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Deborah Carthy Deu | |
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| Born | Deborah Fátima Carthy Deu (1966-01-05)January 5, 1966 (age 60) |
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss San Juan 1985 Miss Puerto Rico 1985 Miss Universe 1985 |
| Hair color | Light Brown |
| Eye color | Green |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Puerto Rico 1985 (Winner) Miss Universe 1985 (Winner) |
Deborah Fátima Carthy Deu (born January 5, 1966) is a Puerto Rican actress, television host and beauty queen who was crownedMiss Universe 1985. She was the second Puerto Rican to winMiss Universe sinceMarisol Malaret in1970.
Deborah Carthy Deu was born on January 5, 1966, in theSanturce district ofSan Juan to Ramón Carthy Sanchez and Vicky Sanz Deu, of Irish and Spaniard-Puerto Rican descent. Her mother directed an academy forballet and modeling, Academia de Ballet y Modelaje Vicky Sanz, under the name of Vicky Sanz.[1] Her father was a photography director. At age nine she started taking ballet lessons at her mother's school and was trained as aclassical ballerina.[2] She attended a Catholic elementary school and later enrolled in the ninth grade at Commonwealth High School. From age thirteen, she spent her summers inNew York City taking dance classes. She later attended theUniversity of Puerto Rico and pursued a major in drama. At thirteen, she also auditioned forBallet Concierto and became part of the dance company and later a soloist.
While she was in college, she was selected Miss San Juan on March 22, 1985, andMiss Puerto Rico on April 27, 1985.[3] On July 15, 1985, she was crownedMiss Universe 1985, representingPuerto Rico inMiami,Florida.[4]
After traveling the world as Miss Universe, she went toArgentina to play the leading character in thetelenovelaEl Cisne Blanco.[3] This allowed her to continue working as an actress and a model internationally, as well as a television host for bothUnivision andTelemundo Network.
Carthy Deu graduated magna cum laude from the University of Puerto Rico and obtained the Theater Medal, awarded to the most distinguished graduate. She majored in theater arts and education.
As an actress, she has worked both in theater and television and has earned the respect of critics for her participation, both in comedies and dramas.[citation needed]
She owns amodeling and finishing school, known as Deborah Carthy Deu Estudio y Agencia de Modelos, in which she helps girls and women to develop social skills and self-esteem, as well as to start careers in modeling, the arts, television and participation in beauty pageants.
Carthy Deu has hosted several television shows in Puerto Rico, New York and Miami, working for both Univision and the Telemundo network on television programs such asNoche de Gala, (Gala Night Ball) withEddie Miró,Desde Mi Pueblo, (From My Town) withYoyo Boing andTony Croatto, andLa Buena Vida.
She wrote a column forThe San Juan Star[5] as well as a fashion review in the entertainment magazineTeve Guia until the publication closed.
From 2007 to 2009, Carthy Deu hosted a remake ofNoche de Gala, produced byPaquito Cordero and broadcast byWIPR-TV.
Since 2003, she has been a fashion contributor for WAPA's newscastNoticentro Al Amanecer.[citation needed]
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by | Miss Universe 1985 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Sandra Beauchamp | Miss Puerto Rico 1985 | Succeeded by Elizabeth Robison |
