Blanca Heredia

{{short description|Venezuelan pageant titleholder (1935–2022)}}

{{family name hatnote|Heredia|Osío|lang=Spanish}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}

{{Infobox pageant titleholder

| name = Blanca Heredia

| title=Miss Venezuela 1956

| competitions=Miss Venezuela 1956
(Winner)
Miss Universe 1956
(Top 15)

| image =Blanca-Heredia-non-free.png

| birth_place = Caracas, Venezuela

| birth_date = {{birth date|1934|4|1|df=y}}{{cite news |title=Falleció Miss Venezuela 1956, Blanca Heredia, a sus 88 años |url=https://chevere.life/fallecio-miss-venezuela-1956-blanca-heredia-a-sus-88-anos/ |access-date=20 December 2022 |publisher=Chévere |date=18 December 2022}}

| birth_name = Blanca Heredia Osío

| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|12|17|1934|4|1|df=y}}

| height = {{height|m=1.65|precision=0}}

| eye_color = Black

| hair_color = Black

}}

Blanca Heredia Osío (1 April 1934 – 17 December 2022) was a Venezuelan actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Venezuela 1956 and was the official representative of Venezuela to the Miss Universe 1956 pageant held in Long Beach, California, United States on 20 July 1956 when she qualified in the Top 15 semifinalists.{{usurped|[https://web.archive.org/web/20081010003501/http://www.pageantopolis.com/international/Universe_1956.htm Miss Universe Coverage 1956]}}{{Cite web |last=Reis |first=Fabiana Dos |date=2022-12-18 |title=Falleció Blanca Heredia, Miss Venezuela 1956 |url=https://primicia.com.ve/nacion/fallecio-blanca-heredia-miss-venezuela-1956/ |access-date=2024-05-12 |website=Diario Primicia |language=es}}{{Cite web |last=Hidalgo |first=Carla |date=2022-12-18 |title=Falleció Miss Venezuela 1956, Blanca Heredia, a sus 88 años |url=https://ultimasnoticias.com.ve/noticias/en-boga/fallecio-miss-venezuela-1956-blanca-heredia-a-sus-88-anos/ |access-date=2024-05-12 |website=Últimas Noticias |language=es}}{{Cite web |last=León |first=Simón |date=2022-12-18 |title=Falleció Blanca Heredia a sus 88 años, Miss Venezuela 1956 |url=https://2001online.com/en-el-chisme/fallecio-blanca-heredia-a-sus-88-anos-miss-venezuela-1956/ |access-date=2024-05-12 |website=Diario 2001 |language=es}}

Heredia died on 17 December 2022 at the age of 88.[https://primicia.com.ve/nacion/fallecio-blanca-heredia-miss-venezuela-1956/ Falleció Blanca Heredia, Miss Venezuela 1956] {{in lang|es}}{{Cite web |title=Fallece Blanca Heredia, Miss Venezuela 1956 |url=https://www.venevision.com/notas/fallece-blanca-heredia-miss-venezuela-1956 |access-date=2024-05-12 |website=CORPORACIÓN VENEZOLANA DE TELEVISIÓN, C.A. (VENEVISION) |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2022-12-18 |title=Falleció Miss Venezuela 1956, Blanca Heredia, a sus 88 años - Diario Versión Final |url=https://versionfinal.com.ve/vivir/fallecio-miss-venezuela-1956-blanca-heredia-a-sus-88-anos/ |access-date=2024-05-12 |language=es}}