Valeria Piazza

Valeria Piazza Vásquez (born 8 December 1989) is a Peruvian social communicator, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Peru 2016 and represented Peru at the Miss Universe 2016 pageant where she was a semifinalist.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Piazza and the second or maternal family name is Vásquez.
Valeria Piazza
Piazza as Miss Peru 2016 in Manila
Born
Valeria Piazza Vásquez

(1989-12-08) 8 December 1989
Lima, Peru
Alma materUniversity of Lima
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
TitleMiss Peru 2016
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)		Miss Peru 2016
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2016
(Top 13)

Early life

Piazza born in Lima, the capital city of Peru on 8 December 1989. She graduated with a degree in communications from the University of Lima. As of 2019, she currently works for Peruvian national broadcaster América Televisión.

Pageantry

Her journey began with modeling from a young age and that trascended to the international level. She participated at Miss Model of the World 2014, where she finished as a finalist and at Tropic Beauty of the World 2015 where she placed as the 1st Runner-up. Her aforementioned accolades gave her the experience required to participate in larger competitions.

In 2016, Piazza competed at her country's national beauty pageant for the first time. Cited as one the favorites for the title, she won the national title of Miss Peru 2016 on April 23rd, 2016. She was crowned by Miss Peru 2015, Laura Spoya and special guest Miss Universe 2015, Pia Wurtzbach of the Philippines.[1]

Piazza represented Peru at Miss Universe 2016 pageant where she successfully placed in the Top 13. She became the 18th Peruvian to place in Miss Universe history. She was the first Peruvian to place in the semifinals since Nicole Faverón in 2012 and the first limeña to place as Miss Peru since María Francesca Zaza in 1982.

Personal life

In October of 2016, while continuing her social work in Peru and preparing for Miss Universe, Piazza was injured in a car accident after her vehicle was hit by another driver. In January 2018, Piazza was admitted to the intensive care unit in Lima for a life-threatening autoimmune disease she had been born with. She was heavily sedated and visits were restricted, but eventually made a recovery.[2][3]

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References
  1. "Valeria Piazza is Miss Perú Universo 2016". La República. 24 April 2016.
  2. "Former Miss Universe Valeria Piazza fighting for life in ICU with mysterious illness". Santiago Times. 18 January 2018.
  3. Davidson, Tom (18 January 2018). "Former Miss World contestant Valeria Piazza fights for her life in hospital suffering from mystery illness". The Mirror.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Laura Spoya		 Miss Peru
2016		 Succeeded by
Prissila Howard
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