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Irene Esser | |
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 Esser in 2025 | |
| Born | Irene Sofia Esser Quintero (1993-11-20)20 November 1993 (age 31) Ciudad Guayana,Bolívar, Venezuela |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Sucre 2011 Miss Venezuela 2011 |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Venezuela 2011 (Winner) Miss Universe 2012 (2nd Runner-Up) |
Irene Sofía Esser Quintero (born 20 November 1991) is a Venezuelan actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crownedMiss Venezuela 2011.[1] Esser grew up inRío Caribe,Sucre, Venezuela.[2] She represented Venezuela inMiss Universe 2012, finishing as 2nd Runner-Up.
Irene Esser was born in the city ofPuerto Ordaz, but has studied and lived in the town ofRío Caribe, located in the state ofSucre, since she was a little girl. Her father, Billy Esser Bonta, is an important cacao businessman, owner of Hacienda Bukare, founded in 1997. After graduating from "Andres Bello High School" inCarupano, she moved toEngland, where she took a course atShrewsbury College.
Esser, who stands 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in), competed asMiss Sucre, one of 24 finalists in hercountry's national beauty pageantMiss Venezuela 2011, held on October 15, 2011 inCaracas, where she obtained theMiss Elegance award[3] and became the thirdMiss Venezuela winner fromSucre, gaining the right to represent hercountry inMiss Universe 2012.
Esser representedVenezuela at theMiss Universe 2012 pageant on December 19, 2012, inLas Vegas,Nevada,USA, where she finished as 2nd Runner-Up behindJanine Tugonon (Philippines) and winnerOlivia Culpo (USA).[4] She was one of the favorites to win the pageant. However, she faltered during the final question round and finished in third place. She has outdone two prior Miss VenezuelaMarelisa Gibson (who failed to place) andVanessa Gonçalves (who finished in the Top 16).
When asked by judgeDiego Boneta "If you could make a new law, what would it be and explain why?", Esser responded:
I think that any leyes (laws) there are in Constitution or in life, are already made. I think that we should have, uh, a straight way to go in our similar, or, eh, in our lives as is this. For example, I'm a surfer, and I think that the best wave that I can take is the wave that I wait for it. So please do our only, eh, law that we can do. Thank you Vegas!
Esser was criticized by media, mocked byCraig Carton,Don Geronimo,Lili Estefan,Perez Hilton,Pablo Ramírez,Raul De Molina, amongst other personalities for her incomprehensible response and a video of her final question and answer became popular onYouTube. Her answer was even compared toCaitlin Upton'sinfamous response to her final question.
In 2013, Irene was cast to star in theVenevisión telenovela titledCorazón Esmeralda alongsideLuis Gerónimo Abreu.[5][6]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2014 | Corazón esmeralda | Beatriz Elena Beltrán | Lead role |
| 2015 | Piel salvaje | Camila Espino / Isabel Blanco | Lead role[7] |
| 2019 | Bolívar | María Teresa Rodríguez del Toro y Alaysa | Lead role |
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by | Miss Universe 2nd Runner-Up 2011 | Succeeded by Constanza Báez |
| Preceded by | Miss Venezuela 2011 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by Adriana Kuper | Miss Sucre 2011 | Succeeded by Ingrid Smith |
Venezuelan placements inMiss Universe | ||
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| Miss Universe |  | |
| 1st runner-up | ||
| 2nd runner-up | ||
| 3rd runner-up | ||
| 4th runner-up | ||
| Top 5-6 | ||
| Top 10-13 |
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| Top 15-16 | ||
| Top 20-21 | ||
| Unplaced |
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| Did not compete |
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| International | |
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| National | |
