez has declared openly that her foster parents are gay men and has held conferences in schools in the state of Nueva Esparta regarding HIV awareness.[7]
Sánchez represented her home state, Nueva Esparta at theMiss Teen Model Venezuela 2011. At the end of the event, Sánchez was crowned by her predecessor,Valeria Vespoli.[8]
On October 20, 2013, Sánchez participated and wonMiss New Jersey Teen USA representing Asbury Park.[9][10][11] On August 2, 2014, held inAtlantis Paradise Island,Nassau,Bahamas, she ended as fourth Runner-Up inMiss Teen USA 2014.Gabriela Isler attended this event as the reigningMiss Universe.[12]
On November 24, 2019, she participated at theMiss New Jersey USA 2020 competition, where she placed as 2nd Runner-Up.[13][14][15] Gina Mellish, another formerMiss New Jersey Teen USA winner fromOceanport won the title.[16][17]
After being selected once again to represent her home state,Nueva Esparta, this time atMiss Venezuela 2020, Sánchez competed with 21 other candidates for the disputed crown, becoming one of the great favorites of said edition.[18][19] At the end of the event, on September 24, 2020, she ended as a Top 5 finalist.
She was selected as one of the five candidates in Miss Supranational Venezuela.[20] On May 27, 2021, she was crowned by her predecessor,Gabriela de la Cruz, as Miss Supranational Venezuela 2021; this event was held in conjunction with the second edition of Mister Supranational Venezuela, whereWilliam Badell obtained the title.[21][22][23][24]
She represented Venezuela at theMiss Supranational 2021 pageant, held on August 21, 2021, in Strzelecki Park Amphitheater,Nowy Sącz,Małopolska, Poland.[21] For her national costume, Sánchez considered highlighting the neospartan devotion to theVirgen del Valle, honoring one of the most outstanding religious expressions of her native state; However, this idea also generated some controversy among the public.[25] Sánchez obtained the 3rd Runner-Up place, making the third time Venezuela enters into the group of finalists.[26]
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| Preceded by | Miss Supranational 3rd Runner-Up 2021 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Miss Supranational Venezuela 2021 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Arantxa Barazarte Juliette Lemoine | Miss Venezuela Top 5 Finalist (with  Elizabeth Ramos and Luiseth Materán)2020 | Succeeded by Incumbent |
| Preceded by Claudia Marín | Miss Nueva Esparta 2020 | Succeeded by Sachiko Inamoto |
| Preceded by Christina Thompson | Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2014 | Succeeded by Jacqueline Giancola |
Preceded by Maggie McGill | Miss Teen USA 4th Runner-Up 2014 | Succeeded by Sophie Baird |
| Preceded by | Teen Model Venezuela 2011 | Succeeded by Gema Zarina Asuaje |
Miss Supranational 2021 contestants | |
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| 1st runner-up |  | |
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| 4th runner-up | ||
| Top 10 | ||
| Top 20-24 | ||
| Unplaced |
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