Isbel Parra

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| birth_name = Isbel Cristina Parra Santos

| title = {{ubl|Miss Región Guayana 2020|Miss Venezuela International 2020}}

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| birth_place = Caracas, Venezuela

| occupation = Fashion designer

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Isbel Cristina Parra Santos is a Venezuelan fashion designer, gymnastics coach, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Venezuela International 2020. As a former gymnast, Parra represented Venezuela at various international competitions, and now coaches girls from low-income families.

Life and career

=Early life and education=

Parra was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela. She comes from a family of athletes, has four brothers; her mother, Isabel Santos, was a high-level diver and now works as an international swimming judge, and her father, Humberto Parra, is a retired professional basketball player. Parra is a fashion designer, having graduated from the Brivil Institute of Environmental Design and Fashion in Caracas;{{Cite web|url=https://brivil.com/|title=Brivil – Instituto de Diseño y Moda}} characterized by promoting upcycling in her designs. She is also a certified life coach.{{Cite web|date=2021-05-18|title=La historia de Isbel Cristina Parra: de atleta a Miss International Venezuela|url=https://www.caraotadigital.net/entretenimiento/esta-es-la-historia-de-isbel-cristina-parra-de-atleta-top-a-miss-international-venezuela|access-date=2021-09-08|website=Medio de comunicación para la comunidad de Habla Hispana - Caraota Digital|language=es}}

= Artistic gymnastics =

Parra began gymnastics at the age of four, becoming part of the Venezuelan Gymnastics Team. She represented Venezuela in various international competitions, retiring from competitions at the age of 18. Her last competition was the Gasparilla Classic, in Tampa, Florida, United States.{{Cite web|title=Rumbo a Miss Internacional|url=http://www.missvenezuela.com/missinternacional|access-date=2021-09-08|website=Miss Venezuela}} Parra then began work as a coach and instructor of artistic gymnastics, especially girls from with low-income families in her home city. She founded the Génesis Gymnastic Club in Caracas. She also became a coach at the Dream Elite Gymnastics Club in Los Angeles, California.{{Citation|title=Entrevista a Isbel Parra (Miss Venezuela International y su trayectoria como gimnasta) 1|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxjUV6AT_WM|language=en|access-date=2021-07-25}}{{Cite web|date=2020-09-28|title=Isbel Parra, una Miss International que se codeó entre medallas y trofeos|url=https://triangulodeportivo.com/2020/09/28/isbel-parra-miss-international-medallas-trofeos/|access-date=2021-09-08|website=Triángulo Deportivo|language=es}}

Pageantry

=Miss Earth Venezuela 2017=

Parra began competing in beauty pageants in 2012, and participated in the inaugural edition of Miss Earth Venezuela 2017,{{Cite web|title=Miss Earth Trujillo {{!}} Candidata al Miss Earth Venezuela 2017|url=https://missearthvenezuela.com/candidata/trujillo-2017/|access-date=2021-08-29|website=Miss Venezuela Earth|language=es|archive-date=2021-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810032630/https://missearthvenezuela.com/candidata/trujillo-2017/|url-status=dead}}{{Cite web|title=Conoce a nuestra candidatas de la gala de 2017 del Miss Earth Venezuela|url=https://missearthvenezuela.com/candidatas/gala-2017/|access-date=2021-08-29|website=Miss Venezuela Earth|language=es|archive-date=2021-08-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210810032719/https://missearthvenezuela.com/candidatas/gala-2017/|url-status=dead}} representing the state of Trujillo.{{Cite web|last=Globovision|title=En fotos: Estas son las candidatas que se disputarán la corona del Miss Earth Venezuela 2017|url=http://globovision.com/article/en-fotos-estas-son-las-candidatas-que-se-disputaran-la-corona-del-miss-earth-venezuela-2017|access-date=2021-08-29|website=Globovisión|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Miss Earth Venezuela 2017 - Contestants|url=http://oficialzardemisses.blogspot.com/2017/07/miss-earth-venezuela-2017-contestants.html|access-date=2021-08-29|language=es}}

=Miss Venezuela 2020=

Parra competed and won at Miss Venezuela International 2020 on September 24, 2020. She was the first Miss Región Guayana, competing as one of 22 finalists.{{Cite web|date=2020-06-27|title=El Miss Venezuela asignó las bandas para la edición 2020|url=https://ultimasnoticias.com.ve/noticias/chevere/el-miss-venezuela-asigno-las-bandas-para-la-edicion-2020/|access-date=2021-07-25|website=Últimas Noticias|language=es}}{{Cite web|date=2020-06-22|title=Este sería el Top 5 de favoritas del Miss Venezuela 2020|url=https://www.noticierodigital.com/2020/06/este-seria-el-top-5-de-favoritas-del-miss-venezuela-2020/|access-date=2021-07-25|website=Noticiero Digital|language=es}} Parra succeed Miss Venezuela 2019, Melissa Jiménez of Zulia.{{Cite web|last=NAM|first=Redacción|date=2020-09-25|title=¡REINA! Isbel Parra resultó electa Miss Venezuela International 2020|url=https://noticiaalminuto.com/reina-isbel-parra-resulto-electa-miss-venezuela-international-2020/|access-date=2021-07-25|website=Noticia al Minuto|language=es}}{{Citation|title=M.I. LIVE Episode 5 with Miss International Venezuela 2020 Isbel Parra|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxa6I5CYTKA|language=en|access-date=2021-07-25}}

During her reign, Parra was appointed by the Venezuelan Olympic Committee as the official ambassador of the Venezuelan delegation at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.{{Cite web|date=2021-06-21|title=¡Embajadora por Venezuela de la ruta olímpica Tokio 2020 lo contó todo!|url=https://triangulodeportivo.com/2021/06/21/miss-internacional-embajadora-tokio/|access-date=2021-07-25|website=Triángulo Deportivo|language=es}} Another of the activities of her reign has been teaching basic Japanese calligraphy courses on social networks.{{Cite web|date=2021-07-15|title=Miss International Venezuela 2020 dio clases de escritura nipona|url=https://ultimasnoticias.com.ve/noticias/chevere/miss-international-venezuela-2020-dio-clases-de-escritura-nipona/|access-date=2021-08-29|website=Últimas Noticias|language=es}}

In August 2021, she became a guest host for Venevisión's morning magazine Portada's, as part of her preparation for the Miss International 2021 contest.{{Cite web|title=«Miss Internacional Venezuela 2020 en Portada's». Venezuela.|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/CSw7AqBnGyV/ |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CSw7AqBnGyV |archive-date=2021-12-26 |url-access=registration|url-status=live|website=Instagram oficial del Miss Venezuela.}}{{cbignore}}

= Miss International 2022 =

As Miss Venezuela International, competed at Miss International 2022, in Tokyo, Japan, but was unplaced.{{Cite web|last=Hero|first=The Fashion|date=2021-09-08|title=Isbel Parra {{!}} Venezuela|url=https://www.thefashionhero.com/participants/isbel--parra/|access-date=2021-09-08|website=www.thefashionhero.com|language=en}}{{Cite web|date=2020-09-29|title=Isbel Parra sobre su triunfo: Fue el resultado de ir construyendo poco a poco|url=https://primicia.com.ve/placeres/isbel-parra-sobre-su-triunfo-fue-el-resultado-de-ir-construyendo-poco-a-poco/|access-date=2021-07-25|website=Diario Primicia|language=es}}