Ariana Barouk
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| birth_place = Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
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| occupation = Actress/TV Host and Model
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| known_for = Winning Miss Cuba, OGAGS
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Ariana Barouk (born November 5, 1982) is a Cuban-American actress, tv host, model, singer and beauty pageant titleholder who represented Cuba in the seventh edition of the environmentally-oriented Miss Earth 2007 international beauty pageant.[http://www.20minutos.es/galeria/3178/0/10/ Misses por el futuro de la tierra - 20minutos.es][http://www.pageant.com/news/archive/news2007q4.html Pageant News Bureau (PNB) - - Pageant News] She was the first Miss Cuba in several decades to compete in a major pageant.[http://www.grandslampageants.com/features_020108.php Grandslam Pageants]{{Cite web |url=http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view_article.php?article_id=98689 |title=More stunners in Miss Earth ’07 - INQUIRER.net, Philippine News for Filipinos |access-date=2008-02-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080205064505/http://showbizandstyle.inquirer.net/entertainment/entertainment/view_article.php?article_id=98689 |archive-date=2008-02-05 |url-status=dead }}{{Cite web |url=http://www.baotructuyen.com/C4/A415436/ |title=Baotructuyen.com - Văn hóa - Giải trí - Miss Cu-ba đoạt giải Người mặc trang phục dân tộc đẹp nhất |access-date=2008-02-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707211425/http://www.baotructuyen.com/C4/A415436/ |archive-date=2011-07-07 |url-status=dead }}
Career
In 2007, she lived in the Philippines where she started a showbusiness career by appearing daily in the game show Eat Bulaga! She then hosted OGAGS on TV5 for over 2 1/2 years. She did many celebrity guest spots and co-hosted for TV stations such as ABS-CBN, GMA, QTV, on their TV shows. She also appeared in reality shows, opening numbers for Wowowee, and hosted local events and parties. She worked with Dolphy and his sons Epy Quizon and Vandolph as a cast member "Lyla" of the weekly show Pidol's Wonderland.{{citation needed|date=August 2017}}
Barouk competed in Miss Earth 2007, which took place on November 11, 2007, at the University of the Philippines Theater in Quezon City, Philippines, won by Jessica Trisko of Canada.[http://www.vietnamnet.vn/vanhoa/2007/11/753928/ VietNamNet - Mỹ nhân Ariana Barouk đoạt giải trang phục dân tộc đẹp nhất] The delegates had a special tour in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Eighty-eight delegates competed for the title, including Barouk, who represented Cuba.[http://www.xinhdep.info/miss_earth/2007.htm Miss Earth 2007, miss earth candidates][http://www.manilastandardtoday.com/?page=goodLife3_nov5_2007 Philippines News - Manila Standard Today - Miss Earth 2007: Lucky at seven - nov5_2007]
{{blockquote|I want to create and promote the protection of rainforests because they help in the purification of the air which stops air pollution. The plants and animals of the rainforests also provide us with food, fuel wood, shelter, jobs and medicines. Rainforests also help stabilize the world's climate, support tribal people and protect against flood, drought and erosion. This is why the promotion of rainforests is essential.|Ariana Barouk, Miss Cuba Earth 2007}}
She was the first Cuban representative in any international pageant in many decades. Cuba was last represented in Miss Universe in 1967 and in Miss World in 1975; however, both delegates participated by appointment and neither were able to compete. 1959 was the last time a candidate was able to truly compete in Miss Universe.{{cite web|url=http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/universe_lists_a.htm |title=Lists a to F |accessdate=2013-07-27 |url-status=usurped |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131111041900/http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/Universe_lists_a.htm |archivedate=2013-11-11 }}{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20110718140154/http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/world_lists_a.htm Lists A to F]}}
In the 2007 pageant, Barouk won the "Miss Eco-Tourism" special award, placed top in "Long Gown" and was among the top favorites to win the crown.[http://www.missearth.tv/candidates_07cub.html MISS EARTH 2007 | Miss Cuba][http://www.vnchannel.net/news/5-van-hoa/200711/36169-miss-cu-ba-doat-giai-nguoi-mac-trang-phuc-dan-toc-dep-nhat.html Miss Cu-ba đoạt giải Người mặc trang phục dân tộc đẹp nhất - Văn hóa - Tin tức] This made TAPE, Inc., producer of Eat Bulaga, noticed her and hired her as a co-host of the show. She stayed in Manila, Philippines, to live and pursued a showbiz career, where she was then hired as host on OGAGS on TV5 (Philippines).
One of her goals is to be an entrepreneur and someday open her own PR firm and/or boutique.{{Cite web |url=http://www.misscuba.net/ |title=Miss Cuba Organization |access-date=2008-02-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050124190012/http://misscuba.net/ |archive-date=2005-01-24 |url-status=dead }}[http://www.grandslambeauties.org/news07/02-mscubame07.htm Grandslambeauties.Org - News] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080119045150/http://www.grandslambeauties.org/news07/02-mscubame07.htm |date=2008-01-19 }}
References
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Category:American people of Cuban descent
Category:American expatriates in the Philippines
Category:Cuban beauty pageant winners