Keysi Sayago

{{Short description|Venezuelan model and beauty pageant titleholder}}

{{Infobox pageant titleholder

| name = Keysi Sayago

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| title = {{ubl|Miss Venezuela 2016}}

| nationalcompetition = {{ubl|Miss Venezuela 2016|(Winner)|Miss Universe 2017|(Top 5)}}

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| birth_place = Carrizal, Miranda, Venezuela

|children = 1

| occupation = Mechanical Engineer • Model

| height = 1.78m{{cite web|url=http://www.primicia.com.ve/placeres/keysi-sayago-vida-antes-y-despues-de-la-corona.html|title=Keysi Sayago: Vida antes y después de la corona|language=spanish|date=January 30, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202071132/http://www.primicia.com.ve/placeres/keysi-sayago-vida-antes-y-despues-de-la-corona.html |archive-date=February 2, 2017}}

| eye_color = Hazel

| hair_color = Black

}}

Keysi Mairin Sayago Arrechedera (born 6 October 1993), known as Keysi Sayago, is a Venezuelan beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Venezuela 2016. She represented Venezuela at the Miss Universe 2017, among in the placed Top 5 finalist.

Early life and education

Sayago was born on October 6, 1993, in Carrizal Municipality; where she remained until his parents, Alex Rubén Sayago (1966) and Ana Karina Arrechedera (1970) decided to move to Los Teques. She has a sister: Ana Karina (1989) and three paternal half-brothers. She was enrolled in modeling classes at age 12.{{cite news |title=Keysi Sayago: La ingeniero que busca ser la nueva reina |url=https://venepress.com/Entretenimiento/Keysi-Sayago-La-ingeniero-que-busca-ser-la-nueva-reina-de-la-belleza-mundial1511210444101 |access-date=2019-05-11 |archive-date=2019-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511183011/https://venepress.com/Entretenimiento/Keysi-Sayago-La-ingeniero-que-busca-ser-la-nueva-reina-de-la-belleza-mundial1511210444101 |url-status=dead }}

Sayago has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from National Experimental University of the Armed Forces in Los Teques, Miranda.{{cite web|url=http://f2.panorama.com.ve/espectaculos/Keysi-Sayago-celebra-cumpleanos-con-la-corona-del-Miss-Venezuela-20161006-0004.html|title=Keysi Sayago celebra cumpleaños con la corona del Miss Venezuela|language=spanish|date=October 6, 2016|access-date=October 6, 2016|archive-date=March 5, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170305001825/http://f2.panorama.com.ve/espectaculos/Keysi-Sayago-celebra-cumpleanos-con-la-corona-del-Miss-Venezuela-20161006-0004.html|url-status=dead}}{{cite web |url=https://www.chaarmzmagazine.com/post/a-mechanical-engineer-in-the-miss-universe-spotlight |website=www.chaarmzmagazine.com |access-date=18 May 2024 |title=A Mechanical Engineer in the Miss Universe Spotlight ! |date=31 May 2021 }}

In October 2017, she settled in Canada to continue her career as a professional model.{{Cite web|url=https://elcooperante.com/cuerpazo-keysi-sayago-modela-en-ropa-interior-para-las-redes-sociales-fotos/|title=Keysi Sayago modela en ropa interior y alborota las redes sociales (+Fotos)|first=El|last=Cooperante|date=June 11, 2018}}{{cite web |title=PANTHERA by NOGU X KEYSI SAYAGO |url=https://www.nogu.co.uk/blogs/new-this-month/panthera-by-nogu-x-keysi-sayago |website=NOGU.studio |access-date=18 May 2024 |language=en}}

In April 2021, she met Canadian businessman Gary LeBlanc. They married on July 25, 2022, with a subsequent celebration; on September 23, 2023, in Toronto. On January 1, 2024, she announced that she was pregnant. On February 14, she revealed that she was having a girl. On June 12, Emma was born and on September 2 of that year; announced that she had been diagnosed with hip dysplasia.

Career

=Modeling=

Sayago participated in and won the first edition of the beauty contest American Model Venezuela 2010, organized by the model agency Xtreme Model.{{Cite web|url=http://ww38.reporte1.com/belleza-universal-keysi-sayago-es-nuestra-chica-reporte1-com|title=reporte1.com|website=ww38.reporte1.com|access-date=2021-05-30|archive-date=2021-06-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213336/http://ww38.reporte1.com/belleza-universal-keysi-sayago-es-nuestra-chica-reporte1-com|url-status=dead}}

=Pageantry=

==Miss Monagas==

Sayago was pre-selected during the Miss Miranda casting and assigned Miss Monagas title.{{Cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/news/picture/south-african-crowned-miss-universe-idUSRTX3K2MR|title=South African crowned Miss Universe | Reuters.com|website=www.reuters.com}}

==Miss Venezuela 2016==

Sayago won Miss Venezuela 2016, competing as Miss Monagas 2016, one of 24 finalists in her country's national beauty pageant. She also won Miss Attitude and Most Beautiful Smile at the Interactive Beauty Gala, at the Miss Venezuela 2016 preliminary, which was held on October 6, 2016, in Caracas, She became the second Miss Venezuela winner to represent the state of Monagas.{{Cite web|url=https://lasvegassun.com/news/2017/nov/25/miss-universe-contestants-come-from-far-and-wide-r/|title=Miss Universe contestants come from far and wide, relish Las Vegas opportunity - Las Vegas Sun Newspaper|first=Chris|last=Kudialis|date=November 25, 2017|website=lasvegassun.com}} She represented the state of Monagas at the pageant and represented Venezuela at the Miss Universe 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.panorama.com.ve/espectaculos/Osmel-Sousa-a-Keysi-Sayago-Que-vaya-al-Miss-Universo-a-arrasar-20161006-0013.html|title=Osmel Sousa a Keysi Sayago: Que vaya al Miss Universo a arrasar|language=spanish|date=October 6, 2016|access-date=October 10, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018072617/http://www.panorama.com.ve/espectaculos/Osmel-Sousa-a-Keysi-Sayago-Que-vaya-al-Miss-Universo-a-arrasar-20161006-0013.html|archive-date=October 18, 2017|url-status=dead}}

==Miss Universe 2017==

Sayago represented Venezuela at Miss Universe 2017 on November 26, 2017, at The AXIS in Las Vegas, Nevada and reached the top five.{{cite web|url=http://ntn24.com/noticia/keysi-sayago-candidata-del-estado-monagas-es-coronada-miss-venezuela-2016-118797|title=La ingeniera mecánica Keisy Sayago se alzó con la corona de Miss Venezuela|language=spanish|date=October 5, 2016|access-date=October 10, 2016|archive-date=October 9, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009041610/http://www.ntn24.com/noticia/keysi-sayago-candidata-del-estado-monagas-es-coronada-miss-venezuela-2016-118797|url-status=dead}}

=2017–present=

In June 2017, she debuted as a TV presenter in the tenth season of Más allá de la Belleza, in a program about Miss Venezuela.{{Cite web|url=https://versionfinal.com.ve/espectaculo-actualidad/keysi-sayago-sera-la-nueva-animadora-de-mas-alla-de-la-belleza-foto/|title=Keysi Sayago será la nueva animadora de "Más allá de la Belleza" [+Foto]|date=30 June 2017 }}

On August 18, 2018, she was a judge at Miss Canada 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://revistaronda.net/keysi-sayago-es-juez-del-miss-canada/|title=Keysi Sayago es juez del Miss Canadá|first=Luis Fernando|last=Jimenez|date=August 18, 2018}}

In October 2018 and February 2019, she appeared at the Toronto Fashion Week.{{Cite web|url=https://www.elimpulso.com/2018/09/07/keysi-sayago-se-adueno-de-la-pasarela-del-toronto-fashion-week-7sep/|title=Keysi Sayago se adueñó de la pasarela del Toronto Fashion Week #7Sep|first=José Daniel Sequera|last=Rivero|date=September 7, 2018}}{{cite news |title=Por segundo año consecutivo Keysi Sayago desfiló en el Toronto Fashion Week |url=https://gossipvzla.com/index.php/2019/02/11/por-segundo-ano-consecutivo-keysi-sayago-desfilo-en-el-toronto-fashion-week-2019-fotos/ |access-date=2019-05-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511183018/https://gossipvzla.com/index.php/2019/02/11/por-segundo-ano-consecutivo-keysi-sayago-desfilo-en-el-toronto-fashion-week-2019-fotos/ |archive-date=2019-05-11 |url-status=dead }}