Gabriela Vallejo
{{short description|Miss Universe Haiti 2019}}
{{Infobox pageant titleholder
| name = Gabriela Clesca Vallejo
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|9|18|df=yes}}{{cn|date=September 2019}}
| birth_place = San Juan, Dominican Republic
| height = {{height|m=1.70}}{{Citation needed|date=September 2019}}
| hair_color =
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| title = Miss Haiti 2019
| competitions = Miss Supranational 2014
(Top 20)
Miss Universe Canada 2017
(Top 20)
Miss Haiti 2019
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2019
(Unplaced)
}}
Gabriela Clesca Vallejo is a Haitian-Canadian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Haiti 2019. She represented Haiti at Miss Universe 2019.
Personal life
Gabriela was born in the Dominican Republic from a Dominican mother and a Haitian/Congolese father and raised in Haiti where she was taught French and Creole before she and her family moved to Canada when she was a teenager. Gabriela is currently in her final year of Civil Law and International Relations at the University of Ottawa. While pursuing her education she also works for the Federal Government at the Foreign Affairs Canada.{{cite web|url=https://missuniversecanada.ca/2017-national-finalists/gabriela-clesca-vallejo/|title=NATIONAL FINALISTS: Gabriela Clesca Vallejo|access-date=20 July 2019}}
Pageantry
Gabriela won Miss Supranational Canada to represent Canada at Miss Supranational 2014. {{cite web|url=http://www.toukimontreal.com/2011/02/07/miss-afrique-montreal-bel-hommage-a-la-femme-africaine/|title=Miss Afrique Montreal Bel Hommage A La Femme Africaine|publisher=Touki Montreal}}
She placed as a Top 20 finalist and won the Miss Congeniality award. She later represented West Ottawa at the 2017 Miss Universe Canada pageant where she was placed as a Top 20 finalist where Lauren Howe won the pageant.{{cite web|url=http://torontodominicano.com/2017/10/gabriela-clesca-vallejo-en-miss-universe-canada-2017/|title=Gabriela Clesca Vallejo En Miss Universe Canada 2017/|publisher=Toronto Dominicano}}{{cite web|url=https://ottawacitizen.com/life/fashion-beauty/crowning-glory-for-ottawa-area-models/amp|title=Crowning Glory For Ottawa Area Models|publisher=Ottawa Citizen}}
She later competed at a Haitian pageant for the first time, Miss Universe Haiti 2019, where she won and was given the right to represent Haiti at Miss Universe 2019, where she was unplaced.{{cite web|url=https://haitiantimes.com/2019/07/19/haiti-crowns-bets-to-2019-miss-universe-miss-international/|title=Haiti Crowns Bets To 2019 Miss Universe, Miss International|access-date=20 July 2019}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.facebook.com/MissHaitiOrg/ MissHaitiOrg]
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{{S-bef|before=Samantha Colas}}
{{S-ttl|title=Miss Haiti
| years = 2019}}
{{S-aft|after=Eden Berandoive}}
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{{Miss Universe 2019 delegates}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vallejo, Gabriela}}
Category:Miss Universe 2019 contestants