Cynthia Lander

{{Short description|Venezuelan actress, TV host and beauty-pageant titleholder}}

{{Infobox pageant titleholder

| name = Cynthia Lander

| birth_name = Cynthia Cristina Lander Zamora

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| title = Miss Venezuela 2001

| competitions = Miss Venezuela 2001
(Winner)
(Miss Figure)
Miss Universe 2002
(4th Runner-Up)
Miss International 2002
(Unplaced)

| nationalcompetition =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|mf=yes|1982|06|10}}

| birth_place = Caracas, Venezuela

| height = {{height|ft=5|in=11}}

| eye_color = Blue

| hair_color = Brown

| spouse = {{marriage|Carlos Martel|2011}}

}}

Cynthia Cristina Lander Zamora ({{IPA|es|ˈsintja lanˈdeɾ}}; born June 10, 1982, in Caracas) is a Venezuelan actress, TV host and beauty pageant titleholder who represented her country at Miss Universe 2002 and Miss International 2002.

Personal life

Born in Caracas, Lander moved to the United States at age 11 and returned to Venezuela when she was 16.

On September 24, 2011, Lander married her boyfriend of two years, businessman Carlos Martel Izaguirre.{{Cite web |url=http://rumberos.net/rumberos/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17765:cynthia-lander-se-caso-el-pasado-sabado-con-el-empresario-carlos-martel-fotos-&catid=24:rumbas&Itemid=6 |title=Rumberos.net Tu Magazine de Espectáculos y Entretenimiento en la Web |access-date=2012-09-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170806221810/http://www.rumberos.net/rumberos/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17765:cynthia-lander-se-caso-el-pasado-sabado-con-el-empresario-carlos-martel-fotos-&catid=24:rumbas&Itemid=6 |archive-date=2017-08-06 |url-status=dead }}

Pageant participation

=Miss Venezuela 2001=

Lander participated in Miss Venezuela 2001 representing Distrito Capital where she beat out 25 other women for the title of Miss Venezuela 2001, gaining the right to represent her country at Miss Universe 2002.

=Miss Universe 2002=

Lander represented Venezuela at Miss Universe 2002, held on May 29, 2002, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, finishing as 4th Runner-Up.

=Miss International 2002=

Lander was also appointed to compete in Miss International 2002, held on September 30, 2002, in Tokyo, Japan, failing to place in the semifinals.

Facts

She received firefighter training prior to the Miss Universe 2002 contest. She was motivated to work with the firefighters due to the Vargas tragedy that occurred in Vargas State, Venezuela in December 1999.[http://www.terra.com/mujer/especiales/missuniverso2002/coberturanot1.htm terra | missuniverso2002]
She is related to Miss Venezuela 1981 and Miss Universe 1981 Irene Sáez.